Greece: Nikopolidis, Seitaridis, Dellas, Torossidis, Kyrgiakos, Katsouranis, Patsatzoglou, Basinas, Amanatidis, Charisteas, Lymberopoulos.
Russia: Akinfeyev, Kolodin, Semak, Ignashevich, Bilyaletdinov, Zyryanov, Zhirkov, Pavlyuchenko, Semshov, Torbinski, Anyukov.

Greece 0-1
(0-1) Russia

Zyryanov 34

R

Bookings:

Karagounis 42
Liberopoulos 58

Bookings:

Saenko 77
Torbinsky 85

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GREECE - LeftRUSSIA - Right

Possession

50%

50% Shots on target

5

6 Shots off target 3 13 Corners 6 9 Fouls 18 13

Greece

• 01 Nikopolidis
• 02 Seitaridis (40 Karagounis )
• 05 Dellas
• 16 Kyrgiakos
• 15 Torosidis
• 21 Katsouranis
• 06 Basinas
• 03 Patsatzoglou
• 09 Charisteas
• 23 Liberopoulos (60 Gekas )
• 20 Amanatidis (79 Giannakopoulos )

Substitutes

• 12 Chalkias,
• 19 Antzas,
• 18 Goumas,
• 11 Vyntra,
• 04 Spyropoulos,
• 08 Giannakopoulos,
• 10 Karagounis,
• 22 Tziolis,
• 07 Samaras,
• 14 Salpigidis,
• 17 Gekas,
• 13 Tzorvas

Russia

• 01 Akinfeev
• 22 Aniukov
• 08 Kolodin
• 04 Ignashevich
• 18 Zhirkov (87 Berezutsky )
• 11 Semak
• 07 Torbinsky
• 17 Zyryanov
• 20 Semshov
• 15 Bilyaletdinov (69 Saenko )
• 19 Pavluchenko

Substitutes

• 12 Gabulov,
• 14 Shirokov,
• 02 Berezutsky,
• 03 Yanbaev,
• 05 Berezutsky,
• 13 Ivanov,
• 23 Bystrov,
• 21 Sychev,
• 09 Saenko,
• 06 Adamov,
• 16 Malafeev

Ref: Roberto Rosetti

Sweden: Isaksson, Stoor, Mellberg, Hansson, Nilsson, Elmander (Sebastian Larsson 79), Andersson, Svensson, Ljungberg, Henrik Larsson (Kallstrom 87), Ibrahimovic (Rosenberg 46).
Subs Not Used: Shaaban, Wiland, Linderoth, Alexandersson, Majstorovic, Granqvist, Allback, Wilhelmsson, Dorsin.

Booked: Svensson.

Goals: Ibrahimovic 34.

Spain: Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Marchena, Puyol (Albiol 24), Capdevila, Iniesta (Santi Cazorla 59), Senna, Xavi (Fabregas 58), Silva, Villa, Torres.
Subs Not Used: Palop, Reina, Fernando Navarro, Alonso, Sergio Garcia, Guiza, Arbeloa, Juanito, De la Red.

Booked: Marchena.

Goals: Torres 15, Villa 90.

Att: 30,000

Ref: Pieter Vink (Holland).

Sweden

Ibrahimovic 34

1-2
(1-1) Spain

Torres 15
Villa 90

R

Bookings:

Svensson 55

Bookings:

Marchena 54

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SWEDEN - LeftSPAIN - Right

Possession 50% 50% Shots on target 3 9 Shots off target 7 4 Corners 0 8 Fouls 17 16

Sweden

• 01 Isaksson
• 05 Stoor
• 03 Mellberg
• 04 Hansson
• 02 Nilsson
• 11 Elmander (79 Larsson )
• 19 Andersson
• 08 Svensson
• 09 Ljungberg
• 17 Larsson (87 Kallstrom )
• 10 Ibrahimovic (46 Rosenberg )

Substitutes

• 12 Shaaban,
• 13 Wiland,
• 06 Linderoth,
• 07 Alexandersson,
• 14 Majstorovic,
• 15 Granqvist,
• 16 Kallstrom,
• 18 Larsson,
• 20 Allback,
• 21 Wilhelmsson,
• 22 Rosenberg,
• 23 Dorsin

Spain

• 01 Casillas
• 15 Sergio Ramos
• 04 Marchena
• 05 Puyol (24 Albiol )
• 11 Capdevila
• 06 Iniesta (59 Santi Cazorla )
• 19 Senna
• 08 Xavi (58 Fabregas )
• 21 Silva
• 07 Villa
• 09 Torres

Substitutes

• 13 Palop,
• 23 Reina,
• 02 Albiol,
• 03 Fernando Navarro,
• 10 Fabregas,
• 12 Santi Cazorla,
• 14 Alonso,
• 16 Sergio Garcia,
• 17 Guiza,
• 18 Arbeloa,
• 20 Juanito,
• 22 De la Red

Ref: Pieter Vink
Att: 30000

Holland: Van der Sar, Boulahrouz, Ooijer, Mathijsen, Van Bronckhorst, De Jong, Engelaar (Robben 46), Kuyt (Van Persie 55), Van der Vaart (Bouma 78), Sneijder, van Nistelrooy.
Subs Not Used: Timmer, Stekelenburg, Heitinga, De Zeeuw, Melchiot, De Cler, Huntelaar, Afellay, Vennegoor of Hesselink.

Booked: Ooijer.

Goals: Kuyt 10, Van Persie 59, Robben 72, Sneijder 90.

France: Coupet, Sagnol, Thuram, Gallas, Evra, Govou (Anelka 75), Toulalan, Makelele, Malouda (Gomis 60), Ribery, Henry.
Subs Not Used: Mandanda, Frey, Boumsong, Abidal, Vieira, Benzema, Nasri, Clerc, Squillaci, Diarra.

Booked: Makelele, Toulalan.

Goals: Henry 71.

Att: 32,000

Ref: Herbert Fandel (Germany).

Netherlands

Kuyt 10
Van Persie 59
Robben 72
Sneijder 90

4-1
(1-0) France

Henry 71

R

Bookings:

Ooijer 52

Bookings:

Makelele 33
Toulalan 82

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HOLLANDFRANCE

Possession 56% 44% Shots on target 12 8 Shots off target 3 9 Corners 2 6 Fouls 17 17

Netherlands

• 01 Van der Sar
• 21 Boulahrouz
• 02 Ooijer
• 04 Mathijsen
• 05 Van Bronckhorst
• 17 De Jong
• 08 Engelaar (46 Robben )
• 18 Kuyt (55 Van Persie )
• 23 Van der Vaart (78 Bouma )
• 10 Sneijder
• 09 van Nistelrooy

Substitutes

• 13 Timmer,
• 16 Stekelenburg,
• 03 Heitinga,
• 06 De Zeeuw,
• 07 Van Persie,
• 11 Robben,
• 12 Melchiot,
• 14 Bouma,
• 15 De Cler,
• 19 Huntelaar,
• 20 Afellay,
• 22 Vennegoor of Hesselink

France

• 23 Coupet
• 19 Sagnol
• 15 Thuram
• 05 Gallas
• 13 Evra
• 10 Govou (75 Anelka )
• 20 Toulalan
• 06 Makelele
• 07 Malouda (60 Gomis )
• 22 Ribery
• 12 Henry

Substitutes

• 01 Mandanda,
• 16 Frey,
• 02 Boumsong,
• 03 Abidal,
• 04 Vieira,
• 08 Anelka,
• 09 Benzema,
• 11 Nasri,
• 14 Clerc,
• 17 Squillaci,
• 18 Gomis,
• 21 Diarra

Ref: Herbert Fandel
Att: 32000

Italy: Buffon, Zambrotta, Panucci, Chiellini, Grosso, Camoranesi (Ambrosini 85), Pirlo, De Rossi, Del Piero (Quagliarella 77), Perrotta (Cassano 58), Toni.
Subs Not Used: Amelia, De Sanctis, Gamberini, Barzagli, Gattuso, Di Natale, Borriello, Aquilani, Materazzi.

Booked: Pirlo, De Rossi.

Goals: Panucci 56.

Romania: Lobont, Contra, Tamas, Goian, Rat, Radoi (Dica 25), Petre (Nicolita 59), Codrea, Chivu, Mutu (Cocis 88), Daniel Niculae.
Subs Not Used: Popa, Stancioiu, Marica, Sapunaru, Ghionea, Moti, Marius Niculae, Cristea, Radu.

Booked: Mutu, Chivu, Goian.

Goals: Mutu 55.

Att: 30,000

Ref: Tom Ovrebo (Norway).

Italy

Panucci 56

1-1
(0-0) Romania

Mutu 55

Mutu pen miss 81

R

Bookings:

Pirlo 61
De Rossi 90

Bookings:

Mutu 43
Chivu 58
Goian 73

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ITALY - LeftROMANIA - Right

Possession 47% 53% Shots on target 4 8 Shots off target 3 4 Corners 12 5 Fouls 12 19

Italy

• 01 Buffon
• 19 Zambrotta
• 02 Panucci
• 04 Chiellini
• 03 Grosso
• 16 Camoranesi (85 Ambrosini )
• 21 Pirlo
• 10 De Rossi
• 07 Del Piero (77 Quagliarella )
• 20 Perrotta (58 Cassano )
• 09 Toni

Substitutes

• 14 Amelia,
• 17 De Sanctis,
• 05 Gamberini,
• 06 Barzagli,
• 08 Gattuso,
• 11 Di Natale,
• 12 Borriello,
• 13 Ambrosini,
• 15 Quagliarella,
• 18 Cassano,
• 22 Aquilani,
• 23 Materazzi

Romania

• 01 Lobont
• 02 Contra
• 04 Tamas
• 15 Goian
• 03 Rat
• 06 Radoi (25 Dica )
• 07 Petre (59 Nicolita )
• 08 Codrea
• 05 Chivu
• 10 Mutu (88 Cocis )
• 21 Niculae

Substitutes

• 12 Popa,
• 23 Stancioiu,
• 09 Marica,
• 11 Cocis,
• 13 Sapunaru,
• 14 Ghionea,
• 16 Nicolita,
• 17 Moti,
• 18 Niculae,
• 19 Cristea,
• 20 Dica,
• 22 Radu

Ref: Tom Ovrebo
Att: 30000

Austria: Macho, Garics, Prodl, Stranzl, Pogatetz, Leitgeb, Aufhauser, Ivanschitz, Korkmaz, Harnik, Linz.

Subs: Manninger, Ozcan, Standfest, Fuchs, Vastic, Gercaliu, Katzer, Patocka, Hiden, Kienast, Saumel, Hoffer.

Poland: Boruc, Wasilewski, Jop, Bak, Zewlakow, Dudka, Lewandowski, Krzynowek, Roger, Saganowski, Smolarek.

Subs: Kowalewski, Fabianski, Wawrzyniak, Golanski, Gargula, Pazdan, Lobodzinski, Murawski, Zahorski, Kokoszka.

Austria

Vastic 90 (pen)

1-1
(0-1) Poland

Roger 30

L

Bookings:

Korkmaz 56
Prodl 73

Bookings:

Wasilewski 58
Krzynowek 62
Bak 90

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AUSTRIA - LeftPOLAND - Right

Possession 53% 47% Shots on target 6 10 Shots off target 8 4 Corners 9 8 Fouls 12 23

Austria

• 21 Macho
• 14 Garics
• 15 Prodl
• 03 Stranzl
• 04 Pogatetz
• 08 Leitgeb
• 06 Aufhauser (74 Saumel )
• 10 Ivanschitz (64 Vastic )
• 11 Korkmaz
• 20 Harnik
• 09 Linz (64 Kienast )

Substitutes

• 01 Manninger,
• 23 Ozcan,
• 02 Standfest,
• 05 Fuchs,
• 07 Vastic,
• 12 Gercaliu,
• 13 Katzer,
• 16 Patocka,
• 17 Hiden,
• 18 Kienast,
• 19 Saumel,
• 22 Hoffer

Poland

• 01 Boruc
• 13 Wasilewski
• 02 Jop (45 Golanski )
• 06 Bak
• 14 Zewlakow
• 05 Dudka
• 18 Lewandowski
• 08 Krzynowek
• 20 Roger (85 Murawski )
• 11 Saganowski (83 Lobodzinski )
• 07 Smolarek

Substitutes

• 12 Kowalewski,
• 22 Fabianski,
• 03 Wawrzyniak,
• 04 Golanski,
• 10 Gargula,
• 15 Pazdan,
• 17 Lobodzinski,
• 19 Murawski,
• 21 Zahorski,
• 23 Kokoszka

Ref: Howard Webb
Att: 51428

Croatia

Srna 24
Olic 62

2-1
(1-0) Germany

Podolski 78

Bookings:

Srna 27
Simunic 45
Modric 90
Leko 90

Bookings:

Ballack 75
Lehmann 90

Sent off:

Schweinsteiger 90

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CROATIA - LeftGERMANY - Right

Possession 43% 57% Shots on target 9 2 Shots off target 4 5 Corners 7 6 Fouls 11 18

Croatia

• 01 Pletikosa
• 05 Corluka
• 04 Kovac
• 03 Simunic
• 22 Pranjic
• 11 Srna (80 Leko )
• 14 Modric
• 10 Kovac
• 07 Rakitic
• 19 Kranjcar (85 Knezevic )
• 18 Olic (72 Petric )

Substitutes

• 12 Galinovic,
• 23 Runje,
• 02 Simic,
• 06 Vejic,
• 08 Vukojevic,
• 09 Kalinic,
• 13 Pokrivac,
• 15 Knezevic,
• 16 Leko,
• 17 Klasnic,
• 20 Budan,
• 21 Petric

Germany

• 01 Lehmann
• 16 Lahm
• 21 Metzelder
• 17 Mertesacker
• 02 Jansen (45 Odonkor )
• 04 Fritz (82 Kuranyi )
• 08 Frings
• 13 Ballack
• 20 Podolski
• 09 Gomez (65 Schweinsteiger )
• 11 Klose

Substitutes

• 12 Enke,
• 23 Adler,
• 03 Friedrich,
• 05 Westermann,
• 06 Rolfes,
• 07 Schweinsteiger,
• 10 Neuville,
• 14 Trochowski,
• 15 Hitzlsperger,
• 18 Borowski,
• 19 Odonkor,
• 22 Kuranyi

Ref: Frank De Bleeckere

As i've been out all day, School, Tennis Match, Tennis Squad, Scalectrics, I have been unable to post my usual Euro 2008 Reports!

Be back tomorrow with them!

Matt

Sweden 2-0 Greece

Greece start their defence of their European Championship tonight against Sweden.

Greece

01 Nikopolidis

02 Seitaridis

16 Kyrgiakos

19 Antzas

05 Dellas

15 Torosidis

09 Charisteas

06 Basinas

21 Katsouranis

10 Karagounis

17 Gekas

Sweden

01 Isaksson

07 Alexandersson

03 Mellberg

04 Hansson

02 Nilsson

21 Wilhelmsson

08 Svensson

09 Ljungberg

19 Andersson

10 Ibrahimovic

17 Larsson

This marks Henrik Larssons return to international football. The first half was pretty uneventful with an early booking for Charisteas of Greece. Greece have edged the possession so far, both sides have had 3 shots and Greece had 2 on target where as Sweden only 1. Predominantly the Swedish strike force have been the best players on the pitch for their hard work in the first half. Despite having less possession I feel Sweden will go into half time as the happier side.

I thought it would take some magic and magic is exactly what it took. After Sweden scrambled a goal early in the second half Greece pressed on the Swedish Defence until one chance for Sweden turned into glory, man of the match Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a screamer from the edge the box to secure the points.

Man of the Match - Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Its not amazing because I only had a short time in which to write it. Unfortunately I couldn't get a decent picture of the goal

Spain

Villa 20
Villa 45
Villa 75
Fabregas 90

4-1
(2-0) Russia

Pavluchenko 86

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SPAIN - Left RUSSIA -Right

Possession 43% 57%

Shots on target 16 6

Shots off target 4 6

Corners 4 6

Fouls 21 15

Spain

• 01 Casillas
• 15 Sergio Ramos
• 04 Marchena
• 05 Puyol
• 11 Capdevila
• 21 Silva (77 Alonso )
• 19 Senna
• 08 Xavi
• 06 Iniesta (63 Santi Cazorla )
• 07 Villa
• 09 Torres (54 Fabregas )

Substitutes

• 13 Palop,
• 02 Albiol,
• 03 Fernando Navarro,
• 20 Juanito,
• 18 Arbeloa,
• 14 Alonso,
• 22 De la Red,
• 10 Fabregas,
• 12 Santi Cazorla,
• 17 Guiza,
• 16 Sergio Garcia,
• 23 Reina

Russia

• 01 Akinfeev
• 22 Aniukov
• 14 Shirokov
• 08 Kolodin
• 18 Zhirkov
• 21 Sychev (45 Bystrov )
• 17 Zyryanov
• 11 Semak
• 20 Semshov (57 Torbinsky )
• 15 Bilyaletdinov
• 19 Pavluchenko

Substitutes

• 12 Gabulov,
• 02 Berezutsky,
• 03 Yanbaev,
• 04 Ignashevich,
• 05 Berezutsky,
• 23 Bystrov,
• 07 Torbinsky,
• 13 Ivanov,
• 09 Saenko,
• 06 Adamov,
• 16 Malafeev

Ref: Konrad Plautz
Att: 30000

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