Spain dumped out

ByEurosport

Updated 30/07/2012 at 06:33 GMT

Spain's men's football team were sent crashing out of the Olympic Games after a second shock 1-0 defeat, this time to Honduras at St James' Park.

Newcastle upon Tyne : Honduras' Jerry Bengtson (2L) celebrates with teammate Wilmer Crisanto (L) after scoring against Spain during the London 2012 Olympic Games men's football match at St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on July 29, 2012.

Image credit: AFP

Spain, beaten 1-0 by Japan in their opening Group D match, could not respond to Jerry Bengston's first-half goal in Newcastle, and with no points from two matches cannot finish in either of the top two qualifying positions from their group.

Bengston stunned Spain with a thundering header in the seventh minute but the Hondurans, who qualified for the Olympics ahead of the United States, rode their luck with the Spanish hitting the woodwork three times.

Spain protested strongly for a penalty in the final minutes and at the final whistle they surrounded the referee in an animated protest.

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