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  • JAVI RODRIGUEZ (2'52")
  • ALVARO (15'25")
  • DANIEL (29'29")

Referee Nurdin BUKUEV

Summary

Spain claim comfortable win

Spain claim comfortable win

After being held by Iran in their opening match, Venancio Lopez and his Spain side were determined to defeat Libya and they did so comfortably at the Maracanazinho. A total of 23 shots on target compared to Libya's four and 70 per cent of possession tells its own story of a game dominated by the Europeans. Lopez changed Spain's system to good effect, adopting a quickier and more ...

Highlights

Line-up

LBY
ESP
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Mato STANKOVIC (CRO)
(ESP) Venancio LOPEZ
Officials
  • Referee: Nurdin BUKUEV (KGZ)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Amitesh BEHARI (FIJ)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Antonio ALVAREZ (CUB)
  • Fourth official: Carlos DEL CID (GUA)
  • Misses next match if booked
  • Absent
  • Not in lineup

Photos

  • Libya's coach Mato Stankovic gives instructions to his players during the match against Spain at the FIFA Futsal World Cup
  • Players of Spain celebrate
  • Spain's Ortiz fights for the ball with Libya's Mohamed Suleiman
  • Players of Spain celebrate
  • An udentified player of Libya is attended my a staff member during the match against Spain
  • Libya's captain Mohamed Alsharif and fellow Spain's Javi Rodriguez exchange present prior to their match at the FIFA Futsal World Cup
  • Spain's Javi Rodríguez and Álvaro celebrate after scoring against Libya at the FIFA Futsal World Cup
  • Spain's Javi Rodríguez lies on the ground during the match against Libya at the FIFA Futsal World Cup
  • Spain's Dani tires to pick two ball from the field during the game against Libya

Quotes

"Luckily we managed to get over our first-day nerves and I felt the team played better," Daniel, Spain player.

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STATISTICS
LibyaStatisticsSpain
8Shots51
4Corner kicks22
2Yellow cards1
0Second yellow card and red card0
0Red Cards0
30%Possession (%)70%