And the Semifinals begin.
With the Round of 16 over, I think I should make a recap for the last two group D games.
Angelos Charisteas opened the scoring for Greece, smashing a header past Pepe Reina. But at the 51st minute, Spain's second string team looked too powerful for the full-force squad Greece sent in. Ruben de la Red scored his first goal for Spain, converting Daniel Guiza's pass. 2 minutes before time, Guiza himself scored, heading past Antonis Nikopolidis from Sergio Garcia's cross. 2-1 for the Spaniards, with the 2004 champions going home trophyless.
Sweden were downed by the Russians after soem splendid tactical workings from coach Guus Hiddink. An excellent passing movement opened up Roman Pavlyuchenko, who struck the ball in the 24th minute for the opening goal. Andrei Arshavin, back in the squad after a suspension, proved to be a menace for the Swedes, and on the 50th minute, he put the game far beyond the Scandinavians. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrik Larsson were mostly shackled, and in the end, Russia capitalized. 2-0 game, Sweden eliminated from the tournament.
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