Spain off to dream start

It took Spain more sweat and toil than they had anticipated but, in a game that saw a red card for Roman Sharanov and a glut of bookings, Inaki Saez’s side got off to the start to the Euro 2004 finals they had dreamed off.

Spain off to dream start
Sat, 12 Jun, 2004 - 23:12

FT: Spain 1 Russia 0

It took Spain more sweat and toil than they had anticipated but, in a game that saw a red card for Roman Sharanov and a glut of bookings, Inaki Saez’s side got off to the start to the Euro 2004 finals they had dreamed off.

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CourtsSoccerEuro 2004Place: AlgarvePlace: EnglandPlace: St GeorgePlace: LisbonPlace: FrancePerson: Roman SharanovPerson: Inaki SaezPerson: Juan Carlos ValeronPerson: SaezPerson: Fernando MorientesPerson: Ruben BarajaPerson: Carles PuyolPerson: VicentePerson: Iker CasillasPerson: Santiago CanizaresPerson: RaulPerson: Alexei SmertinPerson: Aleksandr MostovoiPerson: RussiansPerson: MorientesPerson: Rolan GusevPerson: Roman SharonovPerson: CasillasPerson: Dmitri AlenichevPerson: AldoninPerson: Urs MeierPerson: BarajaPerson: Xabi AlonsoPerson: ValeronPerson: PuyolPerson: OvchinnikovPerson: Carlos MarchenaPerson: Dmitri SychevPerson: Dmitri BulykinPerson: Ivan HelgueraPerson: SharonovPerson: Fernando TorresPerson: RadimovEvent: Euro 2004 finalsEvent: Euro 2004Organisation: SpainOrganisation: RussiaOrganisation: PortugalOrganisation: GreeceOrganisation: DeportivoOrganisation: Real MadridOrganisation: PortsmouthOrganisation: ValenciaOrganisation: MostovoiOrganisation: Albelda
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