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07/07/2028, Toshe Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia, Live on National TV
European Championships Semi Final
Spain Vs Russia

Spain play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: C Violante (GK) , F Nanez (CB) , Q Cirino (CB) , A Ciprian (CB) , A Ortez (RB) , C Ancheta (LB) , Q Bailen (CDM) , O Rita (CAM) , Y Gaspar (RM) , O Rolan (LM) , E Chamorro (ST) And the subs are: J Lombardo (CB) , X Florez (CB) , C Bustamante (CM) , J Barrantes (CM) , S Ruis (ST)

Russia play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: V Lazko (GK) , I Bryzgalov (CB) , Z Stankevich (CB) , F Deputatov (RB) , F Polyansky (LB) , T Babin (CDM) , A Kerzhakov (CAM) , A Belov (RM) , K Gritsun (LM) , K Grankin (ST) , D Chervyakov (ST) And the subs are: I Fedorov (CB) , S Kovaleski (CB) , K Torgovanov (CM) , F Shirikov (CM) , A Andryunin (ST)
Welcome to Toshe Proeski Arena in Skopje, North Macedonia where Spain will face Russia.  This is a Semi-Final match in the European Championships.  The attendance is 33000.

1' - Spain kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

7' - Federico Nanez plays the ball to Yago Gaspar.  Yago Gaspar passes the ball to Alejandro Ciprian.  Alejandro Ciprian plays a short pass to Oihane Rolan.  Oihane Rolan sees a run from Emilio Chamorro.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Emilio Chamorro runs on to the ball.  Emilio Chamorro attempts the cutback, the ball falling to Quinto Bailen.  Quinto Bailen attempts a shot...but it hits the upright!  Toma Babin gets to the ball first and clears.

9' - Dmitri Chervyakov sees a run from Aleksei Belov.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Aleksei Belov is able to take the ball.  Aleksei Belov attempts a shot...but Carlos Violante manages to stop the shot!  

13' - Fedya Deputatov brings the ball forward, outpacing Oihane Rolan.  

16' - Quico Cirino tackles Fedya Deputatov and takes the ball.  Quico Cirino sees Onofre Rita making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Onofre Rita takes the ball.  Onofre Rita tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Vasili Lazko!  

20' - Vasili Lazko passes a long ball to Igor Bryzgalov.  Igor Bryzgalov spots a run from Kolya Gritsun.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Kolya Gritsun has strayed offside!  

25' - Emilio Chamorro tackles Fedya Deputatov and takes the ball.  Toma Babin tackles Emilio Chamorro and takes possession.  Toma Babin sees Kolya Grankin making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Kolya Grankin is able to take the ball.  Kolya Grankin attempts the cutback and is able to find Aleksei Belov.  Aleksei Belov hits a shot towards goal...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

26' - Carlos Violante sees Emilio Chamorro making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

32' - Aleksandr Kerzhakov passes the ball to Fedya Deputatov.  Fedya Deputatov finds Aleksandr Kerzhakov with a short pass.  Aleksandr Kerzhakov finds Igor Bryzgalov with a long ball.  Igor Bryzgalov sees Kolya Grankin making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Kolya Grankin is able to control the ball.  Kolya Grankin reaches the byline and attempts a cutback and the ball reaches Aleksandr Kerzhakov.  Aleksandr Kerzhakov looks to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is parried by Carlos Violante!  Dmitri Chervyakov is first to the ball...Dmitri Chervyakov looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is tipped around the post by Carlos Violante!  The linesman signals its a corner for Russia.  Kolya Gritsun places the ball to take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Angel Ortez.  

37' - Zernebog Stankevich finds Aleksei Belov with a long pass.  Aleksei Belov looks to unleash a long range shot...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

39' - Carlos Violante passes a long ball to Cuba Ancheta.  Cuba Ancheta sees Oihane Rolan making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Oihane Rolan is able to take the ball.  Oihane Rolan looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and Oihane Rolan scores!  That's an excellent goal from the Spain player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

40' - Russia kick the ball off for the restart.  

42' - Kolya Gritsun finds Zernebog Stankevich with a short pass.  Zernebog Stankevich plays the ball to Fedar Polyansky.  Fedar Polyansky spots a run from Dmitri Chervyakov.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Dmitri Chervyakov is caught offside!  

46' - Oihane Rolan chips a long ball to Federico Nanez.  Federico Nanez sees a run from Quinto Bailen.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Quinto Bailen is able to control the ball.  Quinto Bailen attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

46' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Russia kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

49' - Toma Babin passes the ball to Aleksei Belov.  Aleksei Belov passes to Aleksandr Kerzhakov.  Aleksandr Kerzhakov chips a long ball to Aleksei Belov.  Aleksei Belov curves the ball into the box, but opposing player Alejandro Ciprian takes possession.  

56' - Alejandro Ciprian finds Onofre Rita with a long pass.  Igor Bryzgalov successfully tackles Onofre Rita and gains possession for his team.  Igor Bryzgalov passes to Toma Babin.  Quinto Bailen successfully tackles Toma Babin and takes possession.  Quinto Bailen passes the ball to Federico Nanez.  Federico Nanez hits the ball long to Angel Ortez.  Angel Ortez speeds past Fedar Polyansky.  

58' - Fedar Polyansky successfully tackles Angel Ortez and takes the ball.  Fedar Polyansky sees a run from Dmitri Chervyakov.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

68' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Aleksandr Kerzhakov is going to be taken off.  Aleksei Andryunin is brought on from the bench.  

69' - Kolya Gritsun sees Aleksei Belov making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Aleksei Belov is caught offside!  

72' - Oihane Rolan chips a long ball to Quinto Bailen.  Kolya Gritsun successfully tackles Quinto Bailen and takes the ball.  Kolya Gritsun plays a long ball to Fedar Polyansky.  Fedar Polyansky takes a shot from distance, aiming for the corner of the net...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Cuba Ancheta is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

74' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Igor Bryzgalov is going to be taken off.  Igor Fedorov is going to be brought on.  

74' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Kolya Gritsun is going to be taken off.  Koldan Torgovanov is going to be brought on.  

77' - Fedya Deputatov passes to Dmitri Chervyakov.  Dmitri Chervyakov takes a shot from outside the area...and Dmitri Chervyakov scores!  That's a magnificent goal from the Russia player!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

77' - Spain kick the ball off for the restart.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Alejandro Ciprian is going to be taken off.  Xaverius Florez is brought on from the bench.  

81' - Fedar Polyansky spots a run from Kolya Grankin.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

83' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Emilio Chamorro is going to be taken off.  Saturnin Ruis is going to be brought on.  

84' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Yago Gaspar is going to be taken off.  Cruz Bustamante joins the game from the bench.  

85' - Koldan Torgovanov tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but Carlos Violante performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

88' - Carlos Violante hits the ball long to Federico Nanez.  Fedya Deputatov successfully tackles Federico Nanez and the ball goes loose.  Aleksei Andryunin slides the ball to Toma Babin.  Toma Babin sees a run from Dmitri Chervyakov.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

91' - Dmitri Chervyakov takes the ball past Xaverius Florez with a turn of pace.  

92' - Dmitri Chervyakov sees Aleksei Andryunin making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Aleksei Andryunin is able to control the ball.  Aleksei Andryunin looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but its wide!

92' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of normal time. 

92' - Spain kick the ball off for the restart.  

94' - Angel Ortez plays the ball to Xaverius Florez.  Xaverius Florez slides the ball to Cruz Bustamante.  Cruz Bustamante spots a run from Onofre Rita.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Onofre Rita is caught offside!  

97' - Koldan Torgovanov finds Zernebog Stankevich with a long ball.  Xaverius Florez dispossesses Zernebog Stankevich and takes possession.  Aleksei Andryunin dispossesses Xaverius Florez and gains possession for his team.  Russia attempt to counter.  Aleksei Andryunin brings the ball forward, outpacing Quinto Bailen.  

97' - Aleksei Andryunin curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Quico Cirino.  

101' - Fedya Deputatov finds Zernebog Stankevich with a short pass.  Zernebog Stankevich sees Dmitri Chervyakov making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Dmitri Chervyakov has strayed offside!  

104' - Kolya Grankin attempts to beat Federico Nanez using his skills and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

105' - With a turn of pace, Kolya Grankin beats Quinto Bailen.  

106' - Kolya Grankin curves the ball into the box, but opposing player Quico Cirino takes possession.  

106' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of the first half of extra time. 

106' - Russia kick the ball off for the restart.  

108' - Toma Babin plays a short pass to Zernebog Stankevich.  Zernebog Stankevich passes to Toma Babin.  Toma Babin spots a run from Aleksei Andryunin.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

115' - Fedya Deputatov fires a shot from outside the area...but the shot goes wide!

118' - Carlos Violante plays a short pass to Federico Nanez.  Federico Nanez sees Onofre Rita making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Onofre Rita takes the ball.  Onofre Rita tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Toma Babin gets to the ball first and clears.

121' - Quico Cirino plays a long ball to Federico Nanez.  Federico Nanez sees a run from Oihane Rolan.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Oihane Rolan runs on to the ball.  Oihane Rolan shoots...but Vasili Lazko stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Oihane Rolan gets to the ball first...Oihane Rolan attempts to shoot the ball into the top of the net...and its in! It's an excellent goal from Oihane Rolan for Spain!  The ball went in off the underside of the crossbar!

121' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of extra time. 



The match has ended Spain 2 - 1 Russia.