Watch: Omorodion on a rampage as Spain crush Malta U-21 6-0 in final Euro qualifier

The Malta U-21 national team suffered a comprehensive 6-0 defeat in Spain in their final UEFA Championship qualifier at the Municipal Nuevo Mirador.

It was a disappointing result for the Maltese youngsters who ended their campaign without a point after losing all their ten matches played.

Porto forward Samu Omorodion turned out to be Spain’s hero as the towering striker netted no less than four goals in the first half to put his team on their way to a convincing victory and seal top spot in the group.

Spain finished with 28 points, nine clear of second-placed Belgium.

Spain had most of the ball, pinning Malta back in their defensive third. The first chance came in the third minute when a ball was whipped in from the left towards Yeremay Hernández, but he saw his header sail just wide.

However, Spain opened the scoring with the following attack, when a fine ball found captain Samu Omorodion, who made no mistake in finishing it past Hugo Sacco to make it 1-0 in the opening five minutes.

Despite the Spanish pressure, Malta started to grow into the game more, and while still being forced in their own half, they gradually got more of the ball as the half wore on, also limiting Spain’s openings in front of goal. The next opportunity came in the 31st minute, when a ball was fed through to Marc Casado from the left wing, yet his shot was comfortably saved by Malta’s goalkeeper Sacco.

Spain stepped up their game and doubled the lead thanks to Omorodion as the Porto forward met a cross that was whipped in from the right, making it 2-0 in the 37th minute.

Malta were not given much time to respond, as just two minutes later, Spain won the ball in midfield, before falling once again to the FC Porto striker. Samu dribbled past the defence and tucked the ball away in the bottom corner to seal his hat-trick and make it 3-0.

The chances continued to mount right before half-time, with Javi Guerra having a shot from outside of the box hit the bar, while Hugo Bueno had a fine strike saved by Sacco.

Despite Malta’s attempts, Spain would get their fourth on the brink of half-time, when a couple of ricochets in the Malta penalty area led to the ball falling to Samu, who tapped home his and Spain’s fourth.

The second-half started as the first ended, with Spain dominating play, with Malta having to make a number of last-ditch challenges to avoid conceding.

Spain’s fifth came in the 55th minute, when Peque carved some space in the Maltese penalty area and tucked it away to make it 5-0.

In the 60th minute, Malta made a rare flurry forward and after some neat play, the ball was fed through to Andrea Zammit on the break. However, his shot went narrowly wide after he was put under pressure from the Spanish defence.

Spain continued to dominate the play as the half continued, having most of the ball. In the 77th minute, they forced Malta into a loose pass between the defence, and Roberto Fernández was free to tuck it past Sacco to seal a dominant win for Spain.