Spain kept their sparkling form intact in spite of the initial scare from Burkina Faso, who tried to hang on by throwing up their stubbornness which has helped them into the second round, before dismissing the Africans 4-1 with ignominy.
The game started on a thrilling note with both teams sizing up each other, the fast pace gave the crowd at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano much to cheer. Both teams scored a goal apiece in this half.
Roberto, who was the match hero, went onto to score two more goals to complete a hard trick. The goals have taken him to the top of the scorer’s chart where he is jointly ranked with three other players
New lead scorer so far, Sergi Roberto produced a hat trick to join the lead scorer’s chat with late penalty from Adria Carmona sent Spain into the last eight of Nigeria 2009 after they defeated Burkina Faso 4-1 in Kano.
Burkina Faso most alluring play was the equalizer which came seven minutes after Spain’s first goal. They hide piled pressure on the Spaniards defence, as Sido pushed in a ball between the goalkeeper and defence, Abdoulaye Ibrango who had shadowed the keeper made Albert Dalmau back passed go into the net for the equalizer. They however failed to utilize other chances which they paid dearly for in the second half.
To complete the massacre, when substitute Adria Carmona, scored from the spot after a penalty was awarded for foul inside the six yard box.