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Spain Beat 10-Man Czech Republic 2-0 for Fifth Straight Nations League Win

Spain continued their strong run in the Nations League with a 2-0 win over a Czech Republic side that finished the match with 10 men, according to Prothom Alo. The result at the Epet Arena gave Luis de la Fuente's team a fifth straight win in the competition.

The world champions took the lead in the 39th minute. The referee awarded a penalty with help from VAR after the ball struck the hand of Lukas Ambros inside the Czech box, and Alex Baena converted from the spot.

Disallowed goal and Czech chances

Spain nearly doubled the lead early in the second half. Goalkeeper Unai Simon caught a long kick and the ball was worked quickly into the box for Yeremy Pino to score, but the goal was ruled out for offside after a VAR review.

The Czech side pushed to get back into the match. Ladislav Krejci sent a high shot just off target in the 56th minute, and Adam Hlozek headed against the crossbar in the 68th minute. Those missed chances were followed by a bigger setback when Krejci was shown a red card for a foul in the 72nd minute. He had also been sent off in the first meeting with Spain in October, a match the Czechs lost 3-1.

With the hosts down to 10 men, they could not mount a serious fightback. Substitute Marc Pubill, who came on for Pedro Porro, scored in the final minute of added time to make it 2-0. It was his second goal for the national team, after his first against Croatia last September.

Group standings

Spain have 15 points from five matches and lead Group 3 of League A. England secured a quarter-final place by beating Croatia 2-1, giving them 12 points from four wins. Croatia sit third with three points, while the Czech Republic are still without a point.

Across all competitions, the win was Spain's 12th in a row, and their unbeaten run now stands at 43 matches. Spain face England in their final group match on Sunday, the same day the Czech Republic play Croatia.

Sources: Prothom Alo (Bangla)

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