But Mbu was first to strike, glancing an inswinging Scott McBride corner towards goal and, despite the efforts of Richard Walker who tried in vain to keeptheball out at the far post, theball ended up in the back of the net.
Spain had possessed theball for roughly two-thirds of its games, turning each match into a high-class version of keep-ball, and in the process, becoming the first team to turn passing theball into a form of defense: Like a clock-eating drive in football, if Spain has theball, its opponent can't score and the Spanish keeptheball so well that they barely give up any chances, let alone goals.