Considering the game preceding this one had to be temporarily halted because fans threw flares onto the field, Spain vs. Turkey was a little tame. Spain became the first team at Euro 2016 to score three or more goals. This was also the first game that with a more than one goal difference 87 minutes in.
Not that Sergio Ramos didn't do his best, getting a yellow less than a minute into the game. After that, though, he played more like a normal person and less like Sergio Ramos, which is to say the game was mostly boring after that.
The moments that were not boring were, obviously, the goals.
Here's Morata's first.
Glorious cross, even better headed finish for #ESP by Morata #ESPTUR #EURO2016 pic.twitter.com/36vYBLhHVn
— M Barak Cherguia (@CherguiaMbark) June 17, 2016
And Nolito's goal.
Nolito Goal 2-0 #TUR #ESPTUR pic.twitter.com/zJxE0uE8ND
— EURO2016 (@CopaEURO2016) June 17, 2016
And Morata's second.
GOAL! Lovely team goal finished by Morata #ESP #EURO2016 pic.twitter.com/eds8wH0sNP
— Footy Planet (@Footy__Planet) June 17, 2016
We would describe the game like this: it was a Spain game. Fans of intricately-worked passing sequences that don't actually lead to scoring chances probably loved it. Fans of omnipresent defensive midfielders also probably loved it (Sergio Busquets was, as usual, f****** everywhere). Fans of fast-paced, front foot, aggressive soccer took naps.
But that's Spain. That's how they play. That's how they've played for a long time. That's how they'll keep playing. We weren;t expecting anything more or less. And we'll get to watch some more of it in the knockout round.
Contact The18 Staff Writer Sam Klomhaus at Klomhaus@The18.com or follow him on Twitter @SamKlomhaus
