Spain vs. Haiti: Score, Grades and Post-Match Reaction

By
at Internationaled.org

Published: June 8, 2013

commentComment        

Spain had no trouble taking out Haiti, 2-1, in a friendly on Saturday afternoon in Miami.

The reigning world and European champions have often traveled around the world when the club season is over, and this summer is no different. Although the level of competition wasn't very strong and the match provided little drama, this still offered American fans an opportunity to see Spain in person.

If the match was noteworthy for anything, it would be the return of Iker Casillas to a pitch of any kind, whether for Spain or Real Madrid, per Realmadridplace:



After Sergio Ramos (quite comically) tweeted out his support of the Miami Heat, Dwyane Wade decided to return the favor, per beIN Sport's Kay Murray:



The Spanish fans didn't have to wait long for some action. In the eighth minute, Santi Cazorla received the ball at the top of the 18-yard box. He unleashed a low left-tooted shot that went past a diving Frandy Montrevil and into the bottom right corner of the net.

OptaJose had an interesting stat about the midfielder:



Eleven minutes later, Cesc Fabregas nabbed himself a goal with a well-struck header that floated into the top of the goal. It was a very good goal as Fabregas easily could have put it right in the center of goal at Montrevil, but instead he placed it well.

The first half ended with Spain up, 2-0. Considering the gulf in quality, it was probably much lower than it could have been. Spain were incisive at times, but it was clear they were playing with their foot off the gas a little bit.

You can't blame them for not wanting to embarrass Haiti. There's nothing on the line, and everyone knows how good Spain are.

Haiti were able to get forward at times. Unfortunately for them, they simply offered nothing substantive in the final third.

Haiti did find a goal in the 75th minute. Wilde-Donald Guerrier weaved his way through t...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

Latest News


Comments

Comments are closed.

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Washington Capitals Tickets The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

NASCAR season is on of the most attended sports in the world. NASCAR Tickets to the best tracks is a must every year. Some of these tracks are: Talladega Tickets, Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets, Pocono Raceway Tickets, located in Ridgeway Virginia you have Martinsville Speedway Tickets and southern US you have two of the most popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets and Texas Motor Speedway Tickets. Don't miss all the racing events this year!

Boston Red Sox Tickets The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Do you love wrestling? Get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today!