Greece Malta Euro 2008 Qualifying

[Euro_2004_Champs]

Greece play host to Malta November 17th 2007 21:30 for Euro 2008 Qualifying although they are already qualified.

Current standings in the group C for Euro 2008 qualification:

Group C Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Greece 10 8 1 1 18 9 25
Norway 10 6 2 2 22 8 20
Turkey 10 5 3 2 22 10 18
Bosnia-Herzegovina 11 4 1 6 16 21 13
Hungary 10 4 0 6 10 17 12
Moldova 11 2 3 6 9 19 9
Malta 10 1 2 7 9 22 5


I see Elladara winning this easily at home 2-0 with Karagounis and Gekas scoring

[Panathenian_fan]

Both games against Hungary and Malta is a chance for Rehagel to try some new players. No stress for the result in these games.

[admin]

This game is only a few days ( 8 Days ) away!

[Red Devil]

These are fantastic games to help the Greeks prepare for the Euro. They can even play younger guys and experiment, but they don't want to over do it. Now did you say they have two games left? ANd they already qualified? What the hell did your guys do in that group? Hey Macedonian, you are always talking highly of your Greeks, what's this all about?

[macedonian]

Dude, hard work, dedication, fitness, skill, mental fortitude, chemistry, etc... That's the way it happens.

[Euro_2004_Champs]

Giourkas Seitaridis is ruled out of Saturday's Malta game, and the trip to Hungary next Wednesday due to an achilles injury.


Giorkas the right-back has returned to Club Atlético de Madrid and may be replaced by Loukas Vintra of Panathinaikos FC or Patsazoglou of Olympiakos.

[Panathinaikos-fan]

Greece players are ruled out as following:

• Seitaridis out
• Olympiacos CFP defender Paraskevas Antzas
• FC Nürnberg striker Angelos Charisteas

Antzas is still recovering from a thigh injury, while Charisteas has an ankle problem.


Call ups
Mantzios is back since Korea game...

Greece squad Goalkeepers: Antonios Nikopolidis (Olympiacos CFP), Konstantinos Chalkias (Aris Thessaloniki FC).

Defenders: Giourkas Seitaridis (Club Atlético de Madrid), Sotirios Kyrgiakos (Eintracht Frankfurt), Traianos Dellas (AEK Athens FC), Nikos Spiropoulos (Panionios GSS), Loukas Vintra (Panathinaikos FC), Ioannis Goumas (Panathinaikos FC), Vassilis Torosidis (Olympiacos CFP), Christos Patsatzoglou (Olympiacos CFP), Michalis Kapsis (APOEL FC)

Midfielders: Angelos Basinas (RCD Mallorca), Georgios Karagounis (Panathinaikos FC), Stelios Giannakopoulos (Bolton Wanderers FC), Alexandros Tziolis (Panathinaikos FC), Konstantinos Katsouranis (SL Benfica).

Forwards: Dimitrios Salpingidis (Panathinaikos FC), Nikolaos Liberopoulos (AEK Athens FC), Theofanis Gekas (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Evangelos Mantzios (Panathinaikos FC), Georgios Samaras (Manchester City FC), Ioannis Amanatidis (Eintracht Frankfurt).

[shevchenko]

how did bosnia screw themselves out of the euro? are they still alive?

[admin]

Its done... Turkey beat Norway and basically Bosnia are done. They haven't won many matches lately since they started well.

Gekas just scored 2 more and has a hat-trick!
When was the last time Greece got 3 a hat-trick by a player?

Im watching the game on TVANTS
Mega Channel

[Euro_2004_Champs]

87 Liberopoulos (Greece) is flagged for offside.
86 Tziolis (Greece) fouls.
81 Nikopolidis (Greece) makes a save.
81 Said (Malta) has an effort on goal.
81 Cohen (Malta) delivers the corner.
78 Sciberras (in) - Michael Mifsud (out) (Malta)
77 Gekas (Greece) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
76 Michael Mifsud (Malta) misses the target.
74 Gekas (Greece) scores!
72 Gekas (Greece) scores!
70 Tziolis (in) - Karagounis (out) (Greece)
68 Scerri (in) - Schembri (out) (Malta)
68 Kyrgiakos (Greece) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on Michael Mifsud (Malta).
61 Amanatidis (Greece) scores! Greece are beginning to really express themselves with Christos Patsatzoglou adding a third goal. Ioannis Amanatidis gets on the scoresheet, scoring with a right-foot shot after being alert to Christos Patsatzoglou's mishit long-range effort.
61 Cohen (in) - Sammut (out) (Malta)
60 Said (Malta) is booked.
60 Said (Malta) commits a foul after challenging Basinas (Greece).
60 Haber (Malta) makes a save.
59 Amanatidis (Greece) misses the target.
59 Karagounis (Greece) takes the corner.
57 Nwoko (Malta) misses the target.
56 Spiropoulos (Greece) hits the crossbar.
54 Basinas (Greece) scores! Greece substitute Nikolaos Liberopoulos sets up Angelos Basinas and he doubles the home advantage with a fine shot.
52 Sammut (Malta) fouls.
51 Briffa (Malta) delivers the corner.
51 Michael Mifsud (Malta) strikes a free kick into the wall.
51 Dellas (Greece) is shown a yellow card.
50 Dellas (Greece) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on Michael Mifsud (Malta).
50 Michael Mifsud (Malta) misses the target.
49 Pace (Malta) takes the corner.
49 Nikopolidis (Greece) makes a save.
48 Spiropoulos (in) - Torosidis (out) (Greece)
46 Liberopoulos (in) - Giannakopoulos (out) (Greece)
- The second half begins.
- The referee blows for half-time.
45+1Schembri (Malta) commits a foul after challenging Karagounis (Greece).
45 Amanatidis (Greece) misses the target.
44 Haber (Malta) makes a save.
44 Basinas (Greece) has an effort on goal.
42 Karagounis (Greece) misses the target.
42 Gekas (Greece) is flagged for offside.
40 Haber (Malta) makes a save.
39 Amanatidis (Greece) has an effort on goal.
38 Haber (Malta) makes a save.
34 Nwoko (Malta) is cautioned by the referee.
32 Gekas (Greece) scores! European Champions Greece have already secured a ticket to make a defence of their crown next summer, but they still want to end their qualification on a winning note and have taken a step in the right direction Theofanis Gekas puts them in front. He slots in a rebound from close range after Stelios Giannakopoulos' diving header from Vassilis Torosidis' cross is saved by the Malta goalkeeper Justin Haber.
32 Haber (Malta) makes a save.
32 Giannakopoulos (Greece) has an effort on goal.
32 Gekas (Greece) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
31 Schembri (Malta) is flagged for offside.
26 Gekas (Greece) misses the target.
25 Gekas (Greece) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
23 Briffa (Malta) misses the target.
22 Pace (Malta) delivers the corner.
21 Pace (Malta) has a shot blocked.
21 Sammut (Malta) takes the corner.
21 Nikopolidis (Greece) makes a save.
21 Michael Mifsud (Malta) has an effort on goal.
18 Kyrgiakos (Greece) misses the target.
18 Basinas (Greece) delivers the corner.
18 Haber (Malta) makes a save.
18 Karagounis (Greece) has an effort on goal.
9 Giannakopoulos (Greece) is flagged for offside.
8 Sammut (Malta) takes the corner.
6 Nwoko (Malta) fouls.
4 Briffa (Malta) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on Amanatidis (Greece).
1 Michael Mifsud (Malta) commits a foul after challenging Torosidis (Greece).
- The match is under way.