Euro 2016 - Spain-Czech Republic: Pique and continue honking (1-0)

Spain was stuck in its debut at Euro until the imposing figure emerged Piqué (to which a part of the hobby usually still hisses) to win the match at 87 minutes. It was agony with a happy ending, because Spain deserved for football but had not found by the Czech siege Morata, first, Aduriz then.

MATCH

1 - Spain : De Gea; Juanfran, Pique, Ramos, Alba; Busquets; Silva, Cesc ( Thiago , 70 '), Iniesta, Nolito (Pedro, 82'); and Morata ( Aduriz , 62 ').

0 - Czech Republic : Cech; Kaderabek, Sivok, Hubnik, Limbersky; Darida, Plasil, Krejci, Selassie (Sural, 18 '), Rosicky (Pavelka, 89') and Necid (Lafata, 75 ').

Goal: 1-0. M. 87: Pique.

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland). Yellow to Limbersky (61 ').

Subs: game of the first round of Group D match at the Municipal Stadium in Toulouse. Filled in a festive atmosphere.

CHARACTERS

Pique: The Barcelona played a perfect game in defense, against an opponent who did not pull much, and appeared in attack when most needed to score the winning goal. A much he needed to shake off the stigma of being whistled by the Spanish fans. He had not scored since 2009 against Bosnia.

Iniesta: Barca is the reference, the leader of this team, the author of impossible passes that split second you need only to put together the plan. Even dared with the goal of Pele was not in Mexico 70 to 39 minutes. Its wake not stop until you find prize: a pass to Piqué's goal.

Morata: The striker of Juventus was the offensive reference to Spain and lived prowling goal as 9 which is good, but without success in any auction. So Del Bosque opted to change it to Aduriz, also without a goal.

De Gea: I rental agent for Del Bosque after the sexual controversy of yore, goalkeeper of Manchester United lived quiet in the first half in the absence of rivals arrivals. In the second half, more of the same. In procvas times exi

KNOT

Spain broke with its eleven type and the sleaze of De Gea in goal when he ran into Czech Republic better than expected in the initial moments. A rocky team, very East, with the experience and craft of not disordered, but to create quality too. So Spain took time to convince scoring their superiority, that it was time to go to win.

The Spanish pressure was such that on the basis of two against one Spain began living on the opponent's area. the goal is sensed, was presaged, it was the natural way to translate into something crisp domain. Debt goal was there. Nobody paid, so no goals to rest and painful feeling of having been very close to the most complicated in these games, the goal / key.

In the second half, Del Bosque's team started with less force but good game overall. But something was missing. It was when it began to become clear that Morata would not be the scorer Aduriz was needed.

With Athletic, Czechs threw a padlock more dread that caused them the imposing picture of a whole a striker like him. Aduriz was closer than Morata to score, true, but perhaps would have been daring to align the two seen together the rival just wanted a draw and nothing else.

Not daring man Del Bosque so the end was as the initial harassment: inert until the imposing figure emerged Piqué to win the first time. And then fists De Gea kept the good taste of the first three points.