Benfica youngster involved in another Spain thrashing | OneFootball

Late on Friday afternoon, March 27, Spain’s under-21 national team took an important step towards qualifying for the European Championship in the category. La Roja, which included Rafael Obrador, a defender on loan from Benfica, thrashed their Cypriot counterparts 7-0 in emphatic fashion.

Listed in Spain’s defence, Obrador — who recently spoke in an interview about his time at Benfica — started the match on the bench and came on as a substitute. It is worth recalling that on the right flank, Iván Fresneda, a player from rivals Sporting, was in action.

The demolition of Cyprus began early, still in the first half, in the 28th minute, after a poor clearance by the defence that ended up deceiving the Cypriot goalkeeper. The Spaniards still had the chance to make it 2-0, but they wasted a penalty. At half-time, the scoreboard showed only a narrow advantage for La Roja.

In the second half, Cyprus collapsed. As early as the 48th minute, Gonzalo García made it 2-0. Shortly afterwards, following an individual move by Mayenda, Fer López made it 3-0. With Obrador already on the pitch, the Spaniards made it 4-0 through García. Later, Mayenda scored the 5-0. Adrián Nino made it 6-0 in the 74th minute and Joel Roca wrapped things up in stoppage time by making it 7-0.

With this result, Spain are going from strength to strength, getting ever closer to reaching the Under-21 European Championship. After six matchdays, La Roja lead Group A with 18 points, five more than Finland, who sit in second place.

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