Date: 10-06-2008
Stage: first round
Place: INNSBRUCK
Running time: 107 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: DVD
Commentary: italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Villa
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 18:00
Tivoli Neu Stadion, Innsbruck
Attendance: 30,772
Meteo: Cloudy, mild, 19°C
SPAIN
Iker Casillas (c)
Joan Capdevila
Pablo Marchena
Carles Puyol
Sergio Ramos
David Silva
Andrés Iniesta
Marcos Senna
Xavi Hernández
David Villa
Fernando Torres
Coach: Luis Aragonés (ESP)
54′ ↓Fernando Torres ↑Cesc Fàbregas
77′ ↓David Villa ↑Xabi Alonso
77′ ↓Andrés Iniesta ↑Santi Cazorla
RUSSIA
Igor Akinfeev
Alexander Anyukov
Yuri Zhirkov
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov
Denis Kolodin
Sergei Semak (c)
Igor Semshov
Roman Shirokov
Konstantin Zyryanov
Roman Pavlyuchenko
Dmitri Sychev
Coach: Guus Hiddink (RUS)
46′ ↓Dmitri Sychev ↑Vladimir Bystrov
57′ ↓Igor Semshov ↑Dmitri Torbinsky
70′ ↓Vladimir Bystrov ↑Roman Adamov
Referee: Konrad Plautz (AUT)
Goals:
20′ David Villa ESP
45′ David Villa ESP
75′ David Villa ESP
90′ Cesc Fàbregas (p) ESP
86′ Roman Pavlyuchenko RUS
Match overview
Spain demolished Russia 4-1 in their Euro 2008 opener at Tivoli Neu Stadion. David Villa’s first-half brace and a stoppage-time penalty from Cesc Fàbregas capped a dominant display, sandwiched around a third strike by Villa. Roman Pavlyuchenko’s late header offered Russia brief respite, but Luis Aragonés’s side controlled the contest throughout.
Trivia
David Villa’s hat-trick against Russia made him only the seventh player to net three goals in a European Championship match. The Tivoli Neu crowd witnessed Spain’s fluid passing style in cool, cloudy conditions typical of Innsbruck’s June weather, cementing Villa’s status as the tournament’s early star.
