Diego Costa scores for Spain for the first time 1
The goal that both Costa and the Spain team had been waiting for for the past eight months came in the 69th minute of the third round of Group C qualifying for Euro 2016.
The goal against Luxembourg promises to open a new horizon for naturalized striker Costa with the Spain team.
That was the goal to increase the score to 3-0 after David Silva and Paco Alacer scored two goals in the first half.
This result was not unexpected, because Luxembourg has long been considered a basket for the ball in Euro or World Cup qualifiers.
Diego Costa quenching his thirst for goals has special meaning, because it promises to help this newly turned 26-year-old striker have more confidence to continue on the path he chose after refusing to play for his hometown team.
Luxembourg 0-4 Spain
For Del Bosque, Costa’s goal yesterday also helped this coach ease the headache of criticism about him dismissing a wooden striker, Fernando Torres, only to bring another wooden striker to the Spain team.
Costa was one of seven starting players retained after the loss to Slovakia when coach Del Bosque fielded a starting lineup with the youngest average age in the history of the Spanish team, with De Gea, Carvajal,
And with superior strength, it is not too difficult for Spain to find a goal to concretize its advantage.
Silva brought the difference for Spain in the first half.
Diego Costa missed a number of opportunities in the first and second half, but eventually scored when he took the opportunity after a chaotic phase in front of the home goal.
At the end of the match, after withdrawing the main players Iniesta, Silva and Costa from the field, Spain still took advantage of the opportunity and scored another goal from the combination of two rookies brought on by Del Bosque from the bench.
Squad:
Luxembourg (5-4-1): Joubert;
Subs: Moris, Hoffmann, Schnell, Joachim, Laterza, Martins, Deville, Luisi.
Spain (4-3-3): De Gea;
Subs: Casillas, Casilla, Albiol, Azpilicueta, Juanfran, Iturraspe, Raul Garcia, Fabregas, Cazorla.
Scored: Silva 27, Alacer 42, Costa 69, Bernat 88.
