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Champion Spain stays on track
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 01 - 06 - 2012

Fernando Torres scored as Spain eased to a 4-1 victory over South Korea Wednesday for a second straight friendly victory for the defending champion ahead of the European Championship.
Torres connected on a header in the 11th minute with his back to the goal, the Chelsea striker's first goal for Spain in nearly one year.
Kim Do-heon unleashed a rising shot to tie it before halftime, but Spain went ahead quickly after the restart because of a pair of South Korea handballs. Xabi Alonso converted a 52nd-minute penalty kick before Santi Cazorla stroked home a free kick.
Alvaro Negredo, who replaced injured striker David Villa on the Euro 2012 squad, added the last goal in the 80th.
Casillas sets record
Iker Casillas has set a record for most international wins after earning his 95th victory with Spain Wednesday.
The Real Madrid goalkeeper replaced Pepe Reina in the 82nd minute to surpass former France defender Liliam Thuram and set the mark in his 130th appearance.
The 31-year-old Casillas has been a regular for Spain since the 2002 World Cup, and was the captain for the team's victories at the 2008 European Championship and 2010 World Cup.
Casillas also holds the international record for clean sheets which was at 73 before the friendly win at the AFG Arena in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Spain opens Euro 2012 against Italy on June 10.
Netherlands beats Slovakia
In Rotterdam, the Netherlands got its European Championship preparations back on track Wednesday with a 2-0 win over Slovakia thanks to an own goal and a second-half strike from Rafael van der Vaart.
The Dutch needed a spark to ignite its sputtering campaign after losing 3-2 to Bayern Munich last week followed by a lackluster 2-1 defeat to Bulgaria Saturday.
It came in the form of Ibrahim Afellay, who was playing his first international in nearly a year after recovering from a serious left knee injury.
The Barcelona midfielder had an almost immediate impact when his cross from the left was deflected into his own net by Kornel Salata in the seventh minute.
Van der Vaart came on for the injured Wesley Sneijder and doubled the score with a low shot in the 75th minute.


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