THE Spain struggled to hold on to a 1-0 lead against Norwaybut at 81st minute Luis De La Fuente made the checkmate by passing Joselu into the match.
Two days before his 33rd birthdaythe born in… Stuttgart Spanish striker has finally had his baptism of fire with the Rojas, cashing in on a very good season with Espanyol – and having previously had spells at Celta, Real Madrid, Hoffenheim, Eintracht Frankfurt, Hannover, Stoke, La Coruna, Newcastle and Alaves!
This was… The experienced striker managed to score twice until 85′ (!) sealing the win for the Iberians and making perhaps the most impressive debut we’ve seen in a while.
Joselu became the first player of Spain to score two goals on his debut as a substitute, as well as the first to do so regardless of whether he started exactly 25 years ago.
Then, on March 25, 1998, Mr Fernando Moriendes he had done something similar while playing as a starter against Sweden.
#OJOALDATO – @JoseluMato9 es el PRIMER juagdor en TODA la historia de la seleccion espanola que DEBUTA AS COMO SUPPLENTE scoring 2 goals.
— MisterChip (Alexis) (@2010MisterChip) March 25, 2023
#OJOALDATO – @JoseluMato9 is the first player in EXACTLY 25 years who scored 2 goals in his debut match with the Spanish national team (since he did @MorientesNo9debuting as headliner before Suecia, also un 25 de marzo, pero de 1998).
— MisterChip (Alexis) (@2010MisterChip) March 25, 2023
Source: Sport Fm
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