Rafa Mir saved the favorites of the tournament from a sensational departure.

The duel between the national teams of Spain and Cote d'Ivoire opened the quarterfinals of the football tournament in the framework of the Olympic Games-2020 in Tokyo.

The favorites of the whole competition started the game with unpleasant news for themselves: for the next injury to Oscar Mingesa, who had to be replaced already in the tenth minute of the game, there was a quick ball by Eric Bailly, missed by "

However, by the end of the first half hour of playing time, the Spaniards were able to recoup through the efforts of Dani Olmo, after which they were also left without a goal scored by Mikel Oyarsabal due to an offside position.

The game in the second half of the match was tense, and only in the first compensated minute, the African team managed to take the lead again, but the phenomenal substitution of Rafa Mira completely turned the game over.

The young Wolverhampton striker helped his team take the game into overtime, where Oyarzabal made up early in the first half with a penalty kick, and then Rafa Mir scored two extra goals.

In the semifinals, Spain will meet with the strongest of the pair Japan - New Zealand, which also went into overtime, but with the score 0: 0.

Spain 5-2 Ivory Coast Goals: Olmo, 30, Mir, 90 + 3, 117, 120 + 1, Oyarzabal, 98 - Bayi, 10, Gradel, 90 + 1.

Spain: Simon - Mingesa (Vallejo, 10), Garcia, Torres, Miranda (Cukurella, 106) - Merino (World, 90 + 2), Subimendi (Moncaiola, 106), Pedri (Soler, 102) - Asensio (Gil, 67.

Cote d'Ivoire: Tare - Singo, Bailly, Dabila, I. Diallo - Timte (A. Diallo, 62), Kuassi (Kuao, 114), Kessi, Gradel - Kuame (Keita, 90), Dao.

Warnings: Olmo, Garcia, Soler - Dabila.