Match Report
Spain went into the game 3rd in the table on 16 points; Republic of Ireland sat 8th on 12 — a 4-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Republic of Ireland: only 18th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Per game in the league, Spain were scoring 1.86 and conceding 0.86, Republic of Ireland 1.43 and 0.43, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
Spain had won nine straight, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Spain: Andrzej Olszewski (68'), Juan Mata (88')