Spain coach Luis Enrique insisted in his favor that he had been the winner.© AFP
Former champions Spain were held 1–1 by Greece in their opening 2022 World Cup qualifier on Thursday, with spectators scoring one point from a disputed penalty, with coach Luis Enrique insisting they be the winners. Were entitled Spain scored Juventus striker Alvaro Morata with a left foot for 33 minutes in the first half in Granada. In the interval, veteran defender and captain Sergio Ramos was replaced by Inigo Martinez, but the athletic Bilbao player was at fault for equalizing before the hour mark.
However, he may consider himself unlucky to have been punished by Italian referee Marco Guida when his sliding tackle caught Geogos Masura.
Greece captain Anastasia Bakcetta confidently hit a spot kick to secure the hard-earned points in the Group B tie.
“We didn’t expect this result, we didn’t deserve it. A fair result would be one that was on the scoreboard before Greece’s goal,” Luis Enrique said.
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“We were entitled to another result, though we did not create the flow of opportunities or cunning to score goals against a team like Greece.”
Morata had a long chance to win the game but headed straight to the Greek goalkeeper.
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