Baena and Morante, Slovakia Cup champions
Baena and Morante, Slovakia Cup champions
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Spain U18s beat England in the final after a penalty shootout (1-1)

Villarreal academy players Alejandro Baena and Iván Morante have been crowned Slovakia Cup champions with Spain U18s after beating England in the penalty shootout (1-1).

The national side went ahead in the seventh minute through Baena. With five minutes left, Marcus Dewhurst scored the equaliser, which took the game to the penalty shootouts, where Spain won 3-2. Yellows midfielder and La Roja captain Morante stepped up and scored from the spot.

As they went for the title, Spain U18s beat Croatia (0-2), Ukraine (2-1) and England (1-1* in a penalty shootout), and only lost against the Czech Republic (1-2=.

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