Finally, the Czechs showed up!
Why couldn't they have played like that against russia?
Oh, well, it's too late now, anyway.
The two Czech goals, in minutes 3 (scored by Jiracek) and 6 (Pilar), were catastrophic for the Greek team. Although the squad from the Balkans kept pressing, it was extremely hard for them to break down the Czech defense.
And Greece was also unlucky to have a good goal waved off for offside right before the break.
It took a horrendous miss by goalkeeper Petr Cech to allow the Greeks to pull one goal back.
The Champions League champion made an error many amateurs wouldn't do.
Luckily for him, though, the slip-up in the 51st minute did not cost the Czech Republic team anything.
Greece now must beat Russia to advance.
One could say that's tough for them, but the wonderful thing for the Greeks is that, due to the Czechs' big defeat to Advocaat's team, Greece is assured to go through to the quarter-finals if they win that game, by any score. (They could even win the group, if they win by a margin of three goals or more, and the Czechs end up tied with Poland in the other match.)
But can Greece even muster a win?
Highlights:
Greece v Czech Republic by greetop
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