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Greece 1-2 Spain
Half: 1-0
Goals
42'A. Charisteas1-0  
  1-1De la Red61'
  1-2Güiza88'
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Greece v Spain
Time Commentary
93' FULL TIME
The whistle goes to bring the curtain down on Greece's abysmal defence of their title. It has been a tricky three games for Rehhagel's side, who at least managed to find the back of the net this evening courtesy of the hero from four years ago, Charisteas. Spain's performance was not particularly impressive this evening, but given that Aragones made 10 changes to the starting line-up then that is hardly surprising. They will need to up their game against Italy in the quarter-finals, but with the likes of Torres and Villa both set to return then that is surely likely. This dead-rubber in Group D finished Spain 2-1 Greece.
90' STOPPAGE TIME
An entertaining but ultimately meaningless game slips into stoppage time with Greece set to bow out after at least one half-decent performance and Spain full of confidence after yet another win has extended their unbeaten run to 19 games.
87' GOOAALL!!!
And there we have it! Spain score the goal that was simply inevitable after I'd predicted an end to the scoring in this game. It was a well-worked goal too, with Sergio Garcia whipping in a perfect cross that found Guiza unmarked on the back post to thunder home Spain's second. It's Spain 2-1 Greece.
85' SUBSTITUTION
Salpigidis is replaced by Giannakopoulos as the current holders of the European Championship trophy prepare for their inevitable exit from the competition.
83' POOR SHOT
Sergio Garcia has a pop from distance but it's a comfortable save for Nikopolidis. This game looks likely to remain at 1-1... so now that I've said that expect at least one more goal!
81' TIMELY INTERCEPTION
Fabregas and Guiza linked up superbly in the box there, but just as Guiza looked set to pull the trigger in flew Antzas with a brilliant sliding tackle.
79' ANOTHER WASTED CHANCE
Another Spanish move breaks down as the Greek defence gang up on the out-numbered Guiza.
76' JUST WIDE... AGAIN!!!
Sergio Garcia almost exactly replicated Guiza's miss from just minutes ago, when the Spaniard flicked a ball across Nikopolidis and just past the far post.
74' ALMOST A SECOND
De la Red almost bagged his second of the evening, but this time the midfielder sliced his powerful drive on the edge of the area and it flew off target.
73' SUBSTITUTION
Tziolis replaces the man who set up the opening goal, Karagounis.
72' JUST WIDE!!!
Guiza slides a shot across Nikopolidis' goal that just evades the far post. It's been a tough night for the isolated Spanish striker.
70' SHOCKING TACKLE
Basinas picks up a yellow card for a terrible challenge as Spain launched a break down their right flank.
67' BANTER IN THE CROWD
The Greek fans have livened up a little in the second half and are now giving their Spanish counterparts a real run for their money in the noise stakes.
63' OFF THE POST!!!
Charisteas hits the post from a ridiculous angle after rounding the 'keeper. He did brilliantly to even get that close to scoring his second of the evening.
62' CH-CH-CHANGES
Antzas replaces Kyrgiakos at the back for Greece.
61' GOOAALL!!!
De la Red fires in the equaliser for Spain with a shot that almost tore the net in two. The ball fell to the midfielder on the edge of the area and he needed no second invitation to strike a crisp, clean, powerful drive that flew past a helpless Nikopolidis. It's 1-1!
58' SUBSTITUTION
Cazorla replaces Iniesta for Spain. Iniesta was the only Spanish player who started this game as well as the game against Sweden.
56' LONG SPELLS OF INACTIVITY
With Spain happy to play the ball around in the middle of the park and Greece happy to get numbers behind the ball to soak up any pressure, there are long periods in this game when nothing of any note happens at all. It's hard to blame either side, but their policies have not made for the best of spectacles.
53' OFF THE POST!!!
Alonso has a go from way out and strikes the left upright with Nikopolidis beaten all-ends-up. That was another spectacular effort from the midfielder who has produced some sparkling football at times this evening.
50' SHARP CLEARANCE
Reina sprints off his line to act as a sweeper behind his shaky looking defence and clears the ball as Greece launch yet another attack in what has been a decent start to the second half.
48' DANGEROUS DEFENDING
Spain struggle to deal with another Karagounis delivery as Greece go in search of a second set-piece goal to see off the Spanish resurgence.
46' SECOND HALF
The second half is underway and already it's clear that the Spanish are looking to up the tempo in this period. De la Red's had two shots charged down in the opening minute as the Spanish second-string look to show what they're made of.
45' HALF TIME
The whistle goes on a first half that Spain have dominated in terms of possession, chances and style, but Greece somehow hold the lead. Rehhagel's side have shown exactly what took them to the title four years ago, with a performance littered with gritty defending and lit up by one set-piece chance that Charisteas fired into the back of the net. It's not a result that means a great deal to either side, but Spain would prefer not to give up their 18 match unbeaten record as they head into the knock-out stages and a quarter-final clash with Italy.
45' CONTROVERSY
Alonso escapes a booking for thundering the ball into the face of the stricken Karagounis when the whistle had gone. The Spanish midfielder was a little lucky that Howard Webb considered that to be unintentional... as I'm not entirely it was!
44' YELLOW CARD
Arbeloa picks up a booking for another comment made to the referee. The Spanish need to be careful that they don't pick up any unnecessary suspensions in this game that really means very little to either side.
41' GOOAALL!!!
Greece take the lead through Charisteas! Karagounis whipped a ball in and it was the Greek striker who latched onto it to fire a powerful header beyond Reina to score Greece's opening goal of the tournament in their third game! It's 1-0 to Greece!
39' YELLOW CARD CONTROVERSY
The Spanish players are furious that Howard Webb failed to award a penalty for what looked like a blatant dive by Iniesta, and Guiza gets booked for complaining to the official.
37' WIDE OF THE POST
The free-kick is rolled to Alonso, who took aim and promptly missed the target! A poor effort from the Liverpool midfielder!
36' ANOTHER POOR CHALLENGE
Karagounis brings down Sergio Garcia in a dangerous position. There are a number of Spanish players who look interested in having a pop from this sort of distance.
33' HORRIBLE CHALLENGE
Karagounis picks up a booking for a terrible challenge on Iniesta, as the Spanish star rampaged forward in another slick Spanish attack.
30' LOVELY INTERCHANGE
Fabregas linked up superbly with Alonso, who hit a shot first time, which skimmed just past the post.
29' PARTY ATMOSPHERE
The Spanish fans are enjoying this opportunity to celebrate finishing top of the group and are making quite a noise in the Stadion Wals-Siezenheim.
26' ROW Z
Katsouranis slices his shot on the edge of the area and watches in horror as his attempt flies into row z!
23' SPECTACULAR ATTEMPT
Alonso goes for a spectacular shot from inside his own half that had the goalkeeper beaten but just didn't dip enough to squeeze under the bar! What an effort by the Liverpool midfielder, who's made quite a habit of scoring spectacular long-distance goals over the last few seasons.
21' SOLID DEFENCE
Greece aren't exactly going all out for the win this evening, but do look dangerous when they get the chance to whip the ball into the Spanish box, where Juanito and Albiol don't exactly look like a solid partnership.
17' PRETTY YET INEFFECITVE
Another Spanish move breaks down on the edge of the box as Iniesta is robbed of possession. Spain's football is good to watch but does seem to lack that killer edge at times.
14' DANGEROUS RUN
Iniesta makes ground down the left and wins his side a corner. However the Greeks defend the set-piece well and clear the danger with ease.
12' SET-PIECE SPECIALISTS
Greece look toothless in open play but have caused Spain a number of problems from set-plays, especially with Karagounis now reinstated into the side to deliver some really quality crosses.
9' ONE FOR THE CAMERAS
Reina makes a huge fuss of a straightforward save that should have caused the Liverpool 'keeper no problems at all. Was he trying to impress the cameras perhaps?
7' SOLID DEFENDING
Karagounis does well to cut out Sergio Garcia's through-ball on the edge of the area before launching an attack for Greece. The Greeks are under enormous pressure in the early stages in Salzburg!
3' EARLY PRESSURE
Spain burst forward again and Guiza whipped in a cross that almost found a Spanish shirt, but the 'keeper claimed well at his near post.
1' SUPERB START
De la Red slides an early shot wide of the post when it looked like he should have done better. However, replays show that Sergio Garcia got a touch that just put off his team-mate at the last second.
0' UNDERWAY
The anthems have been sung and Spain get the game underway.
0' ENGLISH INVOLVEMENT
Howard Webb, England's representative at the European Championship, takes charge of this game after being highly criticised for awarding a last minute penalty in the clash between Austria and Poland.
0' TEAM NEWS
Spain make just the ten changes to the side that started against Sweden! However it's still not a weak side by any stretch of the imagination, as Iniesta, Alonso, Fabregas all start in a side that's packed full of talent and flair. Greece also make changes as Karagounis, the midfield playmaker, is joined by Vintra, Spyropoulos, Salpigidis and Tziolis on Rehhagel's team-sheet.
0' MATCH PREVIEW
Group D winners Spain take on the already eliminated Greeks in a game in Salzburg that is slightly overshadowed by the key eliminator between Russia and Sweden elsewhere in the group. However the holders of the European Championship trophy will surely want to bow out on a high, while this game should prove a fantastic opportunity for those on the fringes of the Spain squad to show what they could bring to the team with a quarter-final against the World Champions Italy looming large on the horizon… so there is hope that this could turn out to be a half-decent game!
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Teams
GreeceSpain
Antonios Nikopolidis
Sotirios Kyrgiakos
Ioannis Amanatidis
Stelios Giannakopoulos
Angelos Charisteas
Angelos Basinas
Konstantinos Katsouranis
Loukas Vyntra
Alexandros Tziolis
Dimitrios Salpigidis
Traianos Dellas
Giorgos Karagounis
Paraskevas Antzas
Nikolaos Spiropoulos
José Reina
Xabi Alonso
Francesc Fabregas
Fernando Navarro
Iniesta
Juanito
Güiza
Sergio García
Cazorla
Albiol
Alvaro Arbeloa
De la Red
 
 
Substitution
63' - Antzas
 - Kyrgiakos
74' - Tziolis
 - Karagounis
86' - Giannakopoulos
 - Salpigidis
Cazorla - 58'
Iniesta - 
  
  
  
  
Yellow Cards
 Karagounis (34')
 Basinas (72')
 Vyntra (90')
Güiza (41')  
Arbeloa (44')  
 
GreeceTeam StatsSpain
1 Goals 2
1 Assists 2
14 Shots 24
3 Shots on Goal 6
4 Saves 2
0 Penalties Scored 0
0 Penalty Kicks 0
19 Crosses 13
1 Corner Kicks 5
4 Offsides 1
16 Fouls Committed 18
3 Cautions/Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
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Greece
  GA SHT SHT-OG Svs SPct PKF PKS YC RC
A. Nikopolidis 2 22 4 2 50.0 0 0 0 0
  SUB G Ast SHTS SOG SOG% CK CR FC FS Off YC RC
I. Amanatidis 0 0 5 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0
P. Antzas +64 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Basinas 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
A. Charisteas 1 0 3 1 33.3 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
T. Dellas 0 0 1 1 100.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
S. Giannakopoulos +87 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Karagounis -75 0 1 1 0 0.0 1 7 6 5 0 1 0
K. Katsouranis 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
S. Kyrgiakos -64 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
A. Nikopolidis 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Salpigidis -87 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 2 4 1 0 0
N. Spiropoulos 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0
A. Tziolis +75 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
L. Vyntra 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0

Spain
  GA SHT SHT-OG Svs SPct PKF PKS YC RC
J. Reina 1 13 2 1 50.0 0 0 0 0
  SUB G Ast SHTS SOG SOG% CK CR FC FS Off YC RC
Albiol 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
X. Alonso 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
A. Arbeloa 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0
Cazorla +59 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
De la Red 1 0 6 1 16.7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
F. Fabregas 0 0 0 0 - 5 6 3 1 0 0 0
Fernando Navarro 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 5 2 0 0 0
Güiza 1 1 5 2 40.0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0
Iniesta -59 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
Juanito 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
J. Reina 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sergio García 0 1 3 1 33.3 0 1 1 6 0 0 0

Goalkeepers
GAGoals Allowed
SHTShots Faced
SHT-OGShots on Goal Faced
SvsSaves
SPctSave Pct.(Percentage)
PKFPenalty Kicks Faced
PKSPenalty Kicks Saved
YCCautions/Yellow Cards
RCRed Cards
Players
GGoals
SHTSShots
SOGShots on Goal
SOG%Shots on Goal %
CKCorner Kicks
CRCrosses
FCFouls Committed
FSFouls Suffered
YCCautions/Yellow Cards
RCRed Cards
AstAssists
OffOffsides
SUBSubstitution
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