MADRID (Interstat) — Spain U17 defeated Israel U17 2-0 on Thursday as two second-half goals separated the teams. Kemen Mitxelena scored in the 47th minute, and Iker Aranda added the second in the 67th. Aranda logged one goal in 82 minutes. Aitor Torondel and Marc Santos each recorded an assist while playing the full 90 minutes. Mitxelena, who also was shown a yellow card in the 61st minute, finished with one goal in 72 minutes. Israel’s Sayada A. received a yellow card in the 76th minute. The first half ended scoreless before the goals came after the break. Spain made substitutions in the 61st, 72nd and 82nd minutes, while Israel made changes in the 57th, 72nd and 73rd minutes. Spain improved to 2-0-0 in the competition and across all competitions. Israel moved to 0-1-1 in the competition and across all competitions. Spain previously beat Liechtenstein U17 8-0, while Israel previously drew 0-0 with Switzerland U17.