Greece were poor in the first half of the opening match of Euro 2012, but substitute Dimitrios Salpingidis turned the tables, while Poland keeper Wojciech Szczesny had a disastrous second half.
VIDEO: Thousands In Poland Go Nuts When Robert Lewandowski Scores
What’s better than being in the stadium to see your home country score the opening goal in Euro 2012? Being out in a square watching it on big screens with tens of thousands of your closest, sweatiest friends.
People dressed in red seemingly everywhere there is room for a human body to fit exploded on Friday when Poland’s Robert Lewandowski scored to give the host country a 1-0 lead in the tournament’s opening match. It may not be as good as being in the stadium (it’s really not), it’s all sort of incredible.
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The final 15 minutes of the game should be wide open now that both teams are down to 10 men. Neither team is obviously in the ascendancy, and based on what’s happened so far in the second half, nothing would be surprising.
We have live coverage of the game in our Poland vs. Greece, Euro 2012 StoryStream. For more on Euro 2012 and the entire world of football, follow @SBNationSoccer on Twitter.
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We have live coverage of the game in our Poland vs. Greece, Euro 2012 StoryStream. For more on Euro 2012 and the entire world of football, follow @SBNationSoccer on Twitter.
Read Article >Poland Vs. Greece, Euro 2012: Match Underway In Warsaw
We have live coverage of the game in our Poland vs. Greece, Euro 2012 StoryStream. For more on Euro 2012 and the entire world of football, follow @SBNationSoccer on Twitter.
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Poland manager Franciszek Smuda understandably spent a lot of time talking to the media on Thursday. Someone asked him about whether or not players were allowed to drink alcohol or have sex with their partners during Euro 2012. He said it was okay for them to have sex with their partners, but that alcohol enraged him. Then he started spouting transfer rumors. Seriously.
Here’s what he said, according to The Guardian:
Read Article >Poland Vs. Greece, Euro 2012: Lines, Odds And Picks
Finally, Euro 2012 is here and it kicks off in Warsaw, where Poland will take on Greece in front of a crowd that is sure to have the National Stadium deafening. Between that home crowd and the brilliance of Robert Lewandowski, the Poles have the bookies firmly on their side.
Lines: Poland, -1/2 (+100). Greece, +1/2 (-120).
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