Greece/Russia In-game thread

[Stacocakes]

Snoozefest

Anyone know if Gekas is starting for Greece?Sure hope not

[Stacocakes]

Young cheerleaders

[Francis Sollozzo]

Russians 1-0

[HeeeHAWWWW]

Latest rumours have Amanatides and Liberopolous, not Gekas. Soon find out.

[pavyracer]

Greece starts with only 4 defenders. 4-3-3 formation.

Gekas is not playing but Lymberopoulos is good. Lymberopoulos, Charisteas and Amanatides are the three forwards.

[Stacocakes]

ok thanks.Missed the lineups so wasn't sure if he was playing or not.Have a goal bet with him but its cancelled now I guess

[HeeeHAWWWW]

4-3-3 according to TV lineup, Seitaridis and Torosidis as wingbacks, Amanatidis & Liberopolous wide midfielders/extra forwards.

Edit: Liberopolous is central, allows Charisteas to drift a bit and run with the ball.

[Stacocakes]

anyone on the under?
I'm thinking a 1-0 type game or 1-1

[HeeeHAWWWW]

I'm on a draw @3.44, and more on over 2.5 goals @2.5. Greece need to win to have any chance at qualification, Russia need a draw/win then a win vs Sweden (or a huge win here and a draw with Sweden).

[HeeeHAWWWW]

Goal Russia, goalie's fault.

Both sides fairly attack-minded so far. Greece will really have to go for it now, they are mathematically out if they lose, and 99.9% out if they draw.

[Stacocakes]

Greece looks like it has forgot how to play soccer now all of the sudden

[pavyracer]

I said Nicopolides is awful. I hope more goals to come to cash the over 2.

[Stacocakes]

That was an awful goal.Can't believe it

[pavyracer]

Seitarides is out. He was iffy before the game.

[HeeeHAWWWW]

Shame, I like Seitarides' style. Still, Karagounis coming in gives them more quality on corners and freekicks, which is their most likely route to a goal.

[Stacocakes]

What do you guys think about the second half?Any more goals?
Think Russia holds on?

[pavyracer]

I expect the game to open up. Russia look dangerous on counter attacks and they will score at least one.

[HeeeHAWWWW]

Russia might be tempted to sit on the lead, because a draw or a 1-0 win is the same for them (they still need to beat Sweden) - even a 3-0 is the same as a draw. However, if they score 4 then it allows them to draw against sweden and still qualify. Really unlikely that though.

Greece will pile forward, and will probably get caught on the break.

[HeeeHAWWWW]

Lots of good chances being missed......

[pavyracer]

Gekas is a better finisher. He may score one with Russian defense getting tired.

[HeeeHAWWWW]

Probably Samaras will come on sometime soon, take off a defender.

[HeeeHAWWWW]

Lol, going out of the tournament, and they take off a striker, bring on a midfielder.

[HeeeHAWWWW]

Lol, should be 5-1 to Russia by now, what a miss there by Pavly-wotsit.

....and then Gekas misses an easy one too.

Miracle this wasn't a 0-0 tbh, with the finishing of both sides.

[pavyracer]

Netherlands: 5 chances 4 goals
Russia: 5 chances 0 goals (only a stupid goalie's mistake)

[Francis Sollozzo]

Russians 1-0

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