Last update November 15, 2019 by Javier Argudo
The Spain-Malta which took place on 21 from December to 1983 at Benito Villamarin Seville happened to the history of Spanish football.
That day the Spaniards played for classification European Championship 1984 to be held in France. But nevertheless, pupils led by Miguel Muñoz they had more complicated since the classification was played with Holland that led the group with two points ahead (at that time he amounted victory 2) and a goal difference of +11 (22 for and 6 against).
For that reason, Spain He should beat Malta by 11 goal difference if I wanted to qualify, something very complicated even considering the weakness of his opponent that night.
And if that was not enough, although the Spanish team took the lead early lead with a goal of Santillana to the 16 minutes, the visitors leveled with a goal from Demanuele which put the almost impossible things. The rest of the meeting was reached with 3-1 so they were necessary 8 more goals (assuming they do not fit any). Something that sounded nothing short of a utopia.
But nevertheless, A player pulled the car as none believed the feat: Poli Rincón. Motivated even more by the fact of playing in 'his' Benito Villamarin, striker scored 4 goals attached to 4 of Santillana, 2 of Maceda and the last scored by Sarabia Y Sir They completed the 12-1 definitive.
SPAIN-MALTA THE SUSPECTED
Like is logic, that result brought all kinds of speculation. Since Holland Tongo already talked about that as much as Malta off a selection of very little quality football it was not normal that fit such a thrashing. In fact, the Dutch had only beaten by 5 Maltese goals in the penultimate round.
But nevertheless, the most serious accusations came many years later by the players themselves that night defended the t-shirt Malta. These, They claimed that the Spanish players were doped and some of them even said that they had been drugged at halftime, something that affected them in their performance in the second half of the match.
Anyway, that game and the story of goals Jose Angel House, TVE commentator tonight, They passed into history as one of the most important matches of the Spanish selection.
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