CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP)—Spain leads Portugal 1-0 after 75 minutes of their second-round World Cup match thanks to David Villa’s fourth goal of the tournament.
Villa was sent through on the left in the 63rd minute by a Xavi Hernandez heel pass, but his left-foot shot was saved by Portuguese goalkeeper Eduardo. Villa then latched onto the rebound with right-foot shot off the underside of the crossbar and into the net.
Sergio Ramos nearly doubled the lead in the 70th, but his low shot was tipped around the post by Eduardo.
Before that, Portugal had a chance in the 52nd when striker Hugo Almeida’s pass deflected off Spain defender Carlos Puyol’s knee and went wide.
Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas punched clear a dangerous cross in the 57th.
Updated 27 minutes ago
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