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| Tonight sees a Group A showdown between Spain and Slovakia in Drammen as they battle for a place in the final of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship.Draw enough for SlovakiaSlovakia currently lead the group having racked up maximum points from their opening two games against Norway and the Czech Republic, scoring an incredible ten goals in the process. A draw would be enough for Peter Polák's side to reach Sunday's final in the Ullevaal stadium in Oslo, but even that is a tough challenge against a prodigiously talented Spain side who are finding top form.Ominous winHaving drawn their opening game against the Czechs 1-1 the Spanish then eased to an ominous 3-0 win against Norway that reminded everyone why they were many people's pre-tournament favourites.Bright talentsIn Fernando Torres and José Antonio Reyes the Iberians have two of the [url=http://portmanart.com/mailer/sale.htm]discount football kits[/url] brightest attacking talents of the tournament so far, although coach Iñaki Sáez is reluctant to put too much pressure on his young charges' shoulders. "We have a lot of young players who are already established in La Liga," he said. "But we do not know who will take the step from U19 level to higher levels."Murillo missingOne blow for Spain is that they will be missing Ander Murillo through suspension after the Athletic Club Bilbao defender picked up a second yellow card of the tournament against Norway. Spain are one of only two sides in the tournament to have kept a clean sheet thus far and Slovakia will certainly find their defence harder to breach than Norway's [url=http://stephenmcneff.co.uk/wp-admin/https.php]cheap football kits[/url] or the Czech Republic's.Gifted ŠeboThat is where Slovakia's gifted young goalscorer Filip Šebo may come into his own. The 1. FC Köln forward is the tournament's top scorer with three goals and coach Polák has acknowledged he is a key figure. "He is getting stronger in German football, and we are very, very happy to have him in the squad," Polák said.Major achievementWin, lose or draw, Slovakia have had a wonderful tournament, and have already achieved a major goal. "To go to the [FIFA] world championships next year was the first goal and we have made it and we have even made the bronze medal match here at least so now we can just do our best now and hope we keep going till the end," Polák said.'We will do our best'Turning his attention to Spain, the Slovakian coach added: "Of course we have seen Spain play, we had some people at the first match and we will also get some information from the second match against Norway so we will be prepared. And we will do our best to win again."Lots at stakeTonight's other group game in Nadderud may feature two sideswith no chance of reaching the final, but there is still much at stake. The Czechs, theoretically at least, can still reach the third-place play-off, but more realistically they are looking to secure third place in the [url=http://portmanart.com/mailer/sale.htm]cheap football kits for teams[/url] group, and with it a ticket to the World Youth Championship. 'We have to progress'“We have to forget what happened [against Slovakia] because the game against Norway is very important," said Czech coach Josef Krejča. "But if we want to be successful we have to be much better in defence. It was the biggest problem in our team. These young players are growing up all the time, we cannot stay on the same level, we have to progress a lot." Martin Kolář will be missing for the Czechs who will otherwise be at full strength.Onstad backAs for Norway, defender Kristian Onstad will return after serving a one-game suspension for his sending-off against Slovakia. Coach Bjørn Hansen [url=http://www.azchiropractor.net/about/jerseys.html]wholesale soccer jerseys[/url] was pleased with the progress his side showed against Spain after that opening loss and is keen to rally his troops. "The first half was positive, but again we conceded easy goals," he said. "Now Thursday's match against the Czech Republic will be like a cup final for us, with the winner capturing a ticket to next year's World Cup." Related ItemsSpain set up Drammen showdownSlovakia hit five againSlovakia spoil hosts' partySpain halted by battling Czechs
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