EURO 2008 Blog

Romania and France made the first draw and goalless match. A very secure way of playing assured on either side that the opposing team would not score.

Romanian lineup:

1. Lobont, 3. Rat, 15. Goian, 4. Tamas, 2. Contra, 5. Chivu, 6. Radoi, 11. Cocis, 10. Mutu, 21. D. Niculae, 16. Nicolita

Substitutes: 12. Popa, 23. Stancioiu, 17. Moti, 14. Ghionea, 13. Sapunaru, 22. St. Radu, 19. Ad. Cristea, 20. Dica, 8. Codrea, 9. Marica, 7. Fl. Petre, 18. M. Niculae

Coach: Victor Piturca

Substitutions:

63′ Codrea replaces Cocis

78′ Marius Niculae replaces Mutu

90+2′ Dica replaces Radoi

Yellow cards:

Daniel Niculae(28), Contra(40), Goian(44)
shots on target : 0
shots off target : 4
possession (%) : 46
corner kicks : 3
offsides : 1
fouls : 18
yellow cards : 3
red cards : 0

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Germany wins 3 points in group B by scoring twice against Poland, first through Podolski in the 20th minute and then again him in the 72nd minute.

German lineup:

1. Lehmann, 2. Jansen, 21. Metzelder, 17. Mertesacker, 16. Lahm, 20. Podolski, 13. Ballack, 8. Frings, 4. Fritz, 9. Gómez, 11. Klose

Substitutes: 12. Enke, 3. A. Friedrich, 15. Hitzlsperger, 6. Rolfes, 14. Trochowski, 18. Tim Borowski, 7. Schweinsteiger , 19. Odonkor, 10. Neuville, 22. Kuranyi

Coach: Joachim Löw

Substitutiones:

56′ Schweinsteiger replaces Fritz

76′ Hitzlsperger replaces Gomez

90′ Klose is replaced with Kuranyi

Yellow cards:

Schweinsteiger(64)

Statistics:

shots on target : 5
shots off target : 6
possession (%) : 52
corner kicks : 4
offsides : 5
fouls : 14
yellow cards : 1
red cards : 0

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The third game brought the first penalty shot and so Croatia scored through Modric in the 4th minute to lead throughout the whole game by 1 goal and win 3 points against Austria.

Austrian lineup:

21. Macho, 2. Standfest, 15. Prödl, 4. Pogatetz, 12. Gercaliu, 10. Ivanschitz, 3. Stranzl, 6. Aufhauser, 19. Säumel, 9. Linz, 20. Harnik

Substitutes: 23. Özcan, 1. Manninger, 17. Hiden, 13. Katzer, 16. Patocka, 11. Korkmaz, 8. Leitgeb, 14. Garics, 7. Vastic, 5. Fuchs, 18. Kienast, 22. Hoffer

Coach: Josef Hickersberger

Substitutions:

60′ Ivica Vastic replaces Jurgen Saeumel.

69′ Umit Korkmaz replaces Gercaliu.

73′ Kienast replaces Linz.

Yellow cards:

Pogatetz(4), Sauemel(20), Prodl(68)

Statistics:

shots on target : 6
shots off target : 9
possession (%) : 53
corner kicks : 4
offsides : 0
fouls : 17
yellow cards : 3
red cards : 0

Croatian lineup:

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The second match and the second result displays a quite normal course of the championship. Portugal dominated the game, but stroked only in the 61st minute through Pepe and in the 92nd through Raul Meireles ending the first game in victory, not like in 2004 when they lost the first game with Greece. Through this game Portugal showed that they are potential future European Champions.

Portuguese lineup:

1. Ricardo, 4. Bosingwa, 15. Pepe, 16. Ricardo Carvalho, 2. Paulo Ferreira, 20. Deco, 8. Armando Petit, 10. João Moutinho, 7. Cristiano Ronaldo, 21. Nuno Gomes, 11. Simão Sabrosa

Substitutes:12. Quim, 22. Rui Patrício, 13. Luis Miguel, 14. Jorge Ribeiro, 5. Fernando Meira, 3. Bruno Alves, 17. Ricardo Quaresma, 6. Raul Meireles, 19. Nani, 18. Miguel Veloso, 23. Hélder Postiga, 9. Hugo Almeida

Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari

Substitutions:

68′ Nuno Gomes is replaced with Nani.

82′ Raul Meireles replaces Simao Sabrosa.

90′ Deco is replaced with Meira.

Yellow cards:

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Turkish lineup:
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Finally it has begun and the first match brought the first goal: Sverkoš (Czech Republic) scores after the Swiss defense fails to manage the ball in the 71st minute. This match confirmed the statistics which showed that the organizing team usually looses the first match, Switzerland following this way Portugal which lost in 2004 against Greece in the first game.

Swiss lineup:

1. Diego Benaglio, 3. Ludovic Magnin, 5. Stephan Lichtsteiner, 4. Philippe Senderos, 20. Patrick Müller, 16. Tranquillo Barnetta, 15. Gelson Fernandes, 8. Gökhan Inler, 19. Valon Behrami, 11. Marco Streller, 9. Alexander Frei

Substitutes: 21. Eldin Jakupovic, 17. Christoph Spycher, 13. Stéphane Grichting, 23. Philipp Degen, 10. Hakan Yakin, 7. Ricardo Cabanas, 14. Daniel Gygax, 22. Johan Vonlanthen

Coach: Jakob Kuhn

Substitutions:

45′ Yakin replaces Frei

75′ Johan Vonlanthen replaces Lichtsteiner

83′ Derdiyok replaces Behrami

Yellow cards:

Magnin (60), Barnetta(90)

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