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Last updated connected 5 minutes ago.From the conception Women's Football
Jenni Hermoso and Alba Redondo scored doubly arsenic Spain underlined their credentials arsenic imaginable Fifa Women's World Cup winners by thrashing Zambia to advancement to the past 16 with a crippled to spare.
The Spanish opened their Group C run with a comfy 3-0 triumph against Costa Rica past week, having a full of 46 shots connected goal.
They picked up wherever they near disconnected against Zambia, racing into a ninth-minute pb erstwhile Teresa Abelleira drove successful a stunning onslaught from distance.
Hermoso doubled the pb conscionable 4 minutes later, heading location a transverse connected her 100th quality for her country.
Redondo past rounded the goalkeeper successful the 2nd fractional earlier Hermoso scored her 50th planetary extremity precocious connected aft a lengthy video adjunct referee check.
Hermoso astir had a hat-trick soon aft but her changeable was pushed connected to the crossbar, but Spain got their 5th erstwhile Redondo drove location successful the last fewer minutes.
The triumph besides ensured Japan - who bushed Costa Rica 2-0 earlier connected Thursday - besides advancement and the 2 sides volition conscionable successful a conflict for archetypal spot connected Monday, 31 July (08:00 BST).
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Line-ups
Spain
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Rodríguez Rivero
- 2BatlleSubstituted forHernándezat 45'minutes
- 4Paredes
- 5Andrés
- 19Carmona
- 6BonmatíSubstituted forGuerreroat 61'minutes
- 3Abelleira
- 11PutellasSubstituted forRedondoat 45'minutes
- 18ParallueloSubstituted forNavarroat 45'minutes
- 10Hermoso
- 8Caldentey OliverSubstituted fordel Castilloat 83'minutesSubstituted forat 0'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Guerrero
- 9González
- 12Hernández
- 13Salón
- 14Codina
- 15Navarro
- 16Pérez
- 17Redondo
- 20Gálvez
- 21Zornoza
- 22del Castillo
- 23Coll Lluch
Zambia
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 18Sakala
- 8Belemu
- 15Musesa
- 3MweembaSubstituted forPhiriat 76'minutes
- 13TemboBooked astatine 90mins
- 14Lungu
- 4BandaSubstituted forWilombeat 37'minutes
- 19MapepaSubstituted forChitunduat 37'minutes
- 12KatongoSubstituted forLubandjiat 76'minutesBooked astatine 90mins
- 17Kundananji
- 11Banda
Substitutes
- 2Soko
- 5Mulenga
- 6Wilombe
- 7Lubandji
- 9Mubanga
- 10Selemani
- 16Lungu
- 20Chanda
- 21Chitundu
- 22Banda
- 23Phiri
Referee:Hyeon-Jeong Oh
Attendance:20,983
Live Text
Athenea del Castillo went disconnected injured aft Spain had utilized each subs.
Match ends, Spain 5, Zambia 0.
Second Half ends, Spain 5, Zambia 0.
Martha Tembo (Zambia) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Corner, Spain. Conceded by Eunice Sakala.
Attempt saved. Alba Redondo (Spain) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Irene Guerrero with a cross.
Attempt missed. Racheal Kundananji (Zambia) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is excessively high.
Offside, Zambia. Agness Musesa tries a done ball, but Barbra Banda is caught offside.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Athenea del Castillo (Spain).
Jenni Hermoso (Spain) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Ochumba Lubandji (Zambia).
Attempt missed. Avell Chitundu (Zambia) header from the centre of the container misses to the left. Assisted by Margaret Belemu pursuing a acceptable portion situation.
Foul by Eva Navarro (Spain).
Martha Tembo (Zambia) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Teresa Abelleira (Spain).
Ochumba Lubandji (Zambia) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Irene Paredes (Spain) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Ochumba Lubandji (Zambia).
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