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Teddy Stadium - Jerusalem 06/06/2013 - 18:00CET (19:00 local time)
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Spain - Russia 1-0 - 06/06/2013 - Match page - Under-21 2013
Morata late show gives Spain winning start
Published: Thursday 6 June 2013, 19.00CET
Spain made a winning start to the defence of their UEFA European Under-21 Championship crown but they left it late in Group B, debutant Álvaro Morata coming off the bench to break Russia's resistance with eight minutes remaining in Jerusalem.
It looked as if Julen Lopetegui's title holders would be frustrated by a combination of their own awry finishing and Russia's stubborn defending but eventually their superiority told when Thiago Alcántara swept in a free-kick from the right flank and Morata's back-header sent the ball flashing past the fingertips of Nikolai Zabolotni.
Lineups
 | Spain |  | Russia |
| 1 | De Gea (GK) | 1 | Zabolotni (GK) |
| 2 | Montoya | 2 | Tsallagov 80 |
| 3 | Illarramendi | 3 | Schennikov 23 |
| 5 | Bartra | 4 | Chicherin |
| 6 | Iñigo Martínez | 5 | Burlak (C) |
| 9 | Rodrigo78 | 7 | Petrov |
| 10 | Thiago Alcántara (C) | 8 | Shatov86 |
| 11 | Tello85 | 14 | Yakovlev |
| 18 | Moreno | 15 | Belyaev |
| 19 | Muniain63 | 17 | Cheryshev58 |
| 22 | Isco | 20 | Bibilov46 |
Substitutes | |||
| 23 | Joel (GK) | 16 | Filtsov (GK) |
| 13 | Mariño (GK) | 12 | Kritsuk (GK) |
| 4 | Nacho | 6 | Kirillov80 |
| 7 | Canales78 | 9 | Panyukov |
| 8 | Koke85 | 11 | Kanunnikov58 |
| 12 | Morata63 82 | 13 | Bryzgalov |
| 14 | Camacho | 18 | Emelyanov |
| 15 | Marc Muniesa | 19 | Grigoryev4673 |
| 16 | Álvaro | 21 | Zotov |
| 17 | Sarabia | ||
| 20 | Carvajal | ||
| 21 | Álvaro Vázquez | ||
Coaches | |||
| Julen Lopetegui (ESP) | Nikolai Pisarev (RUS) | ||
Referee | |||
| Matej Jug (SVN) | |||
Standings
Group B
| P | Pts | |
|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | 1 | 3 |
 Spain | 1 | 3 |
 Germany | 1 | 0 |
 Russia | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 06/06/2013 23:53 CET
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
Match statistics
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Minute By Minute
- 86Shatov (Russia) is shown a yellow card.
- 85Koke (in) - Tello (out) (Spain)
- 82Morata (Spain) scores!
The reigning champions lead at Teddy Stadium. Thiago Alcántara's curling free-kick from the left is met by substitute Álvaro Morata, who flicks the ball past the helpless Nikolai Zabolotni in the Russia goal. Spain finally get the reward for their dominance of possession. - 80Kirillov (in) - Tsallagov (out) (Russia)
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Full-time at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem. Spain were frustrated for long periods by a determined Russia side but their attacking play eventually paid off, Álvaro Morata heading the winner on 82 minutes. Julen Lopetegui's side begin their title defence on the front foot in Group B.