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Spain vs Lithuania Match Preview

Argentina brought Spain back to reality last month, when the Albiceleste sent the Fury back home empty-handed (Argentina won 4-1). Spain's coach Vicente del Bosque's confidence remains intact: Villarreal's creative wizard Borja Valero and Aritz Aduriz have been called for the National Football Team for the first time.

It's been confirmed Fernando Llorente will be David Villa's partner for the game, as Liverpool's Fernando Torres is struggling with injuries.

FC Valencia is going through an excellent moment in Spain's La Liga, leading the tournament undefeated, and Pablo Hernandez's shining present has much to do with Che's success. Pablo is likely to be playing the role of a driver and builder, overwhelming from the wings whenever necessary.

"This is the single most important moment in my career. To be in Spain's National Football Team is incredible. I feel happy, when I was 10 years old and started in Real Madrid, Del Bosque was the youth team's manager. He knows me well enough and if he called me, this means he belives I'm ready" stated Borja Valero.

Spain's defense of the title started brilliantly against Liechenstein, defeated 4-0, but Lithuania has been showing credentials of their strength in the course of the last weeks. Lithuania's coach will have to come up soon with an idea to replace Giedrius Arlauskis, Andrius Velicka and Mantas Fridrikas, all of them struggling with injuries.

Coach Raimondas Zutautas is aware his boys' unbeaten streak might find its shore against Del Bosque's squad. Four times have these teams faced each other in the group stages of the qualification and Spain's goal has remained shut in every match, securing the three points thrice.

The visitors have defeated Czech Republic by the minimum difference after tying against Scotland in the first match. The circumstances turn this match into a must-win for both squads, as Scotland is likely to take advantage of this fight to claim the top for their own. Valencia's defender Marius Stankevicius will play a decisive role, for he knows better than anybody Spain's strategy, and particularly David Villa and David Silva (former team mates) as well as Pablo.

Lithuania's top striker Darvydas Serna will have to be ready to stand against one of the strongest defenses in the world. Sergio Ramos, Carles Puyol, Gerard Pique and Joan Capdevilla. The visitors will have to keep pressure even throughout all the field to stop Spain's ball flow, but the individual capabilities of the hosts might overcome Serna's every attempt towards the goal.

Only four days after this game Spain will be taking on Scotland, and their next rival will be eager to add as many units as possible prior to this game. The Spaniards need to heal the wounds inflicted by Argentina at the Monumental, and the next two matches offer a perfect opportunity to do so. Lithuania's promising future depends on the result of this game, will the visitors be able to bag the three points in Spain?

Spain vs Lithuania Match Report

Spain was the big favorite for this clash, but Lithuania's overly defensive formation was a tough nut to crack. Lithuania's goalkeeper Zydrunas Karcemarskas received major assistance from the posts to keep his goal shut for the first 45 minutes, while Iker Casilla was hardly even disturbed.

The four goals came in the second half. Spain converted thrice from the air (Fernando Llorente two times and David Silva in the last 15 minutes) while Darvydas Sernas reduced the difference for Lithuania after a perfect counter attack.

Vicente Del Bosque's furious squad returns to victory and claims the first position of the group with an average higher to three goals per game. Scotland waits for Spain next Thursday, will they bag a third victory on the Highlands?

Spain struggled to break through Lithuania's defensive scheme without much success. The first 45 minutes showed Spain dominating the game in all fronts. One shot in the posts and one goal annulled was the mediocre outcome of the first half. The hosts deserved more, but Lithuania's goalkeeper Zydrunas Karcemarskas denied Spain's every attempt towards the goal.

The situation changed in the second half. Just as the ball started rolling, Sergio Ramos run through Lithuania's defense on the right wing and send a long cross that Fernando Llorente headed straight into the net. Lithuania's goalkeeper was found out of position and could do nothing to deflect the ball. It looked like the goal would change the game, but the advantage was nevertheless short-lived.

Spain dominated the game and the goal boosted the confidence of the players even higher. As Sergio Ramos and Joan Capdevilla joined the offense they compromised Iker Casillas' goal. Zutauta's boys exploited Spain's defensive mistakes with a beautiful counter attack netted by Darvydas Sernas. Iker Casillas could do nothing to stop the visitors from scoring the equalizer in the 54th minute.

The second half promised much more excitement than the first 45 minutes. Sergio Cazorla's awakening sharpened Spain's offense to its maximum, and one of his high crosses was headed straight into the net once again by Athletic's Llorente. In only 9 minutes Spain claimed the upper hand two times against the Lithuanian squad.

Spain's second goal slowed down the pace of the game, and the number of offenses increased. The Spaniard manager introduced a few modifications to secure the three points: Pablo and Aritz Aduriz to the field, taking over David Villa and Fernando Llorente's positions respectively. Del Bosque's idea was to have more control of the ball and reach Lithuania's goal more clearly, and his strategy paid off in just one minute.

It was Sergio Ramos once again who sent a perfect cross that David Silva managed to head into the net. The two goal advantage froze the game: The Spaniards were relieved with the third goal as the Lithuanians run out of ideas to break through Spain's defense. It was the end of a brilliant evening for the world champion, who could dispel the doubts of the first half with sheer efficiency in the second half.

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