Spain has bounced back in fine form to utterly crush Saudi Arabia in every sense of the word in its second World Cup match, holding a commanding lead at halftime.
Things are going like clockwork for Spain. Facing Saudi Arabia in their second match of this 23rd World Cup, La Roja is in turbo mode.
Luis de la Fuente’s men have regained the composure they struggled to find against Cape Verde. In a match where they were the clear favorites, the Spaniards simply tore the Green Falcons apart after just 45 minutes of play.
First, it was Lamine Yamal who opened the scoring. Well set up in the 10th minute, the Barcelona prodigy capitalized on a beautiful assist to score his first goal in the world’s biggest tournament.
Mikel Oyarzabal, who had provided the assist for the opening goal, went on to put on a little show that only he knows how to pull off.
In the 21st minute, the forward fought hard to finish off a play amid the chaos following a defensive blunder. After a review, the goal was allowed.
Three minutes later, the Real Sociedad forward struck again to complete his brace. Following a beautiful team play, Dani Olmo found Oyarzabal wide open to make it 3-0.
It was with this impressive offensive display that both teams headed into halftime.
