{"id":103283,"date":"2015-03-28T10:19:10","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T10:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=103283"},"modified":"2015-03-28T10:19:10","modified_gmt":"2015-03-28T10:19:10","slug":"spain-scrape-past-ukraine-in-euros-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=103283","title":{"rendered":"Spain scrape past Ukraine in Euros qualifier"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alvaro Morata scored the only goal of the game as Spain claimed a crucial victory over Ukraine in Euro 2016 qualifying Group C.<\/p>\n

Juventus striker Morata, on his first start for Vicente del Bosque’s side, netted with a deflected effort to give Spain sole possession of second spot.<\/p>\n

Spain are now three points clear of third-placed Ukraine in the pool.<\/p>\n

They remain three behind group leaders Slovakia <\/strong>who eased to a 3-0 win over bottom side Luxembourg.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Morata, who spearheaded Spain’s attack in the absence of injured Chelsea striker Diego Costa, provided the decisive moment in the 28th minute.<\/p>\n

The former Real Madrid forward, 22, latched on to an exquisite pass from Atletico Madrid playmaker Koke and his shot took a slight deflection before looping over Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov into the net.<\/p>\n

\"Zlatan<\/p>\n

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice in Sweden’s 2-0 win over Moldova<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Adam Nemec, Vladimir Weiss and Peter Pekarik were all on target for Slovakia against Luxembourg as they maintained their 100% record in qualifying while the group’s other game saw Belarus fight back from a goal down to win 2-1 away in Macedonia.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Austria <\/strong>remain top of Group G after a 5-0 win overLiechtenstein <\/strong>in Vaduz thanks to goals from Martin Harnik, Marc Janko, David Alaba, Zlatko Junuzovic and Stoke’s Marko Arnautovic.<\/p>\n

The victory means Austria stay four points clear at the top of the table, with second-placed Sweden <\/strong>keeping the pressure on with a 2-0 win against Moldova after Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s brace.<\/p>\n

Russia’s clash in Montenegro was abandoned in the second half, with the scoreline goalless, while Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was injured after he was hit by a flare in the first minute of the game.<\/p>\n

In England’s group, second-placed Slovenia <\/strong>cruised to a 6-0 win overSan Marino <\/strong>and are level on points with Switzerland <\/strong>who clinched a 3-0 win over Estonia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC Sport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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