Match Report
Spain went into the game 1st in the table on 26 points; Romania sat 4th on 14 — a 12-point gap. Romania's recent output lagged their position: 25th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 3.1/0.5 for Spain and 1.7/1.5 for Romania (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
Spain were unbeaten in 5, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
Estadio Civitas Metropolitano in Madrid, capacity 70,460, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Spain led 4-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 5-0.




