The Latvian national football team lost to the Spanish national team in Jelgava on Tuesday with a 1:12 match in the 2022 European Championship qualifying round match, according to the organizers.
The Spaniards won the three goals before two minutes had been played, but the guests finished the first half with the result 8: 1. Germans Matjušenko scored a prestigious goal for Latvia a few minutes before the break.
Sesilio Moraless stood out with three goals.
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Latvian and Spanish national team game in indoor football in the European Championship qualification
In the first game of both teams in Spain, the hosts were superior with 7: 0.
In four games in the group, the Latvian national team has one victory and three losses. In addition to Latvia and the current European vice-champion Spain, which is the world leader in indoor football, Switzerland and Slovenia are also in the four-team qualification group.
In the selection group, the teams will meet at home and away with each opponent by mid-April 2021. The next game for the Latvian national team led by the head coach Artūrs Šketovs will be on April 8 in Jelgava against Switzerland.
The winners of eight groups and the six best second place winners will qualify for the final tournament. The remaining two runners-up pairs will split the final ticket to the final tournament in the Netherlands.
Latvian indoor footballers previously overcame the first round of selection in the European Championship qualification, winning the first place in the group, where Estonia and Denmark also played.
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