Spain V Potugal: 0-1
dis game was nt a classic in terms of quality..bt 4 drama n tension it didnt go w/o...Spain set out wif a defensive game plan..looking 2 break when dey cld..n it was wking 4 dem..ttz until Portugal gt a goal...gomes scored e all impt goal 2 send Portugal in2 e quarter finals of Euro 2004 aft a 1-0 win over Spain...e tournament hosts beat deir iberian rivals 4 e 1st time in 23 yrs 2 send dem crashing out n allow Greece..hu were beaten on e night by Russia..2 become surprise qualifiers frm Grp A...4 Spain..it was yet another failure in a big tournament despite boasting sum of e top players in e world...coach scolari..hu faced England in e laz 8 of e World Cup 2 yrs ago as Brazil boss..proved y he is 1 of e top tacticians in e game by bringing on gomes 4 pauleta @ e re-start n e player netting aft 6 mins...56 mins - wonderful interchange of passing involving 1st deco..wif a flick..den figo..wif a pass up - 2 gomes wif his bac 2 goal on e edge of e area...figo runs past 2 take defenders..turn by gomes n a blistering strike frm outside e box in2 e bottom left hand corner...a quality goal indeed.
Russia V Greece: 2-1
Greece survived conceding e fastest eva goal in European Championships hist 2 edge in2 e quarter finals of Euro 2004 by e skin of deir teeth despite e 2-1 defeat 2 Russia...it took Russia striker kirichenko juz 68s 2 claim his side's 1st goal of e tournament..n when bulykin added a 2nd wif 17 mins gone..e greeks' fairytale appeared 2 b turning in2 a nitemare...howeva rehhagel's men grasped a lifeline wif 2 mins of e half remaining when vryzas pounced on papadopoulos' knock down 2 fire home frm close range..n hope was restored...
Group A Pts. GD
Portugal 6 2
Greece 4 0
Spain 4 0
Russia 3 -2
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