The Euro 2008 Football Championship Thread
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i tipped russia at the beginning of the competition and i hoped they'll meet germany in the finals.
if spain progress, i am afraid it may be a repeat of spain - italy. big teams tend to be a bit cautious and they will cancel each other out. boring game
russia on the other hand, has nothing to lose and will go all out to create history. now that will certainly be fun.
if spain progress, i am afraid it may be a repeat of spain - italy. big teams tend to be a bit cautious and they will cancel each other out. boring game
russia on the other hand, has nothing to lose and will go all out to create history. now that will certainly be fun.
jullian_bei
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from the goal sequence i think it must be a thrilling game for germany... again the last 15 minutes produced the most goals...
OKAY !!! FINAL THREE !!
GERMANy
SPAIn
RUSSIA
vote now !!!!
OKAY !!! FINAL THREE !!
GERMANy
SPAIn
RUSSIA
vote now !!!!
fgl
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Germany scores late to advance
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By RAF CASERT,AP Sports Writer AP - Thursday, June 26 BASEL, Switzerland - Philipp Lahm ended Turkey's storybook run in the European Championship on Wednesday with a late goal in a 3-2 semifinal victory that kept Germany on target for a record fourth title.
In a wild finish that many people around the world did not see because the international TV feed went out, Lahm finished off the surprising Turks off a give-and-go with Thomas Hitzlsperger in the 90th minute. Lahm cut in from the left, set up a passing one-two, collected the ball and shot it past Rustu Recber to unleash the joy of some 20,000 German fans at St. Jakob Park.
With two goals in the final five minutes, the match could have gone either way, but after three stunning comeback victories in a row for Turkey, it was Germany's day.
First, Semih Senturk kept Turkey in the game with an 86th-minute equalizer, beating Jens Lehmann at the near post.
Ugur Boral gave Turkey the lead in the 22nd, but Bastian Schweinsteiger equalized in the 26th. Miroslav Klose then scored in the 79th off a feed from Lahm to put the Germans ahead, setting up the thrilling finish.
Late in the match, a protester carry a banner with the word "Tibet" on it ran onto the field and was subdued by security officers. Earlier, two players _ Simon Rolfes of Germany and Ayhan Akman _ need to have their foreheads stapled by trainers to stop bloody wounds. Neither of them finished the game.
Germany, which won Euros in 1972, 1980 and 1996, will play the winner of Thursday's Spain-Russia semifinal in Vienna, Austria. Sunday's final game also will be in Vienna.
For Turkey, it was the end of a tremendous tournament, its best since making the World Cup semifinals six years ago.
Turkey dominated most of the match despite four suspensions and five injuries, proving its run of extraordinary rallies was no fluke. With a fully fit team, Germany struggled _ but advanced to the final for the sixth time.
ESPN cut back to its studio analysts during the outages and showed video of spectators watching at a FanFest in Basel.
Germany's ZDF television wound up using a Swiss feed to televise the latter portions of the match after having to do a radio-style play-by-play when the picture went out. A violent thunderstorm that hit Vienna, where the TV broadcast center is located, was blamed.
http://aa.rd.yahoo.com/partners/ap/SIG=10mesffu6/*http://www.ap.org/
By RAF CASERT,AP Sports Writer AP - Thursday, June 26 BASEL, Switzerland - Philipp Lahm ended Turkey's storybook run in the European Championship on Wednesday with a late goal in a 3-2 semifinal victory that kept Germany on target for a record fourth title.
In a wild finish that many people around the world did not see because the international TV feed went out, Lahm finished off the surprising Turks off a give-and-go with Thomas Hitzlsperger in the 90th minute. Lahm cut in from the left, set up a passing one-two, collected the ball and shot it past Rustu Recber to unleash the joy of some 20,000 German fans at St. Jakob Park.
With two goals in the final five minutes, the match could have gone either way, but after three stunning comeback victories in a row for Turkey, it was Germany's day.
First, Semih Senturk kept Turkey in the game with an 86th-minute equalizer, beating Jens Lehmann at the near post.
Ugur Boral gave Turkey the lead in the 22nd, but Bastian Schweinsteiger equalized in the 26th. Miroslav Klose then scored in the 79th off a feed from Lahm to put the Germans ahead, setting up the thrilling finish.
Late in the match, a protester carry a banner with the word "Tibet" on it ran onto the field and was subdued by security officers. Earlier, two players _ Simon Rolfes of Germany and Ayhan Akman _ need to have their foreheads stapled by trainers to stop bloody wounds. Neither of them finished the game.
Germany, which won Euros in 1972, 1980 and 1996, will play the winner of Thursday's Spain-Russia semifinal in Vienna, Austria. Sunday's final game also will be in Vienna.
For Turkey, it was the end of a tremendous tournament, its best since making the World Cup semifinals six years ago.
Turkey dominated most of the match despite four suspensions and five injuries, proving its run of extraordinary rallies was no fluke. With a fully fit team, Germany struggled _ but advanced to the final for the sixth time.
ESPN cut back to its studio analysts during the outages and showed video of spectators watching at a FanFest in Basel.
Germany's ZDF television wound up using a Swiss feed to televise the latter portions of the match after having to do a radio-style play-by-play when the picture went out. A violent thunderstorm that hit Vienna, where the TV broadcast center is located, was blamed.
loldude333
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Yeah..........goal fest alright. The Vodkas and the Tequilas can play some damn sexy football.......watch out for it tonight. I predict a close shave for the winning team........can't say which bcos my heart shouts Spain but my mind ( equally loudly ) shouts Russia. I predict a similar scoreline as this morning's game, maybe even higher. One thing for sure, the team that attacks more will win. I dun think either of them can count on their defences to do their job well and hit the opponents on the counterattack.
Going to the Germany game, it was a very lucky scrape for them. They played like crap and Lukas Podolski was guilty of a horrible miss, just 15 yards and with only Rustu to beat, he fired over. I feel that Aurelio and Altintop did a great job, Ballack was completely silenced. Luckily the Germans had Hitzlsperger, he put Podolski clean through twice, one resulting in the aforementioned miss and the other led to Schweinsteiger's goal. He also had 2 shots, 1 went a little over the bar, the other whistled past the left upright. Such a great finish from Schweinsteiger, coolly guided away from Rustu with the outside of his foot. And that finish from Lahm, great. But if u look at the play, Turkey clearly deserved to go through, i liked Ugur Boral in particular. He looked a little pudgy but what pace. And those daring free kicks, both from him and Altintop. They certainly gave the Germans a lesson in attacking football. But had Rustu not made that suicidal dash off the line to try to deny Klose, they might have won.
Going to the Germany game, it was a very lucky scrape for them. They played like crap and Lukas Podolski was guilty of a horrible miss, just 15 yards and with only Rustu to beat, he fired over. I feel that Aurelio and Altintop did a great job, Ballack was completely silenced. Luckily the Germans had Hitzlsperger, he put Podolski clean through twice, one resulting in the aforementioned miss and the other led to Schweinsteiger's goal. He also had 2 shots, 1 went a little over the bar, the other whistled past the left upright. Such a great finish from Schweinsteiger, coolly guided away from Rustu with the outside of his foot. And that finish from Lahm, great. But if u look at the play, Turkey clearly deserved to go through, i liked Ugur Boral in particular. He looked a little pudgy but what pace. And those daring free kicks, both from him and Altintop. They certainly gave the Germans a lesson in attacking football. But had Rustu not made that suicidal dash off the line to try to deny Klose, they might have won.
Will the Russian bear exact revenge against the Spanish bull?
The bear has awoken from its slumber and seems to be in full flight. After bear-choking the Dutch, the bear is set to grab the bull by its horns and toss it aside.
Make no mistake, the bull has lost its sense of direction. Will fabricarse have first play or will aracajones go with his barca duo?
The bull has to sharpen its horns and clear its nostrils to win this game. The bear is quick and frenzied but needs too many chances to make one killing. Casillas is a great keeper and he will be the main difference between the two teams.
Expected score -
Russian Bear 1 - 2 Spanish Bull
The bear has awoken from its slumber and seems to be in full flight. After bear-choking the Dutch, the bear is set to grab the bull by its horns and toss it aside.
Make no mistake, the bull has lost its sense of direction. Will fabricarse have first play or will aracajones go with his barca duo?
The bull has to sharpen its horns and clear its nostrils to win this game. The bear is quick and frenzied but needs too many chances to make one killing. Casillas is a great keeper and he will be the main difference between the two teams.
Expected score -
Russian Bear 1 - 2 Spanish Bull
