Date: 14-06-2008
Stage: first round
Place: SALZBURG
Running time: 105 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: DVD
Commentary: italian
My rating: **
Notes: Pavlyuchenko
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 14 June 2008, 20:45
Red Bull Arena, Salzburg
Attendance: 31,063
Meteo: Clear, mild, 18 °C
RUSSIA
Igor Akinfeev
Alexander Anyukov
Sergei Ignashevich
Yuri Zhirkov
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov
Denis Kolodin
Sergei Semak (c)
Igor Semshov
Dmitri Torbinsky
Konstantin Zyryonov
Roman Pavlyuchenko
Coach: Guus Hiddink (RUS)
77′ Ivan Saenko
69′ ↓Diniyar Bilyaletdinov ↑Ivan Saenko
87′ ↓Yuri Zhirkov ↑Vassili Berezutskiy
GREECE
Antonis Nikopolidis
Trianos Dellas
Sotiris Kyrgiakos
Christos Patsatzoglou
Giorgos Seitaridis
Vassilis Torosidis
Ioannis Amanatidis
Angelos Basinas (c)
Konstantinos Katsouranis
Angelos Charisteas
Nikos Liberopoulos
Coach: Otto Rehhagel (GRE)
42′ Giorgios Karagounis
58′ Nikos Liberopoulos
40′ ↓Giorgos Seitaridis ↑Giorgios Karagounis
60′ ↓Nikos Liberopoulos ↑Theofanis Gekas
79′ ↓Ioannis Amanatidis ↑Stelios Giannakopoulos
Referee: Roberto Rossetti (ITA)
Goals:
33′ Konstantin Zyryonov RUS
Match overview
Russia ended Greece’s title defence with a 1-0 victory at Euro 2008. After a cautious first half, Konstantin Zyryonov pounced on a fumbled cross to score from close range. Despite late Greek pressure under clear Salzburg skies, Antonis Nikopolidis could not keep out the lone strike that sent Russia second in Group D and eliminated the holders.
Trivia
This defeat marked the first time Greece had lost a group-stage match in a major tournament while defending champions. Zyryonov’s goal remains one of only three scored by Russia against Greece at a European Championship finals.
