Belgium hit back to stifle U17 holders

Spain suffered a slight setback at the start of their Elite round Group 2 campaign as Belgium came from two goals behind to hold the UEFA European Under-17 Championship mini-tournament hosts in Benidorm.

Sahin equaliser
Hoping to take a step closer to a third straight U17 title by qualifying for the finals in Germany, Spain made the perfect start when Pablo Sarabia gave them a second-minute lead. The home side doubled their tally three minutes after the break when Borja González converted a penalty he had won, but Belgium began to up the pressure and Pieter Vervaet pulled one back before, in injury time, fellow substitute Emre Sahin equalised. On Saturday Spain take on Kazahstan, who lost 3-0 to Belgium's next opponents the Czech Republic in Thursday's other Group 2 game.