Spain beat Czechs to go top of Group B
Saturday, May 7, 2016
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Czech Republic 0-1 Spain
Lorena Navarro's second-half goal gave Spain the only victory in Group B so far, leaving them in pole position to reach the semi-finals.
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- Lorena Navarro's 54th-minute goal secures Spain victory over Czech Republic in Minsk
- Spaniards, now top of Group B, have 15 shots on goal compared to four for Czechs
- Navarro scores on rebound, then misses free header after good work by María Blanco
- During tight first half Navarro also denied by legs of Czech No1 Gabriela Lipková
- María Antonia Is's team will reach semis with draw on matchday three
- Czechs, who see late Natálie Kodadová effort blocked, bottom with a point but can still qualify
- Next matches Tuesday: Czech Republic v Germany, Spain v Italy