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Spain 0-1 Honduras

A second successive 1-0 defeat sees Spain exit the Olympic Games at the group stage.

Pre-tournament favourites Spain have been knocked out of the Olympic Games thanks to a 1-0 loss at the hands of Honduras at the Sports Direct Arena this evening.

After a bright start to the match, Honduras broke the deadlock with eight minutes played thanks to Jerry Bengtson, who beat David de Gea in the Spanish goal.

The Hondurans continued to attack the Spaniards in search of a second goal. Their best two chances fell to Mario Martinez, but De Gea was equal to both efforts.

Chelsea's Juan Mata had Spain's best opportunities to draw level. However, the attacker was unable to keep his shots on target and as a result Honduras went into the break with a 1-0 lead.

Spain controlled the second half from the first whistle as they went about searching for a route back into the encounter.

They came close in the 55th minute when Adrian Lopez's shot struck the post, before his rebound effort was held by Jorge Mendoza in goal.

Strike duo Cristian Tello and Rodrigo were introduced from the bench and both had chances in front of goal, but neither caused too much trouble to Mendoza between the posts.

Rodrigo thought he should have had a penalty in the last minute, but the referee dismissed his protests.

The result has left Spain bottom of Group D, while a draw against Japan next time out will see Honduras qualify for the quarter-finals.

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Group A

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Q Germany Germany32107
Q Switzerland Switzerland31205
3 Hungary Hungary31023
4 Scotland flag Scotland30121

Group B

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Q Spain Spain33009
Q Italy Italy31114
3 Croatia Croatia30212
4 Albania national flag Albania30121

Group C

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Q England flag England31205
Q Denmark Denmark30303
Q Slovenia Slovenia30303
4 Serbia Serbia30212

Group D

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Q Austria Austria32016
Q France France31205
Q Netherlands Netherlands31114
4 Poland Poland30121

Group E

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Q Romania Romania31114
Q Belgium Belgium31114
Q Slovakia Slovakia31114
4 Ukraine Ukraine31114

Group F

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Q Portugal Portugal32016
Q Turkey Turkey32016
Q Georgia Georgia31114
4 Czech Republic Czech Republic30121


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