Spain 4 – 1 Russia Highlights

Spain 4 – 1 Russia Highlights
20′ 1-0 David Villa finishes a counter attack with a goal.

Spain prove that they have come to Austria to grab the EURO 2008 trophy and offer some spectacular and dominant football against Russia. Luis Aragones side has won 4-1 its first Group D match and have taken a serious bid for winning the group.
David Villa was the hero of the day for the winning side. Valencia’s striker has scored a clean hat-trick between the 20th and 75th minutes. You can watch all the goals in the videos provided within this article.
Russia had simply no chance today, in front of a superior and much more determined Spanish side. It was a surprise for me to see Guus Hiddink’s side humiliated this way. They managed only a consolation goal, 5 minutes from time.
Stay with us for the second match of this group, which is due to start in about a half an hour.

Spain 4 – 1 (2-0 )Russia
20′ D. Villa [1 - 0]
44′ D. Villa [2 - 0]
75′ D. Villa [3 - 0]
86′ [3 - 1] R. Pavlyuchenko
90′ C. Fabregas [4 - 1]

Match Discussions: FCFB Forums

Match Statistics:
shots on target : 12 – 5
shots off target : 5 – 5
possession (%) : 46 – 54
corner kicks : 4 – 6
offsides : 2 – 5
fouls : 21 – 17
yellow cards : 0 – 0
red cards : 0 – 0

Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
Attendance: 30,000

National Anthems

22′ Dmitri Sychev hits the post for Russia’s first important scoring chance.

28′ David Villahas another shot, this time saved by the Russian keeper.

45′ 2 – 0 David Villa doesn’t miss this time and doubles Spain lead.

75′ 3-0 David Villa completes his clean hat-trick in style.

86′ 3-1 Roman Pavlyuchenko scores the consolation goal for Russia.

90′ 4-1 Cesc Fabregas sets the final score for a comfortable Spanish win.