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SPAIN vs SLOVENIA

Match Report below

Match Stats:

MAN OF THE MATCH: Juan Carlos Valeron (Spain)

Teams:

Spain:   
          1-Iker Casillas 
          5-Carles Puyol 
          6-Fernando Hierro 
        20-Miguel Angel Nadal
          3-Juanfran (15-Romero 82) 
        21-Luis Enrique (4-Ivan Helguera 74) 
          8-Ruben Baraja 
        17-Juan Carlos Valeron 
        11-Javi de Pedro 
          7-Raul 
        10-Diego Tristan (9-Fernando Morientes 67)

Slovenia:
          1-Marko Simeunovic
          6-Aleksander Knavs
          5-Marinko Galic
          3-Zeljko Milinovic
        19-Amir Karic
          7-Doni Novak (14-Sasa Gajser 77)
          8-Ales Ceh
        11-Miran Pavlin
        13-Mladen Rudonja
        10-Zlatko Zahovic (18-Milenko Acimovic 63)
          9-Milan Osterc (21-Sebastjan Cimirotic 57)

Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Att: 28,598

Match Report: -

As expexted, Spain proved too much of a competition for Slovenia as they dropped to a 3-1 defeat. Raul scoring a minute before the break and Valeron and Hierro doing the damage in the closing stages of the match. Slovenia managed to hold off their strong opponents for most of the second half as Spain through bodies forward in attack and controlled the game for most of the match. Slovenia expecting anything but a win, managed to score a consolation goal through Cimirotic after 82 mins, just before Hierro finished the job and help Spain to win their opening group match for the first time in 52 years.