Euro 2020 Qualifying | Morata double gives Spain victory

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March 27, 2019 10:15 pm | Updated 11:06 pm IST - Ta’Qali (Malta)

On target: Alvaro Morata, right, seems to have rediscovered his scoring shoes, with two goals against Malta.

On target: Alvaro Morata, right, seems to have rediscovered his scoring shoes, with two goals against Malta.

Alvaro Morata’s remarkable revival continued on Tuesday as he scored twice for Spain in a 2-0 victory over Malta. Morata’s double at the Ta’Qali stadium gives Spain two wins from two in Euro 2020 qualifying and the perfect start in Group F.

The results: Group D: Ireland 1 (Hourihane 36) bt Georgia 0; Switzerland 3 (Freuler 19, Xhaka 66, Embolo 76) drew with Denmark 3 (M. Jorgensen 84, Gytkjaer 88, Dalsgaard 90).

Group F: Malta 0 lost to Spain 2 (Morata 31, 73); Norway 3 (Johnsen 41, King 59, Kamara 90) drew with Sweden 3 (Claesson 70, Quaison 86, 90); Romania 4 (Deac 26, Keseru 29, 33, Puscas 63) bt Faroe Islands 1 (V. Davidsen 40-pen).

Group J: Armenia 0 lost to Finland 2 (Jensen 14, Soiri 78); Bosnia 2 (Visca 10, Pjanic 15) drew with Greece 2 (Fortounis 64-pen, Kolovos 85); Italy 6 (Sensi 17, Verratti 32, Quagliarella 35-pen, 45-pen, Kean 69, Pavoletti 76) bt Liechtenstein 0.

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