Unai Simon is living with relative placidness the contest of Spain in the Olympic Games. Always attentive, but with little work. He did not have it in front of Egypt nor before a Australia that he did not take a throw between sticks in the victory in extremis of Spain (0-1). Oyarzabal scored in the 81st minute.
The moment of greatest tension for the Athletic came in the final minutes, when Australia he appealed to some very powerful throw-ins to hang the ball in the area. Simon He successfully solved them, although he received two hits. In the first he had to be treated and in the second, a rival left his arm in his face. The goal did not like it, he scrambled and ended up seeing the yellow one.
Spain It is first in the group, although the ticket to the quarterfinals will be played on the last day against Argentina. In the event of a draw or victory, the Luis De la Fuente they would go on in the tournament. If it is winning, they would pass as leaders. But a defeat would almost certainly drive Spain of the qualifiers and Simon would advance your arrival to Bilbao. If he stayed until the fight for the medals (6-7 August), the one from Murgia would join the Athletic just in the week leading up to debut in League.