Greece invoked the spirit of Euro 2004 as they reached the Euro 2012 last eight at the expense of Russia with a shock 1-0 win in Warsaw. More
90+4' There goes the final whistle! Greece are into the last eight. They win 1-0, and Russia are out of the tournament. Astonishing stuff. Greece and the Czechs go through from Group A. The Czechs top the section with a 1-0 win over Poland.
90+1' Berezutsky pushes in the box. Pogrebnyak has been booked for handling in the area. Frantic moments here. Russia have a corner, but it comes to nothing.
83' Dzagoev inches wide with a header from Arshavin's cross. That is an inch wide. So, so close to the leveller for Russia. But no goal.
82' Ninis arrives to replace Salpingidis for Greece.
80' Izmailov takes over from Anyukov for Russia. Last throw of the dice perhaps.
79' Salpingidis fires a fine ball across the face of goal. Malefeev fails to collect the loose ball, but no takers on hand. Fine play by Greece.
77' Pogrebnyak has replaced Glushakov for the Russians.
71' Dzageov has been booked for a late challenge. And he will miss the last eight clash if Russia get there.
70' Tzavellas cracks a shot off a bar from 25 yards with Malefeev beaten. So close to a 2-0 lead. Greece coming on strong in this second half.
69' Zhirkov brings down Salpingidis. Late challenge and the Greeks have a free-kick from 25-yard range. Zhirkov has been booked.
66' Makos takes over from Karagounis for Greece. He has had a fine match tonight in his record-equalling game for Greece.
63' Gekas departs to be replaced by Holebas for Greece.
60' Karagounis goes to ground under Ignashevich, but the Greece skipper has been booked. That is a huge decision. Should perhaps have been a penalty.
58' Anyukov forced to nudge the ball over the bar from Torosidis's ball into the box. Inches away from a second Greece goal.
47' Pavlyuchenko has been brought on to take over from Kerzhakov for Russia.
46' Russia get this second period underway. Work to be done for Dick Advocaat's side.
45+3' There goes the whistle for the break. Greece lead 1-0 at half-time. Would you believe it? Greece are heading into the last eight unless Russia can hit back.
45+2' GOAL! Karagounis races into the Russia box before firing a shot under Malafeev. Greece have the lead. Awful defending by Russia it must be said. All over the place at the throw-in.
38' Zhirkov certainly likes a strike as he thumps a shot over the bar from 25 yards out. Hit that with some pace, but not on target. Good effort.
27' Papadopoulos back to clear the ball from Arshavin's ball across the goal. Superb clearance. Had to get that one spot on.
15' Malafeev out to punch the clearance away before Katsouranis is forced to wallop the ball away after a blistering run by Zhirkov. What a run that was.
11' Kerzhakov drills a volley at goal. Inches away there. Brilliant effort from the edge of the box. That was so, so close....
10' Lovely ball into the middle by Dzagoev. Both teams now carving out chances here. Humid sort of night in Warsaw for this one as Dzagoev lifts a shot miles over the bar.
9' Arshavin pops up in the middle to direct a volley at goal, but Sifakis is equal to it. Fine stop by the Greek goalkeeper. We remain at 0-0.
7' Samaras dinks the ball into the middle of the Russian box, but Salpingidis just fails to connect on the cross. Another decent move by Greece.
4' Greece earn a corner in this match in the opening moments. Karagounis throws in the corner and Katsouranis's volley is tipped away by Malafeev. Almost a shock opener for Greece.
1' We are off and running. Huge game for both countries here.
19.05 Teams: Greece: Sifakis, Maniatis, K. Papadopoulos, Tzavellas, Torossidis, Papastathopoulos, Karagounis, Katsouranis, Samaras, Salpingidis, Gekas SUBS: Chalkias, Tzorvas, Malezas, Holebas, Makos, Fotakis, Ninis, Fortounis, Fetfatzidis, Liberopoulos, Mitroglou////Russia: Malafeev, Anyukov, Ignashevich, Zhirkov, Berezutski, Shirokov, Denisov, Dzagoev, Glushakov, Arshavin, Kerzhakov SUBS: Akinfeev, Shunin, Sharonov, Granat, Nababkin, Izmailov, Kombarov, Semshov, Pavlyuchenko, Pogrebnyak
83' Dzagoev inches wide with a header from Arshavin's cross. That is an inch wide. So, so close to the leveller for Russia. But no goal.
79' Salpingidis fires a fine ball across the face of goal. Malefeev fails to collect the loose ball, but no takers on hand. Fine play by Greece.
70' Tzavellas cracks a shot off a bar from 25 yards with Malefeev beaten. So close to a 2-0 lead. Greece coming on strong in this second half.
58' Anyukov forced to nudge the ball over the bar from Torosidis's ball into the box. Inches away from a second Greece goal.
45+2' GOAL! Karagounis races into the Russia box before firing a shot under Malafeev. Greece have the lead. Awful defending by Russia it must be said. All over the place at the throw-in.
38' Zhirkov certainly likes a strike as he thumps a shot over the bar from 25 yards out. Hit that with some pace, but not on target. Good effort.
27' Papadopoulos back to clear the ball from Arshavin's ball across the goal. Superb clearance. Had to get that one spot on.
15' Malafeev out to punch the clearance away before Katsouranis is forced to wallop the ball away after a blistering run by Zhirkov. What a run that was.
11' Kerzhakov drills a volley at goal. Inches away there. Brilliant effort from the edge of the box. That was so, so close....
10' Lovely ball into the middle by Dzagoev. Both teams now carving out chances here. Humid sort of night in Warsaw for this one as Dzagoev lifts a shot miles over the bar.
9' Arshavin pops up in the middle to direct a volley at goal, but Sifakis is equal to it. Fine stop by the Greek goalkeeper. We remain at 0-0.
7' Samaras dinks the ball into the middle of the Russian box, but Salpingidis just fails to connect on the cross. Another decent move by Greece.
4' Greece earn a corner in this match in the opening moments. Karagounis throws in the corner and Katsouranis's volley is tipped away by Malafeev. Almost a shock opener for Greece.
19.05 Teams: Greece: Sifakis, Maniatis, K. Papadopoulos, Tzavellas, Torossidis, Papastathopoulos, Karagounis, Katsouranis, Samaras, Salpingidis, Gekas SUBS: Chalkias, Tzorvas, Malezas, Holebas, Makos, Fotakis, Ninis, Fortounis, Fetfatzidis, Liberopoulos, Mitroglou////Russia: Malafeev, Anyukov, Ignashevich, Zhirkov, Berezutski, Shirokov, Denisov, Dzagoev, Glushakov, Arshavin, Kerzhakov SUBS: Akinfeev, Shunin, Sharonov, Granat, Nababkin, Izmailov, Kombarov, Semshov, Pavlyuchenko, Pogrebnyak
Edison, if Portugal and Denmark both win 1-0. Germany beat Portugal, Portugal beat Denmark and in the scenario above Denmark beats Germany. Germany does not go through to next round. That's just how the tie break rules work.
Russia have a better goal difference than Greece, so why do Greece go through? There's no point in trying to score goals then, better off just playing like chelsea did against Barcelona and hope you can get a goal on the break. A dissapointing result in my opinion, Russia would have provided better competition in the next stage.
the real winner was the bookie
The way I see the Karagounis yellow card is that the referee didn`t see any physical contact between the Russian defender and the Greek midfielder inside the penalty box and UEFA have probably told all referee`s and linesmen, but especially referee`s that if they are in a good position to make a clear judgement call either way for a deliberate foul with body contact or a fall when in possession and no body contact he has to give the penalty, spot kick and a yellow card to the defender or a yellow card to the attacking player for trying to cheat using ungentlemanly conduct. Now if the referee thought it a brazen enough attempt to cheat using playacting on the part of Karagounis he could have shown him a red card, especially if he had attempted to do it within the same match. This is where I believe a video referee such as is used in rugby union could and should be used for a second and final decision if the match official referee was unsighted or he feels an incorrect judgement would be prejudicial to the outcome of the match for either team. A slow motion replay of the incident from different angles and perspectives should highlight whether the referee was right or wrong in his judgement, but until slo-mo, video referee officials are brought in the match official referee is the final arbiter of the decision made whether it was correct or incorrect his human judgement is final and cast in the rule book of association football worldwide.
For group B matches, If Denmark win against Germany, regardless of the score, Denmark and Germany will go through even if Portugal win 10-0 against the Netherland. Denmark will top the table because of (a) (Post 127) and Germany will be second because Germany already won against Portugal. This is my opinion..
I also don't quite understand but this is what I thought. Because the points are the same, they will look at (a) (source=post no 127 by stephen). Greece got 3 points while Russia 0.. This situation will be different if before match between Greece and Russia, both of the team share the same point (e.g 3 points) If lets say they draw in this (both team get 1 point), other rule will be applied, such as the goal differences..
wow, am fuckin happy the 2 fuckin host are furkin out, fuckin racists
If both Portugal and Denmark win 1:0 then there is a 3 way tie with 6 ptswith Germany! a) higher number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question; (3 pts from head tto head) b) superior goal difference in the matches among the teams in question (all teams N=0, P=0 & D=0 from H2H) c) higher number of goals scored in the matches among the teams in question (P=3, D=3, G=1) In this scenario Portugal and Denmark go through because Germany only scored 1 goal against the tie break teams!
@Nico, if Portugal and denmark loose their games, they both go out i think. its even more complex if they both win
I understand head to head because its so simple and straightforward. What i dont understand is why russia was still topping the group while losing to greece untill Czech republic scored????? Thats the bit evading my little brain
all does countries that, dont have respect for others, will be the first to go out in this tournament,,, croatia will be the next,,,
Chun-Yu why wouldn't Denmark go on Head to Head with Holland?
Confusion comes tomorrow. If Portugal loses and Denmark loses than who goes through? Portugal, Denmark and Holland would all have 3 points. In the stated scenario, Portugal beat Denmark and Denmark beat Holland but Holland beat Portugal. Who wins the Head-to Head? (rock, paper, scissors)
in any other tournament the result would be decided on goal differance if two teams had equal points why has this been changed?
wow i am shocked. how did Russia not win this group is beyond me. what a shame.
Putin will not be happy....
If tomorrow Germany beats Denmark and Netherlands win 1:0 Portugal. Can Netherlands goes through on head to head with Portugal?
I'm shocked that the Russian team I watched in the first match are now on the way home! I have to say the refs have been a joke at this tournament & I don't know how biased refs get away with it time & time again & nothing is done. Bad decisions can swing a game & it should not be happening.