Posts Tagged ‘Euro 2008’

Spain 1-0 Germany
Spain claimed their first major title for 44 years after winning Euro 2008 with a deserved victory over Germany. Liverpool striker Fernando Torres was Spain’s goal hero, striking after 33 minutes when he cleverly lifted Xavi’s pass over Germany keeper Jens Lehmann.Spain dominated the final throughout, with Torres heading against the post and [...]


Spain 0-0 Italy (4-2 penalties)
Spain beat Italy 4-2 on penalties to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2008 after a dour goalless draw in Vienna. Marcos Senna came closest in normal time when Italy keeper Gianluigi Buffon fumbled his shot on to a post. Spain keeper Iker Casillas was the hero in the shoot-out, saving from [...]


Netherlands 1-3 Russia (aet)
Russia’s Andrei Arshavin was the architect as they dumped Netherlands out of Euro 2008 after extra time. Russia took the lead in normal time when Roman Pavlyuchenko volleyed home, only for Ruud van Nistelrooy to head in an 86th-minute leveller for the Dutch. But the brilliant Arshavin tormented Netherlands throughout and he [...]


Croatia 1-1 Turkey (1-3 penalties)

 

 
Turkey will meet Germany in the Euro 2008 semi-final after beating Croatia 3-1 on penalties after a dramatic extra-time finale in Vienna. Ivan Klasnic headed Croatia in front with seconds left – only for Turkey’s Semih Senturk to volley the equaliser with the last kick of the game.Arda Turan, Semih and [...]


Turkey 3-2 Czech Republic
Nihat Kahveci scored two late goals to complete a pulsating Turkey comeback against the Czech Republic and secure his side a Euro 2008 last eight spot. Jan Koller steered in a header to put the Czechs ahead before Jaroslav Plasil slid in to add a second. Arda Turan slotted in for Turkey [...]


Sweden 1-2 Spain
Spain booked a Euro 2008 quarter-final spot after David Villa’s last-gasp goal sank Sweden and Russia beat Greece.Spain took the lead on 15 minutes with a clever move that ended with Fernando Torres poking home David Silva’s cross. But Sweden responded well and levelled when Zlatan Ibrahimovic met Fredrick Stoor’s cross on 34 [...]


Italy 1-1 Romania
Italian keeper Gianluigi Buffon’s late penalty save from Adrian Mutu kept his side in Euro 2008 after a draw with Group C rivals Romania. Italy were denied the lead when Luca Toni was wrongly ruled offside before Mutu lifted in a shot after a poor backheader to put Romania ahead. The lead [...]


Croatia 2-1 Germany
Croatia claimed an impressive win over pre-tournament favourites Germany to reach the Euro 2008 quarter-finals. Darijo Srna broke the deadlock on 24 minutes when he beat Marcell Jansen to Danijel Pranjic’s cross and fired home. Croatia were gifted a second goal on 63 minutes when Ivan Rakitic’s cross came off Lukas Podolski and [...]


Czech Republic 1-3 Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo scored one goal and set up another as Portugal won their second successive match.Portugal went ahead on eight minutes when Deco scrambled the ball past keeper Petr Cech at the second attempt. The impressive Libor Sionko headed in from a corner to equalise but Ronaldo restored the lead with a [...]


Greece 0-2 Sweden
Zlatan Ibrahimovic produced a moment of magic to put Sweden on the path to a crucial Euro 2008 victory against holders Greece in Group D. Ibrahimovic scored his first goal for Sweden since 2005 with a stunning 25-yard strike after 67 minutes. Petter Hansson scrambled home Sweden’s second six minutes later to end [...]