Croatia and Spain went the distance in the UEFA Nations League final in Rotterdam before the Spaniards prevailed in a penalty shoot-out.
Both teams had chances before the break, though neither side was able to break the deadlock. The second period began with some nervy moments for Unai Simon in the Spain goal, but it took changes from the two managers to breathe life into the game at the sharp end.
Zlatko Dalic's Croatia looked livelier when the game was goalless, but the longer the game went on, the more Spain showed flashes of quality. Penalties felt inevitable long before the end, though, and it was Luis de la Fuente's side who claimed victory after Unai Simon saved from Lovro Majer and Bruno Petkovic in the shoot-out and Dani Carvajal sealed the deal with a Panenka in sudden-death.
