The show as the weather was not at the rendezvous for this meeting between Spain and Bosnia. La Roja who remained on two defeats in the League of Nations has not reassured by winning on the smallest margins (1-0).
Spain are not much better, but they won: after two defeats in the League of Nations, La Roja made the minimum friendly against Bosnia (1-0), Sunday in Las Palmas.
What a sad Spanish evening ... A torrential rain, sparse stands, a mediocre lawn, a staff with no great name and especially a level of play not worthy of the men of Luis Enrique.
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Fortunately, the starter Brais Mendez, scoring in the 78th minute, will allow the Spaniards to leave Las Palmas with at least one positive result, failing a net confidence boost.
Spain, which owes its retention in the first league of the League of Nations only to the victory of England over Croatia in the afternoon (2-1), yet needed reassurance to forget the defeats suffered against English and Croats, on the same score of 3-2, in this new competition.
But Luis Enrique has favored the rotation of the workforce by leaving many regulars, such as Sergio Busquets or Jordi Alba, with Sergio Ramos injured and forfeited.
Isco found himself a little lonely in the offensive animation, not helped by a clumsy Alvaro Morata, as on this incredible miss one meter from goal, without goalkeeper, in the 58th minute.
Rodrigo and striker Mendez were a bit of a boost to the Spanish game, and Celta Vigo (21), the young player, found the flaw when he fired an Isco shot that was poorly stopped by the Bosnian goalkeeper. (78).
Mendez, scorer for his first selection, will probably be one of the only satisfied evening. His future looks bright: he has scored every game in his last four starts, all competitions!
"It's been a tough game, they're a tight team and it's hard to create opportunities. We tried the whole game and finally we managed to score, " responded the striker of the evening.
Note, however, that the Spanish defense, which had conceded six goals in its last two games, was not worried this time by Edin Dzeko and his Bosnian partners. They live a good time because they will be promoted to the first league of the League of Nations.