Lamine Yamal, 16, becomes youngest player to score for Spain in 7-1 win over Georgia
Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to score in a European Championship qualifier as Spain beat Georgia 7-1 on Friday.
Yamal’s strike in the 74th minute also saw him make history as Spain’s youngest goal scorer. Yamal had come on as a first-half substitute to become the youngest player to appear for Spain, a record also previously held by Gavi in 2021 when he was 17 years 62 days.Spain took a 4-0 lead inside 40 minutes at Boris Paichadze Stadium in Tbilisi to move up to second in Group A on six points after three games.
Morata opened the scoring for Spain in the 22nd and got his second in the 40th. He completed his hat trick in the 65th. Solomon Kvirkvelia scored an own-goal in the 27th to double Spain’s lead and Dani Olmo added another in the 38th. In Bratislava, Portugal’s Bruno Fernandes scored in the first half to earn a 1-0 away win over Slovakia in their Euro 2024 qualifier on Friday as they moved five points clear of their opponents atop Group J and maintained their perfect record after five games.
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