Torres scores 2 as Spain eliminates Ireland
By PAUL LOGOTHETISBy PAUL LOGOTHETIS, AP Sports Writer?
?Spain's Fernando Torres celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Spain and Ireland in Gdansk, Poland, Thursday, June 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Spain's Fernando Torres celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Spain and Ireland in Gdansk, Poland, Thursday, June 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Spain's David Silva controls the ball past Ireland's Stephen Ward and Keith Andrews, right, during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Spain and Ireland in Gdansk, Poland, Thursday, June 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
Ireland's Richard Dunne tackles Spain's Fernando Torres as Torres scores his side's third goal during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Spain and Ireland in Gdansk, Poland, Thursday, June 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
Spain's Fernando Torres celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Spain and Ireland in Gdansk, Poland, Thursday, June 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Spain's Fernando Torres, center, celebrates scoring his side's third goal during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Spain and Ireland in Gdansk, Poland, Thursday, June 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
GDANSK, Poland (AP) ? Fernando Torres scored a goal in each half Thursday to give Spain a 4-0 win over Ireland and eliminate the Irish from the European Championship.
David Silva and substitute Cesc Fabregas also scored second-half goals as the defending champions improved to four points in Group C, the same as Croatia.
Spain dominated the tempo and scoring opportunities through its quick combinations. Torres scored first, running into the area in the fourth minute and sending an angled shot over Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given. Silva added the second in the 49th and Torres made it 3-0 in the 70th before Fabregas, who replaced Torres, scored in the 83rd.
Associated Press
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