Last Updated: January 15, 2023, 21:42 IST
Spain beat Wales 5-1 (IANS)
Marc Reyne and Marc Miralles scored a brace of targets every whereas skipper Alvaro Iglesias struck one for Spain. James Carson scored the lone purpose for Wales
World No. 8 Spain recovered from their opening match defeat towards hosts India to thrash Wales 5-1 and maintained their possibilities of advancing from Pool D within the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 on the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium on Sunday.
Marc Reyne (sixteenth min, thirty eighth min) and Marc Miralles (thirty second min, 56th min) scored a brace of targets every whereas skipper Alvaro Iglesias (twenty second min) struck one purpose for Spain, who had misplaced 0-2 to India on the similar venue on Friday. James Carson scored the lone purpose for Wales within the 52nd minute.
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The win put Spain’s marketing campaign again on monitor with a complete victory as they’re in a good race with hosts India and England for the quarterfinal spot from Pool D. Wales slumped to their second successive defeat in as many matches within the four-team Pool D.
The Los Redsticks began the match on a optimistic observe and earned their first penalty nook within the sixth minute however they failed as the primary quarter ended goalless.
However, they received going initially of the second quarter with Marc Reyne scoring a discipline purpose within the sixteenth minute and 6 minutes later skipper Iglesias made it 2-0. They may have made it 3-0 within the twenty fifth minute however didn’t convert a penalty stroke.
At the beginning of the second half, Spain earned a penalty nook within the thirty second minute and Marc Miralles transformed the third PC, awarded instantly after, to make it 3-0 for Spain. Marc Reyne made it 4-0 within the thirty ninth minute when he scored a discipline purpose.
They had been quickly decreased to 10 males when Xavier Gispert received a inexperienced card. Wales earned their first PC inside a minute however they may not convert it because the rating stayed 4-0 on the finish of the third quarter.
James Carson, nevertheless, was profitable for Wales initially of the fourth quarter within the 52nd minute to make 1-4. But Miralles scored his second purpose of the match within the 56th minute to make it 5-1 as Spain sealed a complete victory.
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