Spain ease to 4-1 victory over Israel to stay top of group

By Richard Martin

Undated, Mar 25 (REUTERS) Diego Costa was among the scorers as Spain strolled to a 4-1 win at home to Israel in a World Cup qualifier to stay top of their group.
Yesterday Manchester City playmaker David Silva put Spain ahead in the 15th minute with a low shot through the legs of goalkeeper Ofir Marciano while Vitolo doubled their lead on the stroke of halftime just after Israel had squandered a chance to level.