Courtesy: Herald Tribune


Spain downs Libya for needed win

The Associated Press

October 3, 2008

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: Defending champion Spain beat Libya 3-0 Friday in the Futsal World Cup for its first win of the tournament.

The Spaniards badly needed a victory after opening with a 3-3 draw against Iran earlier this week.

But Spain looked sluggish against the much weaker Libyan team, even though Javi Rodrigues made it 1-0 after just 3 minutes and Alvaro doubled the lead in the 15th. Daniel put the result beyond doubt 10 minutes into the second half, and the win put Spain at the top of its group with four points.

In other matches, Argentina beat Egypt 4-2, Ukraine routed Guatemala 6-2, and the Czech Republic downed Uruguay 4-1.

The top two teams in each of the four groups will advance to the next stage. Each group has five nations.

Futsal is played in two 20-minute periods on a surface about the size of a basketball court.




Posted by Luca Ranocchiari --> luca.ranocchiari@futsalplanet.com