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FARO-LOULE, Portugal, June 12 (UPI) -- Spain survived a 1-0 victory over Russia Saturday in Euro 2004.
Substitute Juan Carlos Valero scored from the box, firing home Carles Puyol's right wing cross in the 60th minute, just one minute after coming for star striker Fernando Morientes.
The Russians were stopped from taking the lead in the 37th minute when goalkeeper Iker Casillas made an instinctive save to stop Dmitri Alenichev coming in on the left side unmarked and made another save on Alenichev from 20 yards just one minute later.
All hopes of tying the game dissipated when two minutes from time, Russia was down to 10 men when Roman Sharonov got a second yellow card for blocking Fernando Torres' run on the edge of the box.
With Portugal losing the earlier game in Group A against Greece, Spain is in position to reach the quarterfinal round.
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