Negredo fires a double as Spain trounce Bosnia 5-2

October 15, 2009

Alvaro Negredo scored twice as European champions Spain cruised to a 5-2 victory over Bosnia on Wednesday to make it 10 wins out of 10 in World Cup Group Five qualifying.

Vicente del Bosque’s side had already secured their place in the finals with two matches to spare and Bosnia were sure of a place in the playoffs thanks to Saturday’s 2-0 win over Estonia.

After Spain came under early pressure, Gerard Pique rose to glance in a header from Xabi Alonso’s floated free kick on 13 minutes and David Silva raced clear a minute later to beat onrushing goalkeeper Nemenja Supic.

Negredo picked up Silva’s pass in the centre of the area just after the break and sent Supic the wrong way with a low shot and the Sevilla striker was at the far post to steer Albert Riera’s cross into the net from close range five minutes later.

Juan Mata struck the fifth for Spain before Edin Dzeko and Zvjezdan Misimovic pulled two late goals back for Bosnia.

Abhimanyu Rajput

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