Spain beat England 2-1,wins Euro title for fourth time

Berlin(Team Newsbuddy): Substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored four minutes from time to give Spain a 2-1 Euro 2024 win over England on Sunday and a record fourth European title, while Gareth Southgate’s side lost in a second consecutive final. Oyarzabal combined with Marc Cucurella to launch a rapid counter-attack for the winning goal, which saw Spain crowned champions, having won all seven matches they played in the tournament.

The first half remained goalless despite efforts from both teams. All three goals of the match came in the second half. After an extremely cautious first half where Spain had more possession and their opponents got the only shot on target. It took only two minutes for the Spaniards to break the deadlock after play resumed in the second half. Teenager Lamine Yamal found space on the right and crossed to fellow winger Nico Williams who made no mistake to score the goal that put England behind for the fourth consecutive match.

Spain then broke through England’s already strong defence with a series of attacks. England boss Gareth Southgate reacted by sending on Ollie Watkins, the goalscoring substitute hero of the semi-finals, in place of the ineffective Harry Kane after an hour, with Cole Palmer, their most creative player of the past month, joining him 10 minutes later. The benefits were almost immediate when Jude Bellingham laid the ball back into Palmer’s path and the substitute scored the equaliser with a precise 20-metre shot in the 73rd minute. The crowd of England fans, who vastly outnumbered their opponents, exploded and changed the whole atmosphere of the night.