Spain is through to the Round of 16 after a 3-0 victory over Austria in SoFi Stadium outside Los Angeles. Two goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and another from Pedro Porro were more than enough to ease the European champion’s path into the World Cup’s next knockout phase.

Match Details

The breakthrough came in the 37th minute off a beautifully worked team goal. Barcelona’s Dani Olmo played in Marc Cucurella down the Spanish left. The new Real Madrid star took one touch and fired a cross into the box. Oyarzabal was left alone in the Austrian penalty area and hit the ball first time into the back of the net to make it 1-0.

Spain nearly doubled its lead just before halftime on a free kick from Álex Baena, whose effort eluded Alexander Schlager and hit the crossbar. The ball popped up in the air and Austria couldn’t clear, allowing Lamine Yamal a close-range opportunity that was denied by the Austrian keeper.

The killer goal came in the 66th minute as the Spanish pinged the ball around the edge of the box before Cucurella slid a crucial pass down the left side of the Austrian box to Baena, who sent in a whipped cross. The ball found the head of Porro, who nodded it into the open net and made it 2-0 just a couple of minutes before the second-half hydration break.

Oyarzabal added another as the match neared its end, once again getting on the end of a Cucurella cross and finding himself totally unmarked behind the Austrian defense. His finish was clinical and the Spanish were well and truly on Easy Street.

Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.