Still Hoping For A Surprise

 
Conroy Maddox
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Last night we were switching occasionally between two games, one channel was showing Italy versus Republic of Ireland.

While the other side had the game between Croatia versus Spain, I so wanted Croatia to beat Spain.

Croatia had many chances, as well as many shots on goal sadly they did not manage to get one.

Spain on the other hand got two goals; one was scored by Fernando Torres while the other one was scored by Ces Fabregas, both good goals.

It was very frustrating watching Croatia's wonderful Luka Moderic trying everything to get a goal, and then we took a brief look at the other game.

Italy had got one goal while Ireland had not managed one, then we went back to watch the Spain versus Croatia game.

It was in the second half that it was announced that Italy had got another goal; it was scored by Mario Ballotelli.

It was in the second half that Spain also got their second goal; Croatia had quite a few chances again and sadly missed them all.

Right at the end they had two good last chances that they should have nailed, both times the ball sailed past the goal.

Then they ran out of time and at the end of both games the scores were,

Italy 2-Republic of Ireland 0.     

In the other game it was Spain 2- Croatia 0, which meant that both Croatia as well as the Republic of Ireland were leaving the tournament and going home.

What a shame that teams like Poland and Croatia have left the competition, we are now left with all the usual suspects.

I'm still hoping for a surprise, it would be absolutely wonderful if Greece were to go all the way to the final and maybe even win again.

Well they have nothing to lose and everything to win, nobody thought that Chelsea would win the Champions League but they did.

Come on Greece surprise everybody and win the Euro Football Tournament 2012.

A Great Occasion.

 

Bienvenido Bones Banez Jr

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Last night we watched the Czech Republic play against Greece, the Greek team were playing without their two central defenders.

One was sent off in the first game against Poland, in my opinion the referee made a mistake, and the player got two yellow cards for playing the ball.

Which meant red when he got the second yellow card and that always means an instant dismissal from the game.

The other defender was badly injured and won't be taken any further part in the tournament, which is a shame as they really made the difference for the Greek team.

Without them the Greek team were noticeably less good, which the Czech team exploited by getting two quick goals in quick succession.

Then Petr Cech, the Czech teams goalkeeper made a crucial error, he ran out of his goal to catch a ball which he didn't catch.

However a nearby Greek player instantly buried it in the goal, to the delight of his teammates and the dismay of the Czech team.

Both sides tried to get additional goals but failed to achieve this aim, so the game ended 

Czech 2-Greece  1.

The next game was Russia versus Poland, there were fights before and after the game which needed police intervention.

The Russian fans were celebrating Russia's Day which caused a lot of upset amongst the Polish fans.

It was a very good game, in fact it was more of a battle than a game with neither side giving an inch.

The contest between Russia's Arshavin and Poland's brilliant attacking right back Piszczek promised to be fascinating.

The Polish side held their own against the Russians, who did not look so good in the first 15 minutes of the game, whereas the Polish team looked better than in the first game against Greece.

Sadly at 18 minutes into the game Polanski’s excellent goal was not allowed because it was offside, in the 41st minute Russia scored a goal.

Then it was half time after which both teams resumed the battle, in the 57th minute Poland scored, a wonderful goal from their captain Jakub Blaszczykowski.

At full time it was Poland 1-Russia 1 it was a highly enjoyable game with a draw being a fair result, now Russia need to get a draw with Greece on Saturday evening, while Poland must beat the Czech Republic.

That would be quite the occasion, judging by Poland's performance tonight they will be the favourites to win, imagine Poland playing Germany in the semi final, it could happen and it would be a great occasion.