Euro 2008! A Pretty Dull Start

We have reached the end of the first day of Euro 2008. I must say it wasn't a start i shall remember. But it is a start and a good one for Portugal and Czech Republic.

The first game was Switzerland vs. Czech Republic

After a boring first half, Switzerland's main man was injured after a crunching tackle. The football started to pick up. With more of a battle between the two teams it looked like 0-0 draw. This was until the 71st minute when Switzerland's opening day party was crushed by Czech substitute Václav Svěrkoš. Switzerland nearly saved it from a powerful shot off the underside of the crossbar from Jonathon Vonthalen.

Switzerland
1	Diego Benaglio
3	Ludovic Magnin
4	Philippe Senderos
5	Stephan Lichtsteiner
8	Gökhan Inler
9	Alexander Frei
11	Marco Streller
15	Gelson Fernandes
16	Tranquillo Barnetta
19	Valon Behrami
20	Patrick Müller

 

Czech Republic
1	Petr Čech
2	Zdeněk Grygera
3	Jan Polák
4	Tomáš Galásek
6	Marek Jankulovski
7	Libor Sionko
9	Jan Koller
14	David Jarolím
20	Jaroslav Plašil
21	Tomáš Ujfaluši
22	David Rozehnal

The second game saw Turkey take on Portugal. This game also picked up in the second half with a much more of a midfield battle. Turkey did put up a fight but Portugal were too strong and won the game by two goals by Pepe and a late goal by Raul Meireles. Portugal have shown they are in form and have put out a powerful statement to the rest of the teams in Euro 2008.

 

Portugal
1	Ricardo
2	Paulo Ferreira
4	Bosingwa
7	Cristiano Ronaldo
8	Petit
10	João Moutinho
11	Simão
15	Pepe
16	Ricardo Carvalho
20	Deco
21	Nuno Gomes

Turkey
23	Volkan Demirel
2	Servet Çetin
3	Hakan Balta
4	Gökhan Zan
5	Emre Belözoğlu
7	Mehmet Aurélio
8	Nihat Kahveci
17	Tuncay Şanlı
18	Kazım Kazım
21	Mevlüt Erdinç
22	Hamit Altıntop