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Match 46 Edmonton - Commonwealth Stadium
Cloudy
14 July
1:1 a.e.t. 3:4 PSO
  • Juan Manuel MATA (110')
  • Lubos KALOUDA (103')

Referee Ravshan IRMATOV (UZB)

Summary

Czechs make Spain pay penalty

Czechs make Spain pay penalty

Czech Republic upset the odds and defeated European champions Spain 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium on 14 July, 2007.Neither side looked particularly threatening in a quiet first half, though Spain appeared the more comfortable of the two, but the Czechs should have taken the lead in the 53rd minute as Martin Fenin headed Lukas Kuban's cross just wide ...

Highlights

Line-up

ESP
CZE
Substitute(s)
Coaches
MELENDEZ Gines (ESP)
(CZE) Miroslav SOUKUP
Officials
  • Referee: Ravshan IRMATOV (UZB)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Abdukhamidullo RASULOV (UZB)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Bakhadyr KOCHKAROV (KGZ)
  • Fourth official: Mauricio NAVARRO (CAN)
  • Misses next match if booked
  • Not eligible to play
  • Absent

Photos

  • A spanish player sees his FIFA U-20 World Cup slip away after losing to the Czechs.
  • Spain - Czech Republic
  • Spain - Czech Republic
  • Spain - Czech Republic
  • Spain - Chech Republic
  • Spain - Czech Republic
  • Spain – Czech Republic
  • Spain – Czech Republic
  • Spain – Czech Republic

Quotes

Miroslav Soukup: "When we started in this World Cup we played Argentina, then we played the champions of Asia, North Korea, and today we played against the European champions, Spain, so I don't think we can have any harder opponents than the ones we have had so far."

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    SpainStatisticsCzech Republic
    25Shots10
    7Corner kicks4
    2Yellow cards5
    0Second yellow card and red card0
    0Red Cards0
    56%Possession (%)44%