At 2:45 a.m. Beijing time on September 13, a match in the sixth round of Group A of the European Cup qualifying group stage began, with Spain hosting Cyprus. In the first half, Garvey and Merino scored separately, and in the second half, Joselu and Baena scored and Ferran Torres scored twice. In the end, Spain beat Cyprus 6-0 at home, following a 7-1 win over Georgia in the previous round, with another win on a goal difference of six goals, and is currently six points behind Scotland with one game to go and second in Group A.
In the 5th minute, Yamal dribbled the ball over the defender on the right flank and deflected off the right post. In the 12th minute, Yamal crossed from the bottom of the right flank and Morata missed the ball after the post.
In the 18th minute, Gaia picked out a cross near the middle line, Nico Williams kept knocking the ball directly back on the left side of the penalty area, and Garvey also kept pushing the ball in front of the penalty area to score, Spain 1-0 lead!
In the 28th minute, Spain's 45-degree cross from the left created a scuffle in the box, and Morata's volley from the middle of the box was deflected. In the 30th minute, Williams received a sideball from a teammate on the left side of the field, drove straight into the box with the ball, and pushed the goal to the ground and blocked by the goalkeeper.
In the 33rd minute, Rodri's shot from the right side of the box was blocked by the defender, Nico Williams picked out a cross from the left side of the box, Merino nodded and scored, Spain extended the score 2-0!
In the 41st minute, Yamal's volley from the right side of the box hit the left upright and bounced back into the field, and Morata scored directly on the line of the penalty area, but was ruled invalid for offside.
In injury time, Nico Williams, who had two assists, left early with a leg injury. At the end of the first half, Spain went into the break with a 2-0 lead.
In the second half, Spain made two changes in a row, with Pino and Joselou coming on for Nico Williams and Morata. In the 52nd minute, Yamal's cross from the right side of the penalty area was saved by the goalkeeper, and Gaia shot straight from the left and shot high.
In the 61st minute, Spain made two more changes, with Balde and Ferran Torres coming on for Gaia and Yamal. In the 70th minute, the Spanish penalty area was blocked, Carvajal crossed from the right, Jose Lu nodded in front of the net, Spain changed the score to 3-0!
In the 73rd minute, Ferran Torres diagonally blocked on the right, Carvajal won the ball from the right side of the box, Ferran Torres followed up in the middle of the box to score, Spain 4-0 lead!
In the 76th minute, Spain made their last substitution, with Baena coming on to replace Garvey. In the 77th minute, Ferran Torres crossed from the right 45 degrees, Joselu's shot from the back point was blocked and continued to control the ball and did it back, and Baena, who had just come off the bench, pushed down from close range in front of the goal to score, Spain 5-0 lead!
In the 83rd minute, Rodri picked out a cross in the middle of the field, Ferran Torres stepped forward into the box and pushed the goal, Spain changed the score to 6-0!
The match ended shortly afterwards, and in the end, Spain beat Cyprus 6-0 at home to win another goal difference.
Line-ups for both sides: