Euro 2008

[KiraDude]

Euro 2008 starts tonight with the followings : -

- SWITZERLAND vs CZECH REPUBLIC
- PORTUGAL vs TURKEY


tomorrow night match schedule : -

- AUSTRIA vs CROATIA
- GERMANY vs POLAND

:hello: :hello: :hello:

its another FULL month of exciting soccer and time to earn some extra pocket $$$$ :D

[lookf]

Switzerland 0 Czech Republic 1 (Sverkos 71 min)
2 penalty appeals by Swiss turned down and theey also hit the underside of the bar. On the balance of play, they should have gotten at least a draw

[Godmaster]

Full Time : Portugal 2-0 Turkey

[KiraDude]

Switzerland 0 Czech Republic 1 (Sverkos 71 min)
2 penalty appeals by Swiss turned down and theey also hit the underside of the bar. On the balance of play, they should have gotten at least a draw


e Swiss looks more dangerous than e Czehs fm e veri start of e match. this young n energetic team were pushing e Czehs "agst e wall".

however Petr Cech was clearly e man - made excellent saves.

e Swiss also lost star striker Frei thru e match. :cry: they will b face agst e Turks in their nxt match.

i cant c them progressin thru e group stage.

[jdelpiero]

Just wanna check,
is Euro '08 shown free in Singapore?

I got free matches on normal free channels here.

[KiraDude]

Just wanna check,
is Euro '08 shown free in Singapore?

I got free matches on normal free channels here.

wow lucky u ! :thumbsup:

here starhub charges $10++ for early bird sign up for e Euro 2008 package.
now they charge $21.40.

[Jankdev]

Croatia an Germany FTW!!

[KiraDude]

Croatia an Germany FTW!!


im w you bro - CROATIA & GERMANY ! HOOT AH !

gd luck :thumbsup:

[Jankdev]

FT:
Austria 0 - 1 Croatia
Germany 2 - 0 Poland

Croatia is lucky to win with a 1 goal margin. Feel for the Austrians just as i feel for the Swiss .

While Cermany is a class act. Definitely a contender for the trophy. :thumbsup:

Regarding tonight:

France and Italy FTW!

[Koo]

The dready group C matches starts tonight...... I hope the Italy will win.:pray2:

Match line up:

Romania VS France

Holland VS Italy

[KiraDude]

i will go for F & N ! :laugh:

[Koo]

:laugh: i will go for F & N ! :laugh:

Sorry, the offical drink for Euro 2008 is Coca Cola, so no F&N allowed!

[KiraDude]

:laugh:

Sorry, the offical drink for Euro 2008 is Coca Cola, so no F&N allowed!

but not to forget tt locally, F & N produces Coca Cola :supz:

[KiraDude]

France drew with Romania (FT).

Dutch Delight - Netherlands leading 2 -0 agst e Azzuri (HT). :D :hello:

V Nisterooy's 26th min opener was clearly offside. referee's decision to allow the goal questionable.

however, snedijer 31st min goal was a class act - i mean strike !

e dutch could ve added a 3rd when V Nisterooy 1-on-1 effort was wasted.

italians shd b back for more in 2nd half.

[KiraDude]

FT Netherlands 3 - 0 Italia :thumbsup:

this scoreline din came across my mind at all - even as a hlloand fan. :D

3rd goal in the 79th min by V Bronckhorst.

e Dutch are in the driving seat 2 pass thru group stage nw.

glad im stayed up.

[Jankdev]

Whats goes up will come down. Looks like the Italians got a lesson from the Dutch.

Once again, tonight i will go for Fav again for a simple reason, i dun like Russia and especially Greece the former champions.

Spain and Sweden!

[jdelpiero]

fantastic hat-trick from David Villa!!

Spain 4 - 1 Russia

[Koo]

Greece 0-2 Sweden

Sweden with two goals in six minutes from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Petter Hansson. Sweden is 2nd on the table.

[Godmaster]

Greece with two goals in six minutes from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Petter Hansson. Greece is 2nd on the table.

Tink u meant Sweden rite? =))

[Koo]

Tink u meant Sweden rite? =))

I still tired and groggy for staying up late at night. Not thinking and writing straight.

Anyway the top scorer now is David Villa of Spain with 3 goals to his table.

[des_yeo03]

David Villa is a class act, saw his goals yesterday, positioning and off the ball running simply amazing, not to mention his finishing. Wonder who ll snap him up after Euro 2008. :)

[KiraDude]

updates for Group A : -

Portugal 3 - 1 Czeh

Switzerland 1 - 2 Turkey


Portugal bcomes e 1st team to qualify for e 2nd stage while e host was sent crashing out by the turks whom came dwn fm 2nd half n snatch a last min winner ! :o

[Godmaster]

FT : Croatia 2-1 Germany

[Godmaster]

Co-hosts Austria had a 90min penalty to draw 1-1 with Poland. :beatup:

[bryando88]

Watched the Germans last nite.......big time regret.....vomit blood.......

[Godmaster]

Yeah many predicted a German win but Croatia prove themselves as worthy challengers as well.

[bryando88]

Croatia did play well.....but think their performance was greatly boosted by a horrendeous German display.......

[Jankdev]

Italy and France FTW!!!

[Godmaster]

World champions Italy have to win tonight sia. Arbo realli sia suay lor after losing 3-0 in their 1st match and lose/draw the following match. :beatup:

[des_yeo03]

Well...

Italy 1 Romania 1

Very evenly matched game, fair result, Romania could have won it with a Mutu penalty, but Buffon saved it, not too much difference though since Italy din win this game.

So i guess Italy's chances of qualifying for the quaters seems pretty slim as it stands at the moment.

France and Holland next! :thumbsup:

[KiraDude]

Netherlands 4 - 1 France

truly awesome !

robben 's goal was pure instinct - such acute angle n sneidjer's was speechless - a long n dippin shot !

here u ve e dutch masters at its highes level.

:hello: :hello: :hello:

[dangoh]

Mutu will be guilty if romania wun make it thru.
but this group is really very exciting. all 3 other teams still have chance of progressing to the quarter finals.
Must really admire Holland also, they were like, omg.... superb. wonder which team can stand in their way now.

[des_yeo03]

Italy & France will be eliminated if Romania manages to beat Holland in the last group game, i ll certainly love to see that happen consideringly how Italy & France performs for their first 2 games...Simply poor. :shooting:

[Jankdev]

No stopping the Orange, but i hope the Italians will go through as well.

As for France, time to bring in the youth. Some of the senior players can no longer keep up with the game. Dun like the France Manager also, a former defender but yet his defence looks like a joke :laugh:

Hope Spain dun disappoint me tonight ;)

[KiraDude]

e dutch r playin football out of this world right nw.

they r expected 2 field a weaker team agst romanians in their nxt match.

if they do lose 2 romania - this will effectively seal france n italy fate. no matter e results.

make sense 2 "chop" off these 2 as u nvr knw when their resurgence will come.

2nite match as follows : -

- SWEDEN v SPAIN
- GREECE v RUSSIA

Torres has yet 2 score in e 1st match. im bettin on him 2 get onto e scoresheet 2nite.

[KiraDude]

final score

SPAIN 2 -1 SWEDEN

Villa injury time goal put e spaniards thru e nxt stage. :thumbsup:

n yes - TORRES scored !!!! =D>

[dangoh]

haha. torres finally scored. :)
sweden played well in the 1st half and looked out of sorts in the later half.
Had to give credits to their defending until the last min goal. Heart-breaking man.

[Jankdev]

final score

SPAIN 2 -1 SWEDEN

Villa injury time goal put e spaniards thru e nxt stage. :thumbsup:

n yes - TORRES scored !!!! =D>

Heartbreaking for the Swes but Heartattack for me :phew:

With Zalatan subsititued in the second heart, the Swes just doesn't have the target man in front.

But i'm way GLAD Spain won the match, they been scoring late decisive goals in their build up to the tournament.

[Godmaster]

FT :

Switzerland 2-0 Portugal

Turkey 3-2 Czech Republic

The Turks came back from 0-2 to beat the Czechs 3-2 in the last 15min.

Therefore for Group A, Portugal and Turkey will go through to the QFs.

2nite's Group B matches(0245hrs) :

Austria v Germany

Poland v Croatia

[cyc]

Czech out *sob sob*

[KiraDude]

HT : -

AUSTRIA 0 - 0 GERMANY

POLAND 0 - 0 CROATIA

[des_yeo03]

Full Time :

AUSTRIA 0 - 1 GERMANY

POLAND 0 - 1 CROATIA

[cyc]

the thing abt Germany is that no matter how sucky the team is, they always do well (as in progress quite far) in international tournaments, maybe it's in their blood

[Godmaster]

Group A : Portugal and Turkey
Group B : Croatia and Germany
Group C : Holland and ????

Let's see who will join them from Group C fixtures 2nite.

France v Italy
Holland v Romania

[izumi]

Group A : Portugal and Turkey
Group B : Croatia and Germany
Group C : Holland and ????

Let's see who will join them from Group C fixtures 2nite.

France v Italy
Holland v Romania

Not dis arrangement?
Q1 June 19 20:45 Portugal vs. Germany ? - ?

Q2 June 20 20:45 Croatia vs. Turkey ? - ?

[Godmaster]

Not dis arrangement?
Q1 June 19 20:45 Portugal vs. Germany ? - ?

Q2 June 20 20:45 Croatia vs. Turkey ? - ?

What i meant in my post is who qualifed for the QFs in their respective groups, not the actual QF matches.

[izumi]

What i meant in my post is who qualifed for the QFs in their respective groups, not the actual QF matches.

oh... my bad:|

[bingren]

France v Italy
Holland v Romania

0 - 2
2 - 0

Italy won France LOL. Finally ... I thought they will get kicked out again.

[cyc]

prefer France to Italy :(
actually, Italy is my least like team, still remember how "smelly" they were in the last world cup

[Godmaster]

Group D matches 2nite :

Greece v Spain
Russia v Sweden

With Spain already into the QFs, it shall be a tough one between Russia and Sweden.

[izumi]

Greece 1 - 2 Spain
Russia 2 - 0 Sweden

[Godmaster]

I thought the Swedes can go thru...:(

19/6 Q1 Portugal v Germany
20/6 Q2 Croatia v Turkey
21/6 Q3 Holland v Russia
22/6 Q4 Spain v Italy

25/6 S1 Winner Q1 v Winner Q2
26/6 S2 Winner Q3 v Winner Q4

29/6 Fn Winner S1 v Winner S2

[bingren]

22/6 Q4 Spain v Italy


23/6 2:35AM Ch 30 SCV? Any other channels can watch?

[Godmaster]

23/6 2:35AM Ch 30 SCV? Any other channels can watch?

Bro i din noe that u are Azzurri supporter. :D

[zulufili]

if u have receiver..i tink malaysia TV3 is showing..

[Godmaster]

The Germans are on a roll! Scoring 2 goals in 4min to lead 0-2 at the 26th min.

[Godmaster]

FT : Portugal 2-3 Germany

The Germans will go to the semi-finals to meet either Croatia/Turkey.

[KiraDude]

there's a saying, if u ve a last penny in your pocket. always do consider plcing yr bet on the germans - most times they nvr disappoint.

one of the tournament HOT fav - Portugal out. :beatup:

[dangoh]

After seeing this game, i think portugal got no luck.
i hope croatia can win and have another great match against Germany again.

[cyc]

I know this is after the fact, but if I'm Portugal, I would prefer playing Croatia instead of Germany, no incentives for finishing 1st in the group... but good, I hate Portugal juz as much as I hate Italy, both teams are "smelly"

[Koo]

Portugal got toasted is a bit ........ with a more younger and higher talented players in their 1st 11 line up. Their coach Scolari must be flaming mad with his men!:evil:

I have no qualms against German soccer team but still pinning hope for Italia (the bunch of laio ah peks) to go on.....:laugh:

[des_yeo03]

From the looks of it, Germany will go all the way to the finals ( Judging from their potential semi final opponent )

I dun tink Croatia can beat them again even if they overcome Turkey. :whistling

[KiraDude]

wat a drama it was at the end of extra time. ;)

Croatia got e lead in e 29th min of extra time. i bet most would ve thou it was all over for e turks but they equalised in e last sec of injury time. :o

e twist is tt Turks went on to win e penalty shoot-out by 3-1 !

nw we knw - e croatians are lousy at penalty taking - 2 wide misses ! :D

e turks might ve e luck 2 go all e way to e final . . . a repeat of 2004 ? another greece in e making ?

Past 2 nites ve been full of surprise for EURO - i dun see this happening for HOLLAND. they will go thru.

[lookf]

Turkey 1 Croatia 1
Turkey won 3-1 on penalties
Both goals scored in the last minute of extra time

[dangoh]

super dramatic. the real excitement came at the final few minutes.
the turks are really the "comeback kings". lesson learnt: dun celebrate till the final whistle is blown. :)

[Godmaster]

That's it liao la. Turks for the Euro 08 win!

[KiraDude]

That's it liao la. Turks for the Euro 08 win!

hax3, i kinda agreed w you ! its all "fixed". :laugh:

[Koo]

All macthes for Euro kinda "fixed" as technology has not "kept up" with the match play. Why, so the match can be easily control by the underground people. So many hand ball in box area........:duh: is one example how technology is not deployed as part of the game.

[KiraDude]

56min. 2nd half

HOLLAND 0 -1 RUSSIA

kowz. . . i cant believe my eyes

[KiraDude]

after EXTRA TIME

HOLLAND 1 - 3 RUSSIA

my heart sunk when RUSSIA's Tornbiski (nw i will rem his name) scored/ A goal which is e simplest of all (a tag in) but most crucial.

i wont b surprised if its a TURKEY v RUSSIA final then.

well e ball is round. . . :beatup:

[lookf]

Russia was very good ..their passing incisive and quick ...
better even than how the Dutch played ..
only let down is the lack of a clinical scorer ...

a semis replay with Spain is on the cards!!

[wyvern]

Wah, all unexpected teams proceed to the next round...First is portugal, next is croatia, then comes Holland... Maybe it will be Turkey who clinch the championship...:)

[jdelpiero]

OMG!

Unbelievable!!

1st Croatia, then Holland..

now.. Italy?

It's a pity the big teams crash out so early..
Or I might a sense of satisfaction..

[dangoh]

There seems to be a trend in this Euro 08. Teams (Germany, Italy) who dun play well at the tournament start will go far. And teams (Dutch, Portugal, Croatia) who played very well in the beginning stages will not get thru to the next round. Got this feeling that spain also will not get thru.

[lookf]

There seems to be a trend in this Euro 08. Teams (Germany, Italy) who dun play well at the tournament start will go far. And teams (Dutch, Portugal, Croatia) who played very well in the beginning stages will not get thru to the next round. Got this feeling that spain also will not get thru.
I hope Spain goes thru ..so that a rematch with Russia can take pl

[KiraDude]

I hope Spain goes thru ..so that a rematch with Russia can take pl

n RUSSIA will beat SPAIN in e semi-final. :D

its all "fixed". TURKEY n RUSSIA in e final. TURKEY will win EURO eventually. ;)

[lookf]

n RUSSIA will beat SPAIN in e semi-final. :D

its all "fixed". TURKEY n RUSSIA in e final. TURKEY will win EURO eventually. ;)

looks like the conspiracy theory is gathering pace ..
Spain has just beaten Italy on penalties 4-2 after a 0-0 draw at full time ...
so its Spain v Russia round 2 :)

[bingren]

Glad i slept after full time. Italy has not been good at penalties. :P

[cyc]

juz glad that Italy is out... hoping that Spain or Germay will win the cup now

[Godmaster]

Semi-Finals :

25/6 Germany vs Turkey
26/6 Russia vs Spain

Prediction for the Finals :

29/6 Germany vs Russia :D

[bingren]

29/6 Germany vs Russia :D

Me too. And I am guessing Russia will win :P

[Jankdev]

Confirm Spain will win the cup :laugh:

[wyvern]

Me too.... vote for Russia....:yeah:

[des_yeo03]

I m thinking Germany in fact, although Spain looks the most likely to win it. (On paper)

[cyc]

although Spain looks the most likely to win it. (On paper)

Spain has a history of looking good on paper and not winning anything, let's see if it gonna remain that way or not...

[Koo]

I going with the Russia to lift the Euro cup. Sad to see Italy lost out. (a bunch of liao ah peks):duh:

[KiraDude]

final score : -

GERMANY 3 - 2 TURKEY

Philip Lamn 89th min goal secured e germans on their way 2 final. . .

damn starhub had a breakdwn in transmission on n off e match. disrupting. :shooting: :shooting: :shooting:

[izumi]

Germany 3 - 2 Turkey

:supz:

[lookf]

final score : -

GERMANY 3 - 2 TURKEY

Philip Lamn 89th min goal secured e germans on their way 2 final. . .

damn starhub had a breakdwn in transmission on n off e match. disrupting. :shooting: :shooting: :shooting:
pblm seems to originate from the source of the livefeed ..
coz the Indo and Malaysia channels were also affected ..
even the BBC live feeds mentioned the breakdown ..
still this kind of pblms occuring in such a major event is unacceptable ...
whoever is responsible deserved to be severly punished ..
hopefully the next 2 matches , we dont see any more of such hiccups ..

Really took away much of the joy from an otherwise entertaining match ..
in the end ..the Germans ..known for their resilience , fightback and late gols ...showed the Turks(the pretenders) ..who really are the masters of the comeback

[cyc]

good result, I doubt many pple are fans of the Turds, rite?

[jdelpiero]

imagine what the turks could have accomplished with a full strength squad.

[bingren]

damn starhub had a breakdwn in transmission on n off e match. disrupting.

From news there was a storm that knocked out the power from the broadcasting station in Vienna.

[lookf]

Spain 3 Russia 0 (Xavi, Guiza, Silva)
Superb performance by Iniesta and Fabregas ..
sad point is that Villa went off injured during teh first half and is now dopubtful for Sunday's finals

[cyc]

hurray, Spain and Germay in the finals, that's wht I'd been waiting for :)

[jdelpiero]

Is there a playoff for 3rd place?

[Jankdev]

Dun think so, there are no schedule of matches up to Monday's morning final.

Victoria de España!

[lookf]

Is there a playoff for 3rd place?
nope ... unlike the world cup, there isn't one ...
which prob isn't a bad thing ..
coz ... losing semi finalist ..usually will not be in too much mood to fight for anything else ..after having lost the chance to nab the biggest price ..
unless of coz ..its a nation appearing in the semis for the very first time ..
having said that ..the 3rd-4th pl in the World Cup have produced some memorable matches in the past ..not least becasue both teams are under no pressure at all to perform ..and are able to play freely ...henceforth delivering lots of gols as a result

[Gabriel_Lucifer]

whooohooo!

Spain Up by one goal in the first half courtesy of Torres! :supz:

Final score Spain 1 - Germany 0

Torres 33'

[Godmaster]

Torres is real hardworking! The Spaniards deservingly wins the competition to be crowned European Champions. :)

[KiraDude]

Torres is real hardworking! The Spaniards deservingly wins the competition to be crowned European Champions. :)

n yes they did it - SPAIN won 1-0 agst GERMANS (FT) :hello:

FABREGAS vision n passin fantastic. e spanards really ve flair. :thumbsup: