Spain V Tunisia - As it happened
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90'[+3] FULL-TIME! SPAIN 1-0 TUNISIA. The whistle blows on both teams' final friendly before the World Cup.
Yellow card
a Túnez
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90'[+3] Just 3 mins after coming in, Srarfi picks up a yellow card for an unpleasant tackle on Lucas Vazquez.
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90'SUB: Srarfi replaces F Ben Youssef.
Yellow card
a Túnez
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90'First booking of the match goes to Sassi.
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84'GOAL! FINALLY! Diego Costa dances around in the area flanked by two defenders, but pokes it back to Iago Aspas who sends a scorcher to the far right post!
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83'Haddadi earns Tunisia a throw-in from the side.
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81'VERY CLOSE! Spain almost halts expecting the whistle to go for a potential foul on Busquets, but the ref waves on and Ben Amor takes a promising, but wide, shot on goal from distance.
Substitution
at Túnez
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78'SBUB: Badri hits the bench as Benalouane comes on for the remaining 12 minutes.
Substitution
at España
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75'SUB: Jordi Alba swaps out for Iago Aspas.
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74'Diego Costa takes the corner, but Asensio fires it wildly over the top.
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73'Tunisia have managed to up their possession to 37% in the second half.
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72'SAVE! A poor header from Haddadi gifts the ball to Spain but Vazquez's cross is beautifully saved by Mathlouthi.
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71'Free-kick awarded against Bronn.
Substitution
at Túnez
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69'SUB: Tunisia's Sliti comes off for Khalifa.
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65'Iniesta goes down after an accidental knee-on-knee tackle from Ben Amor. The Spaniard is not impressed but okay to continue.
Substitution
at Túnez
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62'SUB: Khaohi heads to the bench as Ben Amor takes to the pitch.
Substitution
at España
Substitution
at España
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60'MORE SUBS: Lopetegui swaps Rodrigo out for Diego Costa, and David Silva swaps out for Asensio.
Substitution
at Túnez
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58'SUB: Maaloul comes off for Haddadi.
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57'Badri wins a free-kick after Nacho tackles the forward and sends him crashing to the ground.
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55'MISS! Jordi Alba takes an optimistic shot from distance but fires it wide and high.
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51'Spain clamber for a handball from Meriah inside the box, but the referee plays on.
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50'Tunisia have put in an impressive performance thus far. England will be sweating a little ahead of the World Cup...
Substitution
at España
Substitution
at España
Substitution
at España
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46'SUBS: A trio of subs for Lopetegui's side. Koke is on for Thiago, Lucas Vazquez is on for Isco and Nacho replaces Odriozola.
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46'Almost immediately Spain concede a free-kick for a foul on Sassi.
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46'The second half kicks-off at the Krasnodar Stadium...
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45'[+1] Tunisia are determined to finish off their first-half performance on the attack but the whistle goes and the players head for the tunnel.
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45'1 minute of added time in this first-half...
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45'CLEAR! Ben Youssef clears the shot with a strong header.
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45'Fancy footwork from Thiago leaves Sassi with no choice but to foul. Spain get a free-kick in a threatening position.
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44'MISS! Ramos sends his cross a little too high for Thiago to get a clear header and it goes over.
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42'OFFSIDE: A nifty ball in from Iniesta but Pique is flagged as offside.
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41'Odriozorla earns another corner for Spain, but nothing comes of it.
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39'Free-kick. An accidental foul by Isco on Badri is right in the ref's eyeline.
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38'OFFSIDE! S Ben Youssef tries a through ball, but namessake F Ben Youssef is caught offside.
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35'Jordi Alba receives treatment after going down in the confusion, a moment's worry for Spain before he is okay to continue.
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34'CHANCE! Maaloul sends a searing cross into the box, but it is pushed just wide by Sliti. Perhaps the greatest chance of the first-half so far!
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30'There's a break in play for Meriah to get treatment for an injury, with both sides hastily reaching for the water bottles.
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28'Free kick is awarded to Spain for a foul by Maaloul.
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26'Busquets is on the receiving end of a clear foul whilst airborne from Tunisia.
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24'Tunisia, despite the earlier shot on goal, have mustered only 22% possession in the opening 20 minutes or so...
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22'MISS! Ramos picks up a loose ball from distance but shoots just over the crossbar.
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21'SAVE! Jordi Alba has a bit of room to take a shot, but fires the ball into Mathlouthi's arms.
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20'CHANCE! Sliti loops a shot on goal, but it lands on top of the netting and does little to test De Gea.
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19'Sergio Ramos is picking up his 157th cap tonight, but there are more boos than cheers whenever he gets a touch on the ball...
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17'CHANCE! Sliti sends a clever ball through for F. Ben Youssef, but he just can't quite get the angle on it.
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13'CHANCE! Badri sends a cross flying to the back post, searching for Ben Youssef but it is not met and goes wide of the goal.
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12'SAVE! Thiago's misplaced pass allows Badri to drive forward unmarked to meet Sassi but from 10 yards out he finds De Gea's arms.
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10'Odriozola looks for a corner, but is denied by the ref.
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9'Isco plays the ball into space, for David Silva to run onto but he is blocked on goal.
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7'Isco sends a vaguely promising cross into the box but Ben Youssef gets in there to clear.
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5'Ben Youssef gets a warning from the ref for bringing down Busquets.
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4'Iniesta attempts to wriggle away from two Tunisia defenders, but they manage to clear from the box.
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2'Fun fact: Tunisia have not won a game at the World Cup since Argentina 1978!
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1'And we're off at the Krasnodar Stadium in Russia...
Start of match
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PRVWBoth sides are putting the finishing touches on their warm-ups. 10 minutes to kick-off!
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PRVWAnd this is how Tunisia will be fielding their XI: Mathlouthi; Meriah, S. Ben Youssef, Maaloul, Bronn; Sassi, Khaohi, Skhiri, Sliti; F. Ben Youssef, Badri.
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PRVWHere's how the Spanish XI are lining up tonight: De Gea; Jordi Alba, Ramos, Pique, Odriozola; Thiago, Busquets, Iniesta, Isco, David Silva; Rodrigo.
Pre-match
09 June 2018, 20:45
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
Stadium: Ozon Arena
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PRVWHello and welcome to this evening's match between Tunisia and Spain, as both sides head into their final international friendly ahead of the World Cup.