Fermin Lopez and Alex Baena were on target as La Roja beat 10-man Dominican Republic 3-1 to book their place in the men’s Olympic quarter-finals with a reserve match.
Miguel Gutierrez also scored for Spain, who made it two wins from two in Group C at the Stade de Bordeaux, where their opponents played half the match with 10 men following Edison Azcona’s red card.
Santi Denia’s side opened their campaign with a 2-1 victory over Uzbekistan at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday, getting the first goal of the game on a plate in the 24th minute.
Fermin Lopez pounced mercilessly on Enrique Boesl’s tame cross from goal and the Barcelona midfielder calmly slotted home.
The Dominican Republic equalized 13 minutes later through Angelo Montes de Oca’s free header. Still, it were reduced to 10 men just before half-time and Azcona was sent off for violent conduct after tackling Pau Cubarsi.
Spain capitalized on their numerical advantage with Alex Baena’s deflected strike in the 55th minute, before substitute Gutierrez sealed the points 15 minutes later with a tap into an empty net, with the goal ultimately disallowed following a VAR review.
