VICTOR AND ROMERO BACK IN SPANISH TEAM Thursday 19th August, 2004 -- Deportivo players Victor Sanchez and Romero returned to the Spanish team on Wednesday during a 3-2 friendly win against Venezuela. Both players hadn’t played for their country since a while, as for the winger it had been almost three years ago. victor和romero在星期三的國家隊比賽中再次為西班牙國家隊披掛上陣 兩位球員都友好一陣子沒有入選國家隊了 尤其是victor,這位中場球員上次入選國家隊已經是三年前的事情了 Romero occupied the left wing, which was covered by Raul Bravo during the disastrous performances of Spain at the Euro 2004 tournament. One year ago Romero seemed to have played his last match for the Spanish team, because his age (33), the presence of rivals (Capdevila, Raul Bravo) and lack of reputation (the defender had played just seven international matches until then) looked to mark an end to this period. But on Wednesday he beat his rivals and formed the defence together with Canizares (goalkeeper), Puyol and Helguera (central defenders) and Michel Salgado (right defender). romero在比賽中擔任左後衛,以往他在國家隊也同樣擔任這個位置,但去年 已經三十三歲的他已漸漸被其他球員所取代,星期三他與cani,puyol,helguera 和salgado共同擔任國家隊後防的重責大任 The Spanish midfield was provided by Valencia, as the presence of Vicente, Albelda and Baraja wasn’t a surprise. The right wing, covered at the Euro 2004 tournament by Etxeberria, Joaquin and even Luque, was for Victor Sanchez and in this way he earned his seventh match with Spain. The winger had played six matches for the Spanish team between February, 2000 and November, 2001, and this could be considered a crucial return. Morientes and Raul formed the striking duo of Spain, once again sacrificing Valeron. All eleven starting players came from the best four Spanish clubs (Valencia, Barcelona, Deportivo and Real Madrid). As mentioned, Luis Aragones’ first match as national coach of Spain resulted in a narrow win and one to forget about. 32,000 spectators at Gran Canaria watched how Victor Sanchez and Michel Salgado set up Spain’s first goal scored by Morientes. Minutes later the match was level again thanks to Rojas, and Aragones brought Reyes, Valeron, Fernando Torres and Raul Tamudo after the break. The second half, with these attacking players, would be a much better one and soon Raul Tamudo gave Spain a new lead. Once again Victor Sanchez was involved, as out of his corner kick the goal was produced. The best goal of Spain was produced through a combination between Reyes and Tamudo, with the Espanyol striker scoring his second of the night and Spain’s third. In injury-time Rafael Castelin decreased the Spanish lead, although this was too late to endanger the result. [MATCH STATISTICS:] Spain: Canizares (Valencia) – Romero (Deportivo), Puyol (FC Barcelona), Helguera (Real Madrid), Michel Salgado (Real Madrid) – Vicente (Valencia), Albelda (Valencia), Baraja (Valencia), Victor Sanchez (Deportivo) - Raul (Real Madrid), Morientes (Real Madrid). Also played: Valeron (Deportivo), Xabi Alonso (Liverpool), Reyes (Arsenal), Joaquin (Betis Sevilla), Raul Tamudo (Espanyol) and Fernando Torres (Atletico) Venezuela: Angelucci - Vielma, Rey, Cichedo, Jonay - Luis "Pajaro" Vera, Ricardo Paez, Gaby Urdaneta, Rojas, Leopoldo Jimenez - Margiotta. Also played: Andres Gonzalez, Alexander Rondon, Rafael Castelin, Andres Rouga, Fernando D'Ornelas and Rafa Ponzo. Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti (Italy). Showed yellow cards to Salgado (Spain), Rey, Vielma and Jonay (Venezuela) Attendance: 32,000 (Estadio de Gran Canaria) --

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