Romania’s national under-21 football team loses 0-3 to Spain

The Romanian under-21 national football team was defeated on Wednesday evening, June 21, at home, with a score of 0-3, by Spain. The goals were scored by Alex Baena '55, Miranda '62, and Sergio Gomez '90+5.

The match took place within Group B of the European Championship, and over 21,000 fans were in attendance.

Romania had the first shot on goal through Dragos Albu in the fifth minute, but the Spaniards took control of the game and had their first chance in minute 28 through Alex Baena, according to News.ro. The first half of the match ended without any goals, but Romania’s defense could not hold much longer after. The Spanish team scored two goals quickly after, while the third came in the last minutes of the match.

Romania's next match will be against Ukraine.

Spain leads Group B, followed by Ukraine, both with one victory after the first round. Croatia is in third, while Romania is in last place, both with zero points.

(Photo source: Inquam Photos | Stefan Constantin)