Torres double finishes Ireland Euro dream

A double by Fernando Torres inspired protecting champions the country to some 4- thrashing of Ireland on Thursday within their Euro 2012 Group C match and ended Irish about being approved for that quarter-finals.

Ireland Euro dream

For those their Endeavour in defense, Ireland battled constantly to handle the torrent of The Spanish language attacks as Torres demonstrated he's to his best with two scientifically-taken goals.

Getting made the decision the Euro 2008 final using the winning goal against Germany, Torres netted each side of David Silva second-half strike before his alternative Cesc Fabregas added the 4th seven minutes from time.

"That's an excellent win for all of us,” stated the country coach Vicente Del Bosque.

We introduced in Torres to attain goals, that is what he did and when we stick with this defensive line we'll have things easy.

"It will likely be harmful to experience for that draw against Croatia and that we will not play for that draw."

Ireland midfielder Keith Andrews accepted it absolutely was a torrid evening.

"I was chasing after shadows," stated Ireland midfielder Keith Andrews.

We stated prior to the match we ought to study from our mistakes within the first game however we shot inside us the feet by conceding an earlier goal. Make no mistake they're a high side and that we were always facing it.

"When it comes to the Italia game we're playing for pride simple as that."

With 66 percent ball possession, 26 shots on goal, 20 which were on course, Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given were built with a busy evening as the country centered while Ireland handled just six shots on goal as a whole.

The win puts the country the surface of the group on goal difference and level on four points with second-placed Croatia, who Del Bosque's world champions face at Arena Gdansk again on Monday.

Italia, who came 1-1 with Croatia earlier, have two points in third and may still progress when they beat Ireland in Poznan, Belgium, within 24 hours, however the Azzurri are just a few either the country or Croatia winning in Gdansk.

The country had complained to UEFA concerning the dry condition from the Gdansk pitch throughout Sunday's 1-1 draw with Italia as Fabregas labelled it "a tragedyInch, but heavy rain throughout Thursday's match made the problem null and void.

Getting used a 4-3-3 formation against Italia with no recognised striker, Del Bosque chosen to begin Torres at the fee for Faberge’s.

The Chelsea star compensated the belief using the opening goal after just four minutes.

With The country around the attack, Ireland defender Richard Dunne handled Silva around the fringe of the region, but Torres pounced around the loose ball and drilled his shot past given from the tight position.

Buoyed through the scores of Eco-friendly-clad fans, which clearly outnumbered the Spanish language fans and sang before the finish, Ireland fought forward, but any rare first-half forages in to the country half were rapidly snuffed out.

Huge tackle on Andres Iniesta gained Ireland captain Robbie Keane the game's first booking on 36 minutes and Glenn Whelan adopted right before the break for any foul on Silva because it finished 1- in the break.

Giovanni Trapattoni triggered Jon Walters for Simon Cox in advance at half-time, but there is no stemming the tide of the Spanish language attacks.

A lengthy-range shot from Iniesta was parried by Given, but fell into Silva's path, who jinked his way around defenders to roll his shot comfortably past Given four minutes following the break.

After given drawn off more heroics to deny Xavi Hernandez's corner shot, Ireland lifted their tempo with a number of attacks as the country goalkeeper Iker Casillas was pressed into service.

The threatened third goal came when Silva launched Torres, who competed from Dunne and slotted home his shot on 70 minutes to provide given absolutely no way prior to the Spaniard made method for Faberge’s four minutes later.

The Barcelona star, which obtained the equalizer against Italia, again demonstrated his class because he drilled home his shot from the tight position for Spain's 4th.