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Spain national football team
European Championship | Qualifiers
Nov 15, 2014 at 7.45pm UK
 
Belarus national football team

3-0

Isco (18'), Busquets (19'), Pedro (55')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Player Ratings: Spain 3-0 Belarus

Sports Mole analyses how each individual player performed during Spain's Euro 2016 qualifier against Belarus, which ended in a 3-0 La Roja win.

Spain regained second spot in Group C with a 3-0 win over Belarus in their fourth Euro 2016 qualifier on Saturday evening.

Quickfire goals from Isco and Sergio Busquets left the home side in charge after just 19 minutes, before Pedro added a third 10 minutes into the second period.

Here, Sports Mole analyses how each individual player performed during the clash in Huelva.


SPAIN

Goal

Iker Casillas: Had his feet up for most of the evening. Did not have a single save to make until the latter stages, when Pavel Nekhaychik registered a tame attempt on goal. (6/10)

Defence

Juanfran: Was a constant menace to the visitors. Did not have much defending to worry about and therefore spent his evening as a dangerous and tricky right-winger. (8/10)

Sergio Ramos: Will not have many easier matches during his career. Hardly had anything to do, but was his usual classy self in possession of the ball. (7/10)

Gerard Pique: Restored to the team for this match and looked calm alongside Ramos. Will face much tougher tests of his stuttering form in the matches ahead. (7/10)

Jordi Alba: Guilty of losing possession on a couple of occasions in the final third, but proved a threat to the Belarus defence with his pace and dribbling ability. (7/10)

Midfield

Koke: Continues to grow with every passing match. Now one of the first names on the teamsheet and enhanced his reputation with another composed midfield performance. (7/10)

Sergio Busquets: Scored his second international goal with a fine 19th-minute effort. Much more like it from the midfielder, who looked back to his old self in Huelva. (7/10)

Isco: An absolute star on the night. Opened the scoring with a stunning effort and radiated class each time he had possession. Can Real Madrid leave him out? (9/10)

Attack

Santi Cazorla: Played some nice passes, especially in the first period, and made a positive impression without pulling up too many trees. (6/10)

Paco Alcacer: Came close with a header early in the second period, but had a largely frustrating night as the lone forward. Not one of his best matches. (6/10)

Pedro: Had a frustrating first half, but came to life in the second - scoring his side's third with a curling effort, before rattling the post late on. (7/10)

Substitutes

Bruno Soriano: Replaced Busquets at the interval and looked at home on his first Spain appearance since 2012. A classy cameo from the Villarreal midfielder. (7/10)

Jose Callejon: Given the final 20 minutes of the match, but struggled to use his explosive pace as Belarus tightened their ship. Offers Spain a different type of threat. (6/10)

Alvaro Morata: Showed some nice touches late on and delivered a couple of telling crosses on his first senior international appearance. (6/10)


BELARUS

Goal

Yuri Zhevnov: Spain only had four attempts, but scored with three of them. Might have done a little better with the Busquets goal, which sneaked in at the near post. (6/10)

Defence

Sergei Matveychik: Was tasked with providing support to his attackers, but struggled to make his mark against a dominant Spanish side. (5/10)

Aleksandr Martynovich: Looked confident in the early exchanges, but lasted just 31 minutes after picking up a hamstring injury. (5/10)

Sergei Politevich: Did well to contain the threat of Alcacer, but ultimately needed a little bit more support from those around him. (6/10)

Aleksei Yanushkevich: Gave the ball away too often in the first period, but the centre-back did respond with a steady second-half performance. (6/10)

Sergei Balanovich: Was one of two Belarusians to pick up yellow cards late in the first period and the wing-back was on egg shells from that moment forward. (5/10)

Midfield

Timofei Kalachev: Did his best to provide support in the final third, but never really saw enough of the ball to make his mark on the match. (6/10)

Stanislaw Dragun: Tasked with performing the holding role in the middle of the park, but struggled to get near the likes of Isco and Koke, who dominated the match. (5/10)

Sergei Kriverts: Showed some nice touches in the first half, but faded in the second period before eventually being replaced. (5/10)

Pavel Nekhaychik Registered his side's first attempt on goal late on and looked the player most likely to make something happen for the away side. (6/10)

Attack

Sergei Kornilenko: A willing runner, but was left extremely isolated in the final third. Would have been grateful to have someone alongside him. (5/10)

Substitutes

Maksim Bordachev: Replaced Martynovich after 31 minutes and did well to pick up the pace of the match. Made a strong case for a start in their next match. (6/10)

Nikolai Signevich: Replaced Kornilenko after 67 minutes, but had the same problem as his fellow striker - a lack of service. (5/10)

Sergei Kislyak: Only had 10 minutes on the field was barely seen during that time. (5/10)


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Spain's midfielder Sergio Busquets (2L) celebrates after scoring against Belraus during the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying football match against Belarus on November 15, 2014
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