Spain 4 Russia 1

June 10, 2008 | Filed Under: Euro 2008 
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Spain stamp their authority on the tournament and David Villa claims the first hat trick.Spain destroyed Russia in their opening match today. Just like they did in their World Cup opener they did it by scoring 4 goals. Fernando Torres and David Villa proved to be a fantastic partnership on the front line linking up for 2 of Villa’s 3 goals. Villa scored on 20, 44 and 75. Russia were handed a consolation goal on 86 minutes when Roman Pavlyuchenko powered the ball into the Spanish net from close range. Cesc Fabregas killed the game off just 10 minutes later with a rarely seen header.

Final score Spain 4 Russia 1.