Spain and Colombia played a friendly match at London Stadium, with Spain losing 1-0 in the end. This was an important game for both teams because Colombia is preparing for the Copa America competition in the United States, while Spain is focused on getting ready for the forthcoming Euros in Germany. Spain’s next friendly match is scheduled to take place at Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday against Brazil, while Colombia is scheduled to play Romania.
In the first ten minutes of the match, Spain looked to be in control of the match and had an early opportunity. Pablo Sarabia and Pedro Porro put on an incredible show of cooperation as they executed a one-two that resulted in Sarabia’s accurate cross into the box. Although Gerard Moreno was unmarked, he sadly missed a good scoring opportunity by heading his header wide of the goal.
Daniel Vivian’s header went over the crossbar after Alejandro Grimaldo sent another tempting cross into the dаnger zone a few moments later. although Colombia came back quickly, scoring their first goal in the 19th minute, although a packed Spanish defense prevented them from taking the lead early on thanks to David Raya’s crucial stop.
Spain kept up the pressure as the match entered the second half in an attempt to level. Moreno attempted a strong low effort towards the near post in the 49th minute, but Colombia’s goalkeeper Camilo Vargas made a spectacular save to block it.
The tension built when James Rodriguez attempted a long-range shot in the 57th minute, only for Spain’s backup goalkeeper, Alex Remiro, to make an incredible save.Rodriguez continued to Һunt for the goal, and he almost scored again after Luis Diaz sent a good ball into the box. However, Rodriguez’s next attempt went over the crossbar, preventing Colombia from extending their lead.