Euro 2008 semi-final:Vienna-- Russia 0 Spain 3
Spain will play Germany in the final of Euro 2008 after a 3-0 victory over Russia at the Ernst Happel Stadium.Xavi, David Guiza and David Silva grabbed second-half goals to stun the Russians and end 24 years of underachievement during which they have not reached the final of a major competition
Stunning second half performance from Spain
TEAMS:
Russia: Akinfeyev, Anyukov, V Berezutsky, Ignashevich, Zhirkov, Zyryanov, Semak, Semshov, Saenko, Arshavin, Pavlyuchenko. Subs: Gabulov, Malafeev, Yanbaev, Alexei A Berezutsky, Adamov, Ivanov, Shirokov, Bilyaletdinov, Sychev, Bystrov.
Spain: Casillas, Ramos, Puyol, Marchena, Capdevila, Senna, Iniesta, Xavi, Silva, Villa, Torres. Subs: Palop, Reina, Albiol, Fernando Navarro, Fabregas, Santi Cazorla, Alonso, Sergio Garcia, Guiza, Arbeloa, Juanito, De la Red.
Ref: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Team news: Russia coach Guus Hiddink is forced into one change to the team that beat Holland in the quarter-finals - defender Vasili Berezutski coming in for the suspended Denis Kolodin - but Spain are unchanged following their penalty shoot-out victory over Italy.
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