England booked their place in the European Under-21-21 Championship Semi-Finales with a great 3-1 win over Spain in Slovakia.
Holders England, who then faces the Netherlands, benefited from an early dismissal after a VAR check resulted in a destroyed fine.
Captain James Mcatee opened the score in the 10th minute and Harvey Elliott scored his second goal of the tournament five minutes later.
Javi Guerra clawed a goal back for Spain with a 39th minute penalty, but replaces Elliot Anderson's own Spot kick in the second half of the stop-time Lee Carsley's men of their place in the last four.
England started an unstable start when Spain thought they won a penalty when Charlie Cresswell – looked like he was trying to avoid – was punished with a handball by referee Simone Sozza on the field.
The Italian was called to the monitor by his VAR -Landgenoot and England breathed a sigh of relief when the call was destroyed.
McATEEE opened the score from a corner of Alex Scott after a flick-on from Omari Hutchinson. Spain received a touch, but only in the direction of the Alert English skipper, who returned home from close range.
Elliott doubled the advantage of England five minutes later and tapped in the rebound after the Spain goalkeeper Alejandro Iturbe missed a rescue of Jarell Quansah's long-distance effort.
England gave Spain another chance from 12 meters, but after losing the ball deep in their own third, the error worsened when Quansah, who dangled a leg, immediately caught the place.
Guerra stepped up and halved the shortage after he sent James Beadle Koel in the wrong direction.
Jay Stansfield almost set up a great work by Quansah and Hutchinson after the restart, who saw his efforts bend, shortly before Cresswell nodded a corner to the side.
Beadle denied twice that Guerra then collected a Mateo Joseph effort, while England was still looking for a first shot on goal since Elliott's goal with 20 minutes to go after Morton was just widely widely shot.
Jack Hinshelwood should have extended England's lead, but he has shortened a free header over the bar.
England, Spain, who was looking for a late equalizer, hit the counter when ITurbe was punished for downing Jonathan Rowe in the penalty area, which Anderson went home to seal the victory.
The Netherlands waits in the semi-final on Wednesday after they defeated Portugal with 1-0 earlier on Saturday.
