Innsbruck, Austria: Substitute Fernando Llorente scored in injury time for European champions Spain to edge Saudi Arabia 3-2 in a World Cup warmup on Saturday.
Llorente headed home after goalkeeper Walid Abdullah Ali misjudged a corner kick.
The late goal prevented Spain from suffering a shock result in its first of three tests building up to the tournament in South Africa.
Slow and sloppy play saw Spain drop 1-0 behind after 16 minutes when Osama Hawsawi found the net with a header.
Just minutes earlier, an unmarked Sultun Al-Numare came close to scoring but shot just wide from short range.
Spain found some rhythm after 20 minutes and attempted to disturb Saudi Arabia's play as soon as possible in the opponent's half.
From then on, Spain dictated the pace and rallied to lead 2-1 through a header from David Villa — his 37th goal for Spain — and a long-distance shot from Xabi Alonso after a quick combination on the left wing involving Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez.
Coach Vincente del Bosque changed his team in four places but Spain remained dominant.
However, Mohammed Al-Sahlawi, who come on as a substitute 10 minutes earlier, leveled for Saudi Arabia in the 74th with a deflected shot that wrongfooted Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas.
Spain plays South Korea on Thursday in Innsbruck in its next friendly. It takes on Switzerland, Honduras and Chile in Group H of the World Cup finals.
Saudi Arabia failed to qualify for the tournament in South Africa.
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