Euro 2008: Greece 0-2 Sweden (Match Report and Video)

June 11th, 2008

This game was unlikely to be a thriller, with the current holders Greece going against Sweden. Both teams tactics are usually to defend and then counter attack, so there was going to be a clash. Sweden were wearing yellow shirts and socks with blue shorts, and Greece were wearing all white.

Within the first ten minutes, nothing really seemed to happen, there was open play and Sweden created a couple of runs down the wings, and at around ten minutes Greece started to play a bit of football as well, forcing Man City and Sweden goal keeper Isaksson in to some saves.

The game continued in this boring manner for the majority of the half, Sweden creating some good opportunities, but neither team really seemed very interested in the game, and usual hot shot Henrik Larsson didn’t seem to want to shoot.

Commentators and Greek and Swedish fans alike were clearing incensed when the Greek defenders started playing it around, keeping it within three players and boring everyone to within an inch of their lives after playing the ball to one another for minutes before lumping the ball up field for a Swedish throw. In fact, the most entertaining part of the first half was when Inter Milan striker Ibrohimavic was kicked right where it hurts.

It was a relief for everyone when the half time whistle blew and concluded what was easily the most boring half of football in Euro 2008 so far, and everyone was hoping the second half would be more exciting.

As the players came out for the second hand, it soon became apparent the manager’s half time discussions hadn’t been very inspiring, the players once again boring us to death until on the sixty seventh minute Ibrohimavic played a cute little one – two with Henrik Larsson before smashing the ball into the top corner.

Greece stepped up their game after this, but on the seventy third minute Hansson bundled the ball over the line following a catalogue of errors from both Freddy Ljungberg and the Greek players alike. After this it was effectively game over.

Overall, an appalling game, both teams failing to impress, especially current holders Greece, who can’t have had more than five shots in the whole game.

Final Score:
Greece 0 – 2 Sweden

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