Greece v Russia highlights

Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:16pm EDT
 
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SALZBURG (Reuters) - Highlights of Euro 2008 match between Greece and Russia in Group D on Saturday:

RESULT - GREECE 0 RUSSIA 1.

90 + 2 ACTION - Pavlyuchenko misses a sitter as Russia break.

87 SUBSTITUTION - Russia bring on defender Vasily Berezutsky for Yuri Zhirkov.

87 ACTION - Haristeas has the ball in the Russia net after a breakaway but the effort is ruled out for offside.

79 SUBSTITUTION - Greece take off Yannis Amanatidis and bring on Stelios Giannakopoulos.

77 YELLOW CARD - Saenko is booked for a foul on Karagounis.

70 SUBSTITUTION - Bilyaletdinov comes off and is replaced by Ivan Saenko.

69 ACTION - Clear chance for Greece as Karagounis swings in a dangerous corner but Haristeas's downward header is comfortably caught by keeper Igor Akinfeyev.

61 SUBSTITUTION - Liberopoulos comes off and Greece send on Fanis Gekas.

58 YELLOW CARD - Greece forward Nikos Liberopoulos gets booked for elbowing.

57 ACTION - Pavlyuchenko's clever backheel gives Bilyatidinov a clear shot at goal but he fires wide.

53 ACTION - Diniyar Bilyaletidinov puts Pavlyuchenko through and he does some nifty work to get past his defender and bear down on goal, but his right-foot shot whistles wide.

HALFTIME. GREECE 0 RUSSIA 1.

42 YELLOW CARD - Karagounis has barely been on the field before he trips Semshov and gets booked.

40 SUBSTITUTION - Greece bring on midfielder Giorgios Karagounis for defender Giourkas Seitaridis.  Continued...

 

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