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Match 44 Brasilia - Gimnasio Nilson Nelson
11 October
Spain
5:2
Russia
5:2 (1:1)
  • ALVARO (12'28")
  • TORRAS (30'32")
  • DANIEL (32'23" PEN)
  • JAVI RODRIGUEZ (38'36")
  • LUIS AMADO (39'09")
  • Dmitry PRUDNIKOV (17'39")
  • Konstantin MAEVSKIY (26'52")

Referee Massimo CUMBO (ITA)

Summary

Spain ride second-half surge

Spain ride second-half surge

Defending champions Spain struck for four unanswered goals during an eight-minute span in the second half to turn a one-goal deficit into a 5-2 Group F second round victory over Russia at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008 on Saturday. Goalkeeper Sergey Zuev kept the Russians in the match with two key saves in the first half, but he proved mortal over the final 20 minutes. Zuev denied Javi ...

Highlights

Line-up

ESP
RUS
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Venancio LOPEZ (ESP)
(RUS) Oleg IVANOV
Officials
  • Referee: Massimo CUMBO (ITA)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Karoly TOROK (HUN)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Scott KIDSON (AUS)
  • Fourth official: Badrul KALAM (MAS)
  • Absent
  • Not in lineup

Photos

Quotes

"Finding ourselves behind with ten minutes to go was a difficult situation. Knowing how to cope with situations like this is very important and we managed it brilliantly," Venancio Lopez, Spain coach

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    STATISTICS
    SpainStatisticsRussia
    33Shots18
    8Corner kicks6
    0Yellow cards0
    0Second yellow card and red card0
    0Red Cards0
    50%Possession (%)50%