Euro 2008 qualifier

Latvia 0 - Spain 2

Spain moved a step closer to qualifying for next summer's European finals after beating Latvia 0-2 tonight. Injuries to Torres, Silva and Joaquín forced Luis Aragonés to put out a much changed line up, and they were unable to make much headway until Zakrasevskis turned Angulo's cross past his own keeper under pressure from David Villa on the stroke of half time. Getafe's Maris Verpakovskis missed a good chance to equalise after the restart, but just a couple of minutes later Spain got their second of the night, again with a stroke of fortune after Xavi's shot hit Iniesta on the back and deflected into the net. Villa and Soldado both went close later on, but they had done enough to clock up a third win in a row, and they provisionally move up to second in the table pending UEFA's decision on how to deal with the match between Denmark and Sweden, which was abandoned near the end after a local spectator attacked the referee. Spain's next match is on Wednesday against Liechtenstein. (02.06.07)