Portugal 1-2 Greece Match Report
Georgios Karagounis scored two free-kicks for European champions Greece to ensure Otto Rehhagels side overcame Portugal for the third time in as many meetings. Greece went ahead when the former Benfica player lashed home a stunning 20-metre free kick after 33 minutes. Karagounis made it 2-0 from another 20-metre free kick 26 minutes later. youtube:http://www.youtube Martin Kaut Women Jersey .com/watch?v=37OSOZlkI7Y Portugal, without Deco, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani and Jorge Andrade, piled on the pre sure and were rewarded when Joonas Donskoi Women Jersey striker Nuno Gomes tapped in after good work by substitute Hugo Almeida in the 75th minute. In the Euro 2008 Portugal will face Switzerland, Turkey and Czech Republic in Group A, while Greece are in Group D with Spain, Ru sia and Sweden. Seems like Portugal will have a lot easier opponents in their efforts to qualify to the second round, but still they will have to show more than in game against Greece and I think they will be able to do so with Deco, Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani Anton Lindholm Men Jersey , who were absent in this friendly.Greece team are seeking for their European champions title defence and if they will continue performing and winning like in qualifications, where they finished the first in group C, they have great chances to do so. Portugal Lineup: 1 Pereira Alexandre Martins Soares Ricardo; 5 Freitas Jose da Silva Fernando Meira; 2 Paulo Ferreira; 3 Caneira; 37 Miguel Luis Pinto Veloso; 16 Ricardo Carvalho; 27 Ricardo Andrade Bernardo Quaresma; 10 Jorge Neto Carlos Martins; 15 Kleper Laveran Lima Ferreira Pepe; 21 Miguel Soares Ribeiro Nuno Gomes; 11 Sabrosa Pedro Fonseca SimaoPortugal Substitutes: 22 Rui Patricio; Colin Wilson Kids Jersey 38 Miguel; 35 Miguel de Oliveira Jorge Ribeiro; 30 Eduardo Regufe Bruno Alves; 25 Jose Trindade Raul Meireles; 28 Felipe Joao Moutinho; 26 Miguel Pereira Hugo AlmeidaGreece Conor Timmins Men Jersey Lineup: 1 Antonis Nikopolidis; 25 Sotirios Kyrgiakos; 3 Christos Patsatzoglou; 28 Paraskevas Antzas; 15 Va silis Torosidis; 10 Giorgos Karagounis; 6 Angelos Basinas; 21 Kostas Katsouranis; 17 Theofanis Gekas; 9 Angelos Charisteas; 20 Ioannis AmanatidisGreece Substitutes: 12 Kostas Chalkias; 2 Giourkas Seitaridis; 5 Traianos Dellas; 18 Giannis Goumas; 24 Loukas Vyntra; 23 Nikos Spyropoulos; 8 Stelios Giannakopoulos; 30 Alexis Tziolis; 33 Nikos Liberopoulos; 22 Dimitrios Salpigidis; 4 Georgios Samaras
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Georgios Karagounis scored two free-kicks for European champions Greece to ensure Otto Rehhagels side overcame Portugal for the third time in as many meetings. Greece went ahead when the former Benfica player lashed home a stunning 20-metre free kick after 33 minutes. Karagounis made it 2-0 from another 20-metre free kick 26 minutes later. youtube:http://www.youtube Martin Kaut Women Jersey .com/watch?v=37OSOZlkI7Y Portugal, without Deco, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani and Jorge Andrade, piled on the pre sure and were rewarded when Joonas Donskoi Women Jersey striker Nuno Gomes tapped in after good work by substitute Hugo Almeida in the 75th minute. In the Euro 2008 Portugal will face Switzerland, Turkey and Czech Republic in Group A, while Greece are in Group D with Spain, Ru sia and Sweden. Seems like Portugal will have a lot easier opponents in their efforts to qualify to the second round, but still they will have to show more than in game against Greece and I think they will be able to do so with Deco, Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani Anton Lindholm Men Jersey , who were absent in this friendly.Greece team are seeking for their European champions title defence and if they will continue performing and winning like in qualifications, where they finished the first in group C, they have great chances to do so. Portugal Lineup: 1 Pereira Alexandre Martins Soares Ricardo; 5 Freitas Jose da Silva Fernando Meira; 2 Paulo Ferreira; 3 Caneira; 37 Miguel Luis Pinto Veloso; 16 Ricardo Carvalho; 27 Ricardo Andrade Bernardo Quaresma; 10 Jorge Neto Carlos Martins; 15 Kleper Laveran Lima Ferreira Pepe; 21 Miguel Soares Ribeiro Nuno Gomes; 11 Sabrosa Pedro Fonseca SimaoPortugal Substitutes: 22 Rui Patricio; Colin Wilson Kids Jersey 38 Miguel; 35 Miguel de Oliveira Jorge Ribeiro; 30 Eduardo Regufe Bruno Alves; 25 Jose Trindade Raul Meireles; 28 Felipe Joao Moutinho; 26 Miguel Pereira Hugo AlmeidaGreece Conor Timmins Men Jersey Lineup: 1 Antonis Nikopolidis; 25 Sotirios Kyrgiakos; 3 Christos Patsatzoglou; 28 Paraskevas Antzas; 15 Va silis Torosidis; 10 Giorgos Karagounis; 6 Angelos Basinas; 21 Kostas Katsouranis; 17 Theofanis Gekas; 9 Angelos Charisteas; 20 Ioannis AmanatidisGreece Substitutes: 12 Kostas Chalkias; 2 Giourkas Seitaridis; 5 Traianos Dellas; 18 Giannis Goumas; 24 Loukas Vyntra; 23 Nikos Spyropoulos; 8 Stelios Giannakopoulos; 30 Alexis Tziolis; 33 Nikos Liberopoulos; 22 Dimitrios Salpigidis; 4 Georgios Samaras
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