Spain vs Russia @ Innsbruck [R]

[sidspaceman]

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Tivoli Neu

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[sidspaceman]

Please no flames and no trolls.

Thank You

[unclesox]

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Match #7
Tuesday 10 June
18:00 Central European / 12noon North American eastern


Recent form (last five international results)
- SPAIN: WWW??
4-June v United States (H)
31-May v Peru (H)
1-0 Italy (H)
1-0 France (H)
1-0 Northern Ireland (H)
- RUSSIA: WL???
4-June v Lithuania (A)
28-May v Serbia (A)
23-May v Kazakhstan (H)
0-3 Romania (A)
1-0 Andorra (A)


Last meeting between teams
27 May 2006
Friendly in Albacete
Spain 0-0 Russia


History
Played: 3
Spain wins: 2
Russia wins: 0
Draws: 1
Goals scored: Spain 2, Russia 0

[Excape Goat]

I heard that Andrei Arshavin is suspended for this match.

[unclesox]

I heard that Andrei Arshavin is suspended for this match.
Arshavin is suspended for Russia's first two matches (against Spain and Greece) after being sent off for violent conduct in Russia's final qualifying game against Andorra.

Sky Sports link (http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11966_2969725,00.html)

[unclesox]

Recent form (last five international results)

- SPAIN: WWW??
4-June v United States (H)
31-May v Peru (H)
1-0 Italy (H)
1-0 France (H)
1-0 Northern Ireland (H)

- RUSSIA: WLWW?
4-June v Lithuania (A)
2-1 Serbia (A)
6-0 Kazakhstan (H)
0-3 Romania (A)
1-0 Andorra (A)
Updated.

Russia 6-0 Kazakhstan
1-0 Pogrebnyak (pen) 26'
2-0 Bystrov 45'
3-0 Zyrianov 58'
4-0 Bilyaletdinov (pen) 85'
5-0 Torbinskiy 89'
6-0 Sychev 90'

Serbia 1-2 Russia
0-1 Pogrebnyak 12'
1-1 Pantelic 18'
1-2 Pavlyuchenko 47'

[gethomas3]

Let's go Russia! :)

[Marbur66]

Spain 1 - Russia 0 (it will be a close game)

[Mikebsiu]

I think Russia will be the group whipping boys kind of like Bulgaria in the last euros. I think they are the only team with an entire squad based in their own country, and the ones who did play abroad failed.

[gethomas3]

I think Russia will be the group whipping boys kind of like Bulgaria in the last euros. I think they are the only team with an entire squad based in their own country, and the ones who did play abroad failed.

You obviously don't watch the Russian Premier League...:rolleyes:

[jcvf90]

cant wait for some Torres vs Akinfeev action.

I give it to spain but not by much since this tourney is probably the most evenly matched tourney there is.
2-1

[Kyryacos]

Russia will win 2-1 but Spain will dominate ball possession. Russia will score both goals from outside the box and Spain with Torres.

[sinner78]

is Pavel Pogrebnyak injured??
or will he be fit to play the group stage

[unclesox]

is Pavel Pogrebnyak injured??
or will he be fit to play the group stage
Twisted his knee against Serbia last week.
The Russian Federation has already ruled him out for this match, and team doctors are apparently advising he go under the knife and not play at all in the tournament.
For the moment, though, Hiddink is keeping him in the squad.
(Reuters) (http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFootballNews/idUKL0307252820080603)

[unclesox]

UPDATED:

Recent form (last five international results)
- SPAIN: WWWWW
1-0 v United States (H)
2-1 v Peru (H)
1-0 Italy (H)
1-0 France (H)
1-0 Northern Ireland (H)
- RUSSIA: WLWWW
4-1 v Lithuania (A)
2-1 Serbia (A)
6-0 Kazakhstan (H)
0-3 Romania (A)
1-0 Andorra (A)



Spain 2-1 Peru
1-0 Villa 38'
1-1 Rengifo 74'
2-1 Capdevila 90'

Russia 4-1 Lithuania
0-1 Savenas 23'
1-1 Zyrianov 33'
2-1 Arshavin 52'
60' Bilyaletdinov misses penalty
3-1 Pavlyuchenko 64'
4-1 Bystrov 80'

Spain 1-0 United States
1-0 Xavi 78'

[unclesox]

Referee: Konrad Plautz (AUT)
Assistant #1: Egon Bereuter (AUT)
Assistant #2: Markus Mayr (AUT)
4th Official: Grzegorz Gilewski (POL)



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Konrad Plautz

-- Reffed five matches during EURO 2008 qualifying. None of the matches involved Greece, Sweden, Russia or Spain.

-- Was in charge of the following UEFA Champions League matches this past season:
Liverpool 0-1 Marseille
Rangers 0-0 Barcelona
Inter 3-0 Fenerbahçe
Olympiakos 0-0 Chelsea
Milan 0-2 Arsenal
Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea

-- Also refereed one UEFA Cup tie:
Sporting 0-2 Rangers

[colins1993]

Phonetic spelling of AKINFEEV please so I do not mispronounce it.

THX mucho

[jcvf90]

E-Gor a-keen-fiv, its wat i think possibly wrong though.

[Shichinin]

It's actually more like: ah-kin-FEY-ef

[colins1993]

Vielen Dank