Wales under-19 team don suffer heavy 7-0 defeat to Spain for opening match of UEFA Men’s Under-19 Championship wey dey hold for north Wales.
Senior boss Craig Bellamy, wey im proposed move to take charge at Burnley fall through during the week, was for crowd of 3,606 for Wrexham’s Racecourse Ground to witness clinical performance from the Spanish team.
Wales were outclassed by an impressive Spain side and suffer their heaviest competitive defeat at Under-19 level since 2021.
Chris Gunter’s side next face Germany for Racecourse Ground on Wednesday, 1 July (20:00 BST) while on the same day Spain play Denmark for the other game in Group A (18:00 BST).
The game mark the start of the eight-team tournament wey dey hold for north Wales for a year wey see the Football Association of Wales (FAW) celebrate its 150th anniversary.
Spain’s Xavi Espart had the first effort of note when im stinging shot hit the crossbar inside the opening 12 minutes.
But Spain go ahead four minutes later when Daniel Yanez’s deflected shot give Wales keeper Luis Lines no chance.
The hosts had promising spell after conceding but Spain double their lead when Barcelona‘s Espart cut into the area and fire an unstoppable shot.
Spain’s devastating attacking play see them go further ahead courtesy of two goals from Betis winger Jose Antonio Morante.
Im shot from inside the area take deflection to make am 3-0 and he score a second eight minutes later with an effort from outside the box.
Spain go further ahead a minute into the second half when captain Quim Junyent net with an exquisite lob from a tight angle.
Substitute Sergio Esteban score Spain’s sixth with 13 minutes remaining before Diego Aguedo complete the scoring with a seventh.
Im free-kick rebounded off Wales keeper Lines, wey sum up Wales’ luck.
