Czech Republic v Poland

0:00:40 > 0:00:45Good evening. We are halfway through the tournament, we have had

0:00:45 > 0:00:5516 games, we have seen 46 goals, England are going well and we are

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0:01:05 > 0:01:15all quite enjoying it. Time to have 16 teams playing 31 matches in

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0:01:47 > 0:01:57eight venues over 24 days. And Euro Joleon Lescott gives England the

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0:01:57 > 0:02:59Apology for the loss of subtitles for 62 seconds

0:02:59 > 0:03:03Walcott. Positive run. Turned in, Here alongside Alan Shearer and

0:03:03 > 0:03:07Clarence Seedorf, a warm welcome to David Moyes. Have you enjoyed the

0:03:07 > 0:03:12tournament so far? I have enjoyed what I have seen. I have not seen

0:03:12 > 0:03:15all the games but the games I have seen have been very good, it has

0:03:16 > 0:03:19been very open. The players to have come to the four have been the ones

0:03:19 > 0:03:25we know quite a bit, but it has been good. Quite a few Everton

0:03:25 > 0:03:31players in the tournament. Yes, looking forward to watching them.

0:03:31 > 0:03:34Heitinga is not doing so well. A couple of boys in the England team.

0:03:34 > 0:03:40We have a few out there. You must be tough with the signing of

0:03:40 > 0:03:45Jelavic. He has been terrific. Mandzukic is getting the goals but

0:03:45 > 0:03:48Jelavic is playing very well for Croatia. In many ways this

0:03:48 > 0:03:56tournament has been everything the World Cup was not. Entertaining,

0:03:56 > 0:04:01Grade course, lots of good play. -- great goals. Absolutely. It has

0:04:01 > 0:04:06been positive, many goals, it very open football. And good quality

0:04:06 > 0:04:10from all the teams. Also the teams we may not consider the favourites.

0:04:10 > 0:04:18I think we should enjoy it while it lasts for the bin four years their

0:04:18 > 0:04:23attacking another eight teams in. - - in four years they are tapping

0:04:23 > 0:04:28another eight teams in. I think this tournament has been excellent.

0:04:28 > 0:04:34We have seen goals in every game. I think the standard has been high.

0:04:34 > 0:04:44Tinkering with it, I am not sure it will work. Today is about Group A,

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0:04:45 > 0:04:54the supposed group of death, it has Group A was meant to be the boring

0:04:54 > 0:05:04one, dull and predictable. From gain 1, it has been anything but. -

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0:05:06 > 0:05:10Lewandowski! The hosts are ahead in the opening game. Suddenly Greece

0:05:10 > 0:05:15are back in this game. Szczesny is all over the place, we are going to

0:05:15 > 0:05:24have a penalty. A straight red card. This might not go down very well.

0:05:24 > 0:05:30What a big moment. He saves it! Unbelievable! Honours even in the

0:05:30 > 0:05:40opening match. The Russians were bouncing the

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0:05:51 > 0:05:57Czechs. Big advocate's side were Pavlyuchenko. Is still going,

0:05:57 > 0:06:04Pavlyuchenko! Russia have sent out a message. They have blown away the

0:06:04 > 0:06:08Czech Republic. Going into the second round of

0:06:08 > 0:06:14matches, the tension was all too apparent as Polish and Russian fans

0:06:14 > 0:06:21clashed on the streets of Warsaw. 200 miles away in Wroclaw, the

0:06:21 > 0:06:25Czechs got off to a flying start their against the champions of 2004.

0:06:25 > 0:06:33What a start for the Czech Republic, inside two-and-a-half minutes. 2-0

0:06:33 > 0:06:37to the Czech Republic. Cech got in a mess, it is a gift for Greece. It

0:06:37 > 0:06:42is a huge win for the Czech Republic, they have seen it through.

0:06:42 > 0:06:52For Poland and Russia, all eyes on the Warsaw National Stadium.

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0:07:10 > 0:07:17nations with a history of conflict Four teams in with a shout, just 90

0:07:17 > 0:07:19minutes left, two places in the quarter-finals.

0:07:19 > 0:07:28quarter-finals. After all that excitement, grouper

0:07:28 > 0:07:34is positively poised -- Group A is beautifully poised. Group standings

0:07:34 > 0:07:37are decided first by points, then by head-to-head record, then goal

0:07:37 > 0:07:41difference was that any team who wins today will go through. Poland

0:07:41 > 0:07:45and Greece will be eliminated if they failed to win. The Russians

0:07:45 > 0:07:51need only a point to be sure of qualification. A draw will be

0:07:51 > 0:07:55enough for the Czechs, and Les enough for the Czechs, and Les

0:07:55 > 0:08:01Greece beat Russia. Simple, then. - - and Les Greece. We will be

0:08:01 > 0:08:09concentrating on Poland BBC Three and BBC age the will be on air from

0:08:09 > 0:08:12734 live coverage of Greece against Russia -- from 7:30pm, for live

0:08:12 > 0:08:18coverage. Great scenes in Wroclaw, these are the people who have not

0:08:18 > 0:08:24got a ticket. A big night for the co-hosts, Poland. Whatever happens,

0:08:24 > 0:08:31they have got more points than they have ever managed in European

0:08:31 > 0:08:35Championships. They have drawn both games 1-1 so far. You have both

0:08:35 > 0:08:42played in competitions where you are the hosts, and it makes it

0:08:42 > 0:08:47extra special. It is a fantastic occasion. With Clarence and myself,

0:08:47 > 0:08:57the expectation levels when our respective countries were host

0:08:57 > 0:09:01nations were a lot higher than Poland. I spent three days in

0:09:01 > 0:09:05Warsaw, and they are hoping rather than expecting to get through. It

0:09:05 > 0:09:10is such a huge event over there. They are desperate to get through.

0:09:10 > 0:09:13I really hope they can do it. They certainly put on a good show in the

0:09:13 > 0:09:22first game. It always makes a difference to the tournament when

0:09:22 > 0:09:25the coast her -- the hosts, or the co-hosts do well. Absolutely. I

0:09:25 > 0:09:31remember the whole country was orange, everybody was into it. Not

0:09:31 > 0:09:37one person wasn't excited about hosting the tournament. With

0:09:37 > 0:09:41Belgium, it was a great experience, great stadiums. The expectation is

0:09:41 > 0:09:45so high, especially for the countries that can do it, that

0:09:45 > 0:09:49sometimes it also reflects on a team in a negative way. It can do

0:09:49 > 0:09:53that. How impressed have you been with Poland? They came back very

0:09:53 > 0:09:57well against Russia. They have done very well. The group always looked

0:09:57 > 0:10:03tight. You would think Russia would probably be the ones who would edge

0:10:03 > 0:10:07out. If things go to plan tonight, it looks like they will do. But if

0:10:07 > 0:10:12we between the other three teams it was always going to be very tight.

0:10:12 > 0:10:17We will wait and see, but Poland have done well. With Ukraine in

0:10:17 > 0:10:25England's bid, we want one of them to stay in, let's hope it is Poland.

0:10:25 > 0:10:30I echo those sentiments. Mick McCarthy is with Jake Humphrey.

0:10:30 > 0:10:34Welcome to a very sticky night and the final game of the tournament.

0:10:35 > 0:10:38We have the local paper here. The front page there, Poland prepares

0:10:39 > 0:10:43for success. Poland can have success if they pick up a win in

0:10:43 > 0:10:46this game. If people only read the pre-tournament reports about Poland,

0:10:46 > 0:10:49they will wonder how they got themselves into this position. But

0:10:49 > 0:10:53what are the qualities that have got them to the brink of the

0:10:53 > 0:10:57quarter-finals? It is difficult when they only play in friendlies.

0:10:57 > 0:11:01They have had one good solid performance over 90 minutes but it

0:11:02 > 0:11:07has been in two halves of two games. They were brilliant Begin's Greece

0:11:07 > 0:11:11and really poor in the second half. -- brilliant against Greece in the

0:11:11 > 0:11:16first half. Against Russia, in the second half, very good going

0:11:16 > 0:11:20forward. Rather worryingly, the Polish manager has already said his

0:11:20 > 0:11:25players are paralysed by fear. What can he do to let them play with

0:11:25 > 0:11:28freedom? He has already done it by highlighting the fact that they

0:11:28 > 0:11:32were full of fear. Tonight is no regrets, they have got to go for it

0:11:32 > 0:11:36and they have been better when they have gone for it. They should have

0:11:36 > 0:11:40won it against Russia in the second half. They have to go and win the

0:11:40 > 0:11:46game. We are in a position where Balerno a win could take them

0:11:46 > 0:11:49through and the same applies to the Czechs. You were in this position

0:11:49 > 0:11:54it at the our Cup -- in a position where they know a win could take

0:11:54 > 0:12:00them through. How do you -- you were in his position at the World

0:12:00 > 0:12:04Cup. How old you approach a game like this? -- how do you approach

0:12:04 > 0:12:09the game. You should not be defensive, hoping to nick a goal.

0:12:09 > 0:12:14Both teams have the opportunity to win it and I hope they both go for

0:12:14 > 0:12:19it. There is a sign saying Ireland and Poland, the best fans in the

0:12:19 > 0:12:24world. Yes, there are no arguments there. I don't know who has brought

0:12:24 > 0:12:30it. One other headline before we go, that is the back page. It says

0:12:30 > 0:12:36Poland awaits his tree. The three players have their hands together.

0:12:36 > 0:12:41They are not the only ones praying. The Polish population will be

0:12:41 > 0:12:44heading and kicking every ball heading and kicking every ball

0:12:44 > 0:12:49tonight. The Czech Republic team make one change from the team that

0:12:49 > 0:12:53started against Greece. Tomas Rosicky has injured his Achilles.

0:12:53 > 0:12:56They will miss him. The game into really good form for Arsenal at the

0:12:57 > 0:13:01end of the season. For a big game end of the season. For a big game

0:13:02 > 0:13:09tonight, they will be missing that. It is tied, the group is tight.

0:13:09 > 0:13:12Poland being at home, it might give them the slight nudge to win it,

0:13:12 > 0:13:15but they will miss Rosicky. player who finished the season

0:13:15 > 0:13:18brilliantly, but a cheque, it was brilliantly, but a cheque, it was

0:13:18 > 0:13:21fantastic for Chelsea in the Champions League, he has not shown

0:13:21 > 0:13:26good form in this tournament. was brilliant in the semi-finals

0:13:26 > 0:13:34and the final. He hasn't really started this tournament yet. He has

0:13:34 > 0:13:38looked very hesitant. He is an excellent goalkeeper, there is no

0:13:39 > 0:13:44doubt. He is going to carry his nation's hopes. I think his

0:13:44 > 0:13:53performances will have to improve. I think he can be more brave there.

0:13:53 > 0:13:58A bit hesitant coming to the ball. He actually shuts his eyes here. I

0:13:58 > 0:14:04don't know whether he is frightened of getting a clash with his own

0:14:04 > 0:14:08player, or what. The other guy, Szczesny, has been left out. This

0:14:08 > 0:14:13is the reason why. Becomes for the ball in the first game and the

0:14:13 > 0:14:19substitute comes in and scores. He is late for the ball through,

0:14:19 > 0:14:25another goalkeeper is hesitant -- who is hesitant. He doesn't even

0:14:25 > 0:14:30argue the straight red card. He is suspended. This guy comes on, Tyton,

0:14:30 > 0:14:35the first thing he has to do is to save the penalty from Karagounis.

0:14:35 > 0:14:45He does that and he keeps his place tonight. He does and we can see him

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0:14:45 > 0:14:49on the field of play. What a support individual. Is it a gamble?

0:14:49 > 0:14:56Szczesny has been pretty excellent for Arsenal and it was just one

0:14:56 > 0:15:01game. It is about performing at this stage. There is no time to

0:15:01 > 0:15:10waste. The coach has two been options and his trust in both of

0:15:10 > 0:15:12them. -- two good options. Individual breed, a goalkeeper. Is

0:15:13 > 0:15:21it tough to decide your goalkeeper and then changed, it's odd doesn't

0:15:21 > 0:15:27happen often. -- it doesn't happen often. It doesn't. Better check has

0:15:27 > 0:15:32had a long hard season. This is maybe a concentration level, a bit

0:15:32 > 0:15:36of tiredness crept into his play. It is not like him, not how we

0:15:36 > 0:15:40perform for Chelsea at the end of the season. They have not had luck

0:15:40 > 0:15:43with goalkeepers. Fabianski is injured so those are the two first-

0:15:43 > 0:15:48choice goalkeepers out. wouldn't expect it from Petr Cech.

0:15:48 > 0:15:55This is a major tournament. I think it is unacceptable for somebody of

0:15:55 > 0:16:05his level to have motivational issues. Everyone makes mistakes.

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0:16:05 > 0:16:10Mistakes are normal but it should The front three of the Polish set-

0:16:10 > 0:16:13up have all been very impressive and all play for Borussia Dortmund.

0:16:13 > 0:16:17They were very impressive coming into this tournament, they got off

0:16:17 > 0:16:24to a great start in the first game. Lewandowski, who are was usually

0:16:24 > 0:16:30impressed with. You always see at least two of them are linking up on

0:16:31 > 0:16:35the outside. A Piszczek, the right back, you will see him getting

0:16:35 > 0:16:45forward at every single opportunity. He gets in their time and time

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0:16:46 > 0:16:51again, he links up so well with lemon dusky -- it's in their there.

0:16:51 > 0:16:59-- he gets in their time and time again, he links up so well with

0:16:59 > 0:17:04Lewandowski. They are going to have to do that, and score goals tonight.

0:17:04 > 0:17:10Again, two of them in the middle here. All right, it is a poor ball

0:17:10 > 0:17:17in this time, but just keep an eye on them. And this is the captain.

0:17:17 > 0:17:21The right hand side of midfield. He should score, should do better, but

0:17:21 > 0:17:27he is in. And what about this for a ball with the outside of his right

0:17:27 > 0:17:37foot. Set up another attack. Always involved. The three of them know

0:17:37 > 0:17:41each other's game inside out. And a great effort. And this for me was

0:17:41 > 0:17:46the goal of the tournament so far. Comes in, cuts in from the right

0:17:46 > 0:17:49and it is a magnificent strike. If they are going to get success

0:17:49 > 0:17:57tonight, Poland, you can pretty much guarantee that those three

0:17:57 > 0:18:02will play a part. He has quite the tale, he was brought up by his

0:18:02 > 0:18:04uncle, because his father was uncle, because his father was

0:18:04 > 0:18:08murdered by his mother. If anybody murdered by his mother. If anybody

0:18:08 > 0:18:14deserves success, it is this guy. I hope they can get through tonight,

0:18:14 > 0:18:17I do like them, and they have had great seasons for Borussia Dortmund.

0:18:17 > 0:18:22The Czech Republic have been here before, when they were

0:18:22 > 0:18:26Czechoslovakia, in 1976 and they lost in the final as the Czech

0:18:26 > 0:18:30Republic in 1996, when the Germans got their revenge. They have got

0:18:30 > 0:18:33history in this competition. They have done very well. I remember

0:18:33 > 0:18:36when they were over in England and I watched them training, they were

0:18:36 > 0:18:40based near where I lived, and I thought they were a really good

0:18:40 > 0:18:44side with really good players. I don't think they have the same

0:18:44 > 0:18:50qualities that they had in those days at the moment, so if I was

0:18:50 > 0:18:56picking, I would push for Poland denied, but they are back in it but

0:18:56 > 0:19:01without Tomas Rosicky, I don't know how they will do. And in 1976, D

0:19:01 > 0:19:06rumba how it it was decided? Belittled chipped penalty -- do you

0:19:06 > 0:19:10remember it? These days, Poland is a pro-democracy and they co-host of

0:19:11 > 0:19:20the tournament. Three decades ago, around the time of the 1982 World

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0:19:31 > 0:19:36Cup, things were very different, as A band trade union Solidarity could

0:19:36 > 0:19:40soon be legal again. Walking the bustling streets of modern-day

0:19:40 > 0:19:45Poland and enjoying their football at Euro 2012, it is hard to imagine

0:19:45 > 0:19:52that 30 years ago, this country was on its knees after three decades of

0:19:52 > 0:19:55communist rule. Prices have been frozen for six years. The food was

0:19:55 > 0:20:01scarce and expensive, inflation was rising and there was little

0:20:01 > 0:20:05personal freedom. The Polish have had enough.

0:20:05 > 0:20:09It is here in the likely -- unlikely surroundings of the

0:20:09 > 0:20:15shipyard in the industrial City of the Bank's could wear the at first

0:20:15 > 0:20:20seeds of revolution was sown. They challenge the Communist government,

0:20:20 > 0:20:27it was a dangerous thing to do. Previous uprisings had been put

0:20:27 > 0:20:34down and they risk their lives were changed. The ship workers blocked

0:20:34 > 0:20:38their gates of the shipyard. The country followed and the Government,

0:20:38 > 0:20:44faced with open resistance, was forced to back them. 9 million

0:20:44 > 0:20:50Poles joined the union under the name Solidarity. The strike leaders

0:20:50 > 0:20:54were jailed. The fact is that Poland has embarked on the road to

0:20:54 > 0:20:59democracy and it may be impossible ever to turn back. But that seed

0:20:59 > 0:21:05planted by those ship workers grew. Have been Polish came about --

0:21:05 > 0:21:12became about standing up to and even undermining the establishment.

0:21:12 > 0:21:17This era of punish parties is closed. The victory is enormous.

0:21:17 > 0:21:21Football brought people together, the matches away from the prying

0:21:21 > 0:21:25eyes of the secret police. Holland went to the 1982 World Cup on a

0:21:25 > 0:21:32tide of the motion before the collapse of colonialism -- Poland.

0:21:32 > 0:21:37And one of the many rewards, 2012, Euro 20 top on home soil. It is a

0:21:37 > 0:21:44remarkable story, they have come a long way and it is a remarkable

0:21:44 > 0:21:47turnaround. The this is the beauty of life. They came from a horrible

0:21:47 > 0:21:51story and having the possibility to celebrate this tournament is

0:21:51 > 0:21:57fantastic. Damien Johnson is still there, the birthplace of the modern

0:21:57 > 0:22:01Poland, where he is sampling the mood ahead of the game. Yes, 40,000

0:22:01 > 0:22:06crammed into the fans Park here in the Fastnet -- Shadow of the famous

0:22:06 > 0:22:10shipyard behind me. I was out on the streets of Warsaw before the

0:22:10 > 0:22:13game between Poland and Greece and they were deserted, everyone was

0:22:13 > 0:22:23watching it on telly. Record viewing figures for the Poland and

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0:22:26 > 0:22:31Russia game, 38 million tuning in. Fans of Spain, Ireland, Poland, all

0:22:31 > 0:22:34singing together in bars. On the seat -- streets 30 years ago, it

0:22:34 > 0:22:37was very different, there were tanks on the streets as the

0:22:37 > 0:22:42opposition were being crushed by the regime. Very different here,

0:22:42 > 0:22:47just a sense of how far the country has moved on. It is very much

0:22:47 > 0:22:51Poland's night, can they make it to the last eight? I think even for as

0:22:51 > 0:22:55neutrals, a little bit of us tonight is Polish. There will be

0:22:55 > 0:22:58some scenes in that square if Poland stick one in. It's is great

0:22:58 > 0:23:03to see so many people out supporting their country. There is

0:23:03 > 0:23:07nothing quite like football for that unification of a nation.

0:23:07 > 0:23:12the strength of football, we have experienced it in Cape Town in

0:23:13 > 0:23:17South Africa, what sport can do to unite a whole country. Here we are

0:23:17 > 0:23:22with another example, coming from a past that we have seen just a

0:23:22 > 0:23:27couple of minutes ago and being able to celebrate the Day this

0:23:27 > 0:23:32tournament. I got the feeling when I was in Warsaw, I said it earlier,

0:23:32 > 0:23:35they are not expecting their team to go in and try and win this

0:23:35 > 0:23:40competition, I think all they are looking for is for these guys to go

0:23:40 > 0:23:43out and give it a right good go, and that is acceptable for them.

0:23:44 > 0:23:48Was the target, do you think, to get through qualification and the

0:23:48 > 0:23:53group? They would desperately levied and I think they can just

0:23:53 > 0:23:56get grew the group, they don't really care what happens -- they

0:23:56 > 0:24:01were desperately levied. They will want their players to give it a

0:24:01 > 0:24:06right word -- go. I think they can win the game tonight. There were a

0:24:06 > 0:24:09lot of nerves in the first game but they have worked their way into the

0:24:09 > 0:24:16competition and they realised it is a big chance, they win and they go

0:24:16 > 0:24:22through. Poland for you, Clarence? I think Poland. And David? I think

0:24:22 > 0:24:28Poland. If you prefer, you can watch Russia take on Greece and BBC

0:24:28 > 0:24:38Three. Here, it is the host Poland against the Czech Republic. -- on

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0:24:38 > 0:25:20Apology for the loss of subtitles for 62 seconds

0:25:20 > 0:25:27The commentators are Mick McCarthy have the thunder and lightning of

0:25:27 > 0:25:33day eight -- day nine of the Euro 2012. They say the rain is on the

0:25:33 > 0:25:43way, so stand by with the VT! But group a coming to a climax, with

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0:25:44 > 0:25:49all of the teams knowing they will win. Parlour and hadn't been into

0:25:49 > 0:25:53the knockout part of the tournament since 1986 -- Poland. Their

0:25:53 > 0:26:02performances have been impressive. They have a home advantage but not

0:26:02 > 0:26:06as much as you might imagine, this is actually nearer to the capital

0:26:06 > 0:26:11of the Czech Republic, Prague, and it is to Warsaw. The Czech border

0:26:11 > 0:26:17is not far away. Thousands of their fans are here in the stadium and

0:26:17 > 0:26:22many, many more in the fan Park. The Czech Republic had also played

0:26:22 > 0:26:28their previous games in this, at the Polish Hanany played it all --

0:26:28 > 0:26:33in it once. -- the Polish have only played in it once. And the last

0:26:33 > 0:26:37time the Czech Republic avoided defeat here was in this City. Most

0:26:37 > 0:26:40importantly, they know a draw will put them through so long as Greece

0:26:40 > 0:26:46did pull off an unlikely win against Russia. Parlour and cannot

0:26:46 > 0:26:51go through if they do not win and there will be no Warsaw Pact today

0:26:51 > 0:26:57-- Poland. There is no combination of results that will put both of

0:26:57 > 0:27:06them through. Here they come, into the mighty noise of the municipal

0:27:06 > 0:27:11arena. And into the pouring rain as well. Mick McCarthy, Another great

0:27:11 > 0:27:16stadium, Another great atmosphere. And the tournament, although we are

0:27:16 > 0:27:20neutral here, the tournament could certainly do with one of the hosts

0:27:20 > 0:27:28being in the knockout stage. I am not sure we are that a neutral. We

0:27:28 > 0:27:38are going for Poland? I have enjoyed the way they have played,

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0:27:38 > 0:28:38Apology for the loss of subtitles for 62 seconds

0:28:38 > 0:28:45certainly in two different hearts. PLAYS.

0:28:45 > 0:28:55It is the Czech Republic all in red and Pollock are predominantly in --

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0:29:33 > 0:29:38why it -- and Poland are says "Poland is not yet lost". That

0:29:38 > 0:29:45giant flag, knocked up in a textile factory over the last few days at

0:29:45 > 0:29:49the suggestion of a Polish commentator, who saw at a flag

0:29:49 > 0:29:56unfurled by the Russian fans and said "Wide haven't we got one of

0:29:56 > 0:30:06those?" -- why haven't. And now they have. A lot of water on the

0:30:06 > 0:30:13

0:30:13 > 0:30:23surface, it may speed things up. Bilek lost his first game in the

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0:30:37 > 0:30:42the first game, or much better Euro 2004. And the referee tonight

0:30:43 > 0:30:46is from Paisley, Craig Thomson, a solicitor to the engineering sector.

0:30:46 > 0:30:51He took charge of the Scottish Cup final last month and it hits his

0:30:51 > 0:31:01birthday in the middle of next week, he will be 40 on Wednesday. Poland

0:31:01 > 0:31:04had worries over their mass -- most capped player. A decision had been

0:31:04 > 0:31:14made over who to play in goal. Szczesny was available after his

0:31:14 > 0:31:18red card. He left the decision to his goalkeeping coach. Good can

0:31:18 > 0:31:28Polanski starting, the same team that have gone the Russians. 11 of

0:31:28 > 0:31:29

0:31:29 > 0:31:37their last 16 goals have been scored either by it Blaszczykowski

0:31:37 > 0:31:42goal -- Blaszczykowski or Levendale occasion. We will keep you up to

0:31:42 > 0:31:47date with what is happening in Warsaw. They will co-ordinate the

0:31:47 > 0:31:55key Cox with what is happening here. And it is Polland he will get the

0:31:55 > 0:32:05game under way. -- Poland. In white with a red stripe across their

0:32:05 > 0:32:23

0:32:23 > 0:32:33the Lenin shipyard which eventually knocked over the Berlin Wall is

0:32:33 > 0:32:39here. Along with 40,000 people who are lucky to have tickets. If

0:32:39 > 0:32:48Blaszczykowski, Piszczek and Lewandowski are on form, the Czech

0:32:48 > 0:32:58Republic, without Tomas Rosicky, might find Poland too hot to handle.

0:32:58 > 0:33:01

0:33:01 > 0:33:05Craig Thompson awaits the signal to kick-off. Here is the countdown.

0:33:05 > 0:33:13Craig Thomson beat them to it slightly. Who is heading into the

0:33:13 > 0:33:20last date. It is Poland, from right to left -- heading into the last

0:33:21 > 0:33:30eight. Here is Perquis, a big doubt for this game. Interesting to see

0:33:31 > 0:33:47

0:33:47 > 0:33:57Baros is buzzers by Wasilewski. -- dispossessed by. They have got the

0:33:57 > 0:33:58

0:33:58 > 0:34:06free kick. I don't think there is any doubt it is a free kick, in a

0:34:06 > 0:34:12good position. There have been some great deliveries. Let's see what

0:34:12 > 0:34:18they have got early on. Bundesliga football of the Year

0:34:18 > 0:34:23last season, Robert Lewandowski. Six white shirts are in their --

0:34:23 > 0:34:27footballer of the year. Obraniak with the free kick, almost met the

0:34:27 > 0:34:34head of Lewandowski, the overhead kick his into the side netting. Did

0:34:34 > 0:34:41it take a touch off Cech? It did not. It was acrobatic stuff from

0:34:41 > 0:34:49Dudka. Part of the crowd thought it was in. He was onside, they did not

0:34:49 > 0:34:55get out. Cech got a touch but the border already behind. Mac at the

0:34:55 > 0:35:03ball was already. Plasil, one of the most experienced players in the

0:35:03 > 0:35:09Czech Republic side. Plasil and Pilar, running into each other.

0:35:09 > 0:35:13Michal Bilek had a nightmare start, losing 2 United Arab Emirates,

0:35:13 > 0:35:23Scotland and Turkey, but he survived. He did well, surviving

0:35:23 > 0:35:28

0:35:28 > 0:35:33Czech Republic. I thought they were well beaten when they played

0:35:33 > 0:35:43against Russia by attacking, they got done on the break. Maybe they

0:35:43 > 0:35:53

0:35:53 > 0:36:03need your best players and is one of their best players, without a

0:36:03 > 0:36:09

0:36:09 > 0:36:13doubt. A decent ball in. The chance was fluffed by Pilar. He has scored

0:36:13 > 0:36:17in both matches and they were harder than that. Gebre Selassie

0:36:17 > 0:36:23won't bridge that. In the last game, I thought Boenisch started to

0:36:23 > 0:36:30struggle. I think he has missed quite a bit of football. He has got

0:36:30 > 0:36:40to hit the target with that. Boenisch made the mistake. What a

0:36:40 > 0:36:42

0:36:42 > 0:36:49how she has made of that. -- what a hash. A letter of for the home side.

0:36:49 > 0:36:54-- a let-off. It will be interesting, watching Boenisch

0:36:54 > 0:37:02against Jiracek and Gebre Selassie. These two are decent and Boenisch

0:37:02 > 0:37:12struggled in the last game. That was Perquis with the header. He was

0:37:12 > 0:37:27

0:37:27 > 0:37:36this tournament, Milan Baros. has upset Perquis already. It is a

0:37:36 > 0:37:40good start for them. Cech with the clearance, Poland with throw-in.

0:37:40 > 0:37:45What do you make of a manager's saying to his goalkeeping coach,

0:37:45 > 0:37:49you decide who is going to play in goal. Is it absolving himself of

0:37:49 > 0:37:58responsibility? Or allowing the coach who knows that keeper's best

0:37:58 > 0:38:06to decide. I could never do that. You ask his opinion, but you make

0:38:06 > 0:38:11the decision. Blaszczykowski, pumping here. Kadlec's left leg was

0:38:11 > 0:38:16lingering. Blaszczykowski was caught. Quite happy about being

0:38:16 > 0:38:25caught, I think. He was quite happy to get caught, he is looking for a

0:38:25 > 0:38:35free kick. Wasilewski, Lewandowski, Dudka. They are all in the Czechs

0:38:35 > 0:38:37

0:38:37 > 0:38:43six-yard box. Boenisch, lingering. The penalty area, rather.

0:38:43 > 0:38:50deliveries against Russia were great. He goes for goal! Side

0:38:50 > 0:38:56netting! Cech was rather more confident that that hadn't gone in

0:38:56 > 0:39:05and I was. It wasn't that far away. Everybody at this side where we are

0:39:05 > 0:39:10think it has gone in the net. He let it go, he was comfortable.

0:39:10 > 0:39:14has not had a good tournament so far, Cech, and he had an awful

0:39:14 > 0:39:18tournament four years ago. He was basically responsible for them

0:39:18 > 0:39:22losing a two goal lead in 15 minutes against the Turks and going

0:39:22 > 0:39:32out on a rainy night in Geneva. had a pretty good end to this

0:39:32 > 0:39:38

0:39:38 > 0:39:44the second game, he missed the 4-1 defeat to Russia. Jiracek did not

0:39:44 > 0:39:49keep it in. It looks to me like the Czech Republic are going to force

0:39:49 > 0:39:56Poland to try to win the game, which they need to do. A little bit

0:39:56 > 0:40:01more cautious this time, Czech Republic. They know that in

0:40:01 > 0:40:11probability, a draw would do. That is banking on Greece not surprising

0:40:11 > 0:40:11

0:40:11 > 0:40:15the Russians. Onside, brasher Gilks t. -- Blaszczykowski was onside.

0:40:15 > 0:40:25You need your goalkeeper to be at his best and he did well. He came

0:40:25 > 0:40:34

0:40:34 > 0:40:41at the near post by Hubschman. Some rather vain appeals for handball

0:40:41 > 0:40:48from Polish supporters, mainly. It is maybe a surprise that shares is

0:40:48 > 0:40:57not back in goal, but titre on -- Tyton is no mug. He showed that

0:40:57 > 0:41:02with the penalty save. He has had a good tournament. You would argue

0:41:03 > 0:41:12that had Lukasz Fabianski not injure his shoulder, he would be

0:41:13 > 0:41:17

0:41:17 > 0:41:20Fabianski must feel, having lost his place in the Polish side to

0:41:20 > 0:41:23Szczesny, and in the Arsenal side, and missing out on the chance to

0:41:24 > 0:41:31make his name when Szczesny was suspended, because he was injured.

0:41:32 > 0:41:41He even shares his birthday with Szczesny. A great tan, Pilar. The

0:41:42 > 0:41:58

0:41:58 > 0:42:03could see what he was trying to do, but he was about 15 yards off the

0:42:03 > 0:42:06mark as Jiracek was waiting. strange ball, we have not seen too

0:42:06 > 0:42:10many long balls in the competition. They have been happy to keep it and

0:42:10 > 0:42:20try to play in and around the 18 yard box. It is a waste, he gives

0:42:20 > 0:42:34

0:42:34 > 0:42:40a very wet night. Lewandowski, skipping away from one challenge.

0:42:40 > 0:42:45That was poor. Blaszczykowski, onto it. A chance for Lewandowski, it

0:42:45 > 0:42:49just ripples the side netting. For him, that is a disappointment.

0:42:49 > 0:42:53is. You would always fancy him to hit the target. It looked like he

0:42:53 > 0:42:58would hit it first time. I think the Czech Republic have made a real

0:42:58 > 0:43:02mess of it. He looks like he is going to hit it, you expect him to

0:43:02 > 0:43:08hit the target. Especially with his record this year and the way he has

0:43:08 > 0:43:13been playing so far. He is a real handful. He gets a little nudge, it

0:43:13 > 0:43:17has put him off balance. You could argue it is good defending, a

0:43:18 > 0:43:24little knock of his arm and it makes him to miss the target.

0:43:24 > 0:43:34President was about to go up and celebrate. Lewandowski is the pin-

0:43:34 > 0:43:39

0:43:39 > 0:43:48up boy. Hubschman. That is a good against Russia in the first half,

0:43:48 > 0:43:53they kept Arshavin, kept trying to slot balls in. Perquis made great

0:43:53 > 0:43:57challenges but he was always on his backside, sliding last minute. At

0:43:57 > 0:44:01least today he will be able to slide on the surface. It is

0:44:01 > 0:44:04incredible how far Poland have come in a short space of time, in

0:44:04 > 0:44:07footballing infrastructure and interest in the game. Their last

0:44:07 > 0:44:13competitive match before this tournament was a home defeat to

0:44:13 > 0:44:23Slovakia, not far from here. In front of 4,000 people. In a World

0:44:23 > 0:44:37

0:44:37 > 0:44:42Cup qualifying game in October 2009. It was a rash challenge by

0:44:42 > 0:44:50Limbersky. The Czech Republic are trying to play on but Limbersky

0:44:50 > 0:44:54will get the yellow card. Interesting, I am looking at the

0:44:54 > 0:45:04assistant, he seemed to have the best view. The referee waited,

0:45:04 > 0:45:05

0:45:05 > 0:45:13nothing from the assistant. And he has given it and booked him. No

0:45:13 > 0:45:18doubt it is a free kick. continue to wonder what those guys

0:45:18 > 0:45:23behind the goal do. Three officials should have had a decent view.

0:45:23 > 0:45:27Obraniak with the free kick, Lewandowski, Dudka, Wasilewski,

0:45:27 > 0:45:37Boenisch, at Perquis, in the penalty area and will the red

0:45:37 > 0:45:43

0:45:43 > 0:45:53That looks like it is going straight in, I thought it was a

0:45:53 > 0:45:59

0:45:59 > 0:46:04need a touch and it would be unstoppable. A great header. You

0:46:04 > 0:46:08ask about the ones behind the goal, I think it just makes it that there

0:46:08 > 0:46:14are five who can't make a decision instead of three. It certainly

0:46:14 > 0:46:18looks that way. I am convinced he tells them beforehand, on the big

0:46:18 > 0:46:28decisions, the referee makes the decisions. He doesn't want to be

0:46:28 > 0:46:38

0:46:38 > 0:46:44Holland taking players who are French and German bond -- of Poland

0:46:44 > 0:46:50taking players who are French and German are born. But you can

0:46:50 > 0:46:54understand that when you think that Lukas Podolski was born in Poland.

0:46:54 > 0:46:59You are not going to get an argument from me, I have a broad

0:46:59 > 0:47:04Yorkshire accent and I played 57 times for Ireland and took them to

0:47:04 > 0:47:14a World Cup. If they have Polish parents, why can't they play? All

0:47:14 > 0:47:29

0:47:29 > 0:47:34Polish grandparents? It is their Polanski. I think he got a little

0:47:34 > 0:47:38bit excited. Poland of having their chances and at some stage, they are

0:47:38 > 0:47:43going to have to take one -- are having. When you are playing well,

0:47:43 > 0:47:47you need to score, because it is guaranteed that the Czech Republic

0:47:47 > 0:47:50will have a chance at some stage. And there is nothing worse when you

0:47:50 > 0:48:00have had all the play and all of the chances to find yourself one

0:48:00 > 0:48:06

0:48:06 > 0:48:11players for Poland seemed a far better bet so far than the ones for

0:48:12 > 0:48:17the Czech Republic. Milan Baros is applying a lone furrow. --

0:48:17 > 0:48:25ploughing a lone furrow. He had a quiet season in Turkey for

0:48:25 > 0:48:35Galatasaray. If you say he has not had a shot at this tournament yet?

0:48:35 > 0:48:47

0:48:47 > 0:48:53Not a shot on target. It could be Lots of red shirts from the Czechs

0:48:53 > 0:48:59as well, he made that short journey, 60 miles also from the border --

0:48:59 > 0:49:09who made. Which on Polish roads, takes around today's! If you are

0:49:09 > 0:49:21

0:49:21 > 0:49:26Republic are quite happy and thinking that a draw will get them

0:49:27 > 0:49:36through. They are going to try and force Parliament to come out. They

0:49:37 > 0:49:48

0:49:48 > 0:49:58are being very cautious that the Czech Republic happy to give it

0:49:58 > 0:50:06

0:50:06 > 0:50:16the first game, not very effectively. There as a left hot --

0:50:16 > 0:50:26

0:50:26 > 0:50:29about the Czech Republic. They are not playing anything like they can.

0:50:29 > 0:50:39Tomas Rosicky is a huge loss, he will get on the ball and make them

0:50:39 > 0:50:43

0:50:43 > 0:50:47through as runners up with Russia. Some ways, psychologically, that

0:50:47 > 0:50:57leaves them with a dilemma. Poland don't have that, they have just got

0:50:57 > 0:51:09

0:51:09 > 0:51:14chances already. But they have not quickly. Gebre Selassie prevented

0:51:14 > 0:51:19him from doing it. And then a very curious throw, and the Scottish

0:51:19 > 0:51:23referee Craig Thomson... I think he has given them a bit of sympathy

0:51:23 > 0:51:33because Gebre Selassie picked it up for the first place. It is a very

0:51:33 > 0:51:33

0:51:33 > 0:52:17Apology for the loss of subtitles for 62 seconds

0:52:17 > 0:52:25free kick is rightly given. -- tournament. A real handful. He

0:52:25 > 0:52:30really roughed the centre backs up against Russia. Borussia Dortmund

0:52:30 > 0:52:35are saying he is not for sale. doesn't say a lot build of somebody

0:52:35 > 0:52:45comes with a whole lot of money. Manchester United one of those who

0:52:45 > 0:53:22

0:53:22 > 0:53:30That was great play, fantastic. he has played well. I don't know if

0:53:30 > 0:53:35they come as a 3, plash of ski -- Blaszczykowski, Lewandowski and

0:53:35 > 0:53:45Piszczek, but they would be expensive. Good players that a good

0:53:45 > 0:54:20

0:54:20 > 0:54:26good effort. You are thinking, don't hit it from there, and what a

0:54:26 > 0:54:36great strike. Better check at full length. It dipped right in front of

0:54:36 > 0:54:48

0:54:48 > 0:54:55for the Czechs. They are doing zonal marking it, the Czechs.

0:54:55 > 0:54:59Wasilewski still forward. Was he pushed? Even there, zonal marking,

0:54:59 > 0:55:02it lets people off the hook from doing their job properly and

0:55:02 > 0:55:08marking. If they get a good delivery, I fancied them to score

0:55:08 > 0:55:18from a corner kick. It will be a yellow card for Murawski, who

0:55:18 > 0:55:19

0:55:19 > 0:55:27after the third group game. If you have won, it is wiped away. If you

0:55:27 > 0:55:32have two, you have to serve a suspension. I don't know if you can

0:55:32 > 0:55:37hear it under the din of the crowd, but the thunder is on the way. A

0:55:37 > 0:55:47decent chance. That is from the corner kick, it has come back in

0:55:47 > 0:55:57

0:55:57 > 0:56:07and they are still not marking. It there any chance. -- since the

0:56:07 > 0:56:19

0:56:19 > 0:56:29side says it is a Czech Republic Road but he is over ruled by Craig

0:56:29 > 0:56:56

0:56:56 > 0:57:02lead and basket. He does have a great left foot -- Lewandowski. He

0:57:02 > 0:57:12is more than capable of playing it in between the two centre-backs.

0:57:12 > 0:57:12

0:57:12 > 0:58:07Apology for the loss of subtitles for 62 seconds

0:58:07 > 0:58:12won the French double a year ago, ball there. Just sitting. He is.

0:58:12 > 0:58:22They need to play it up to Lewandowski quicker and go together,

0:58:22 > 0:58:47

0:58:47 > 0:58:54when they do that, they looked a Blaszczykowski. And there was

0:58:54 > 0:58:59Hubschman. One of the best goals of the tournament has been scored by

0:58:59 > 0:59:04Blaszczykowski and they are set up to score on the break. Hello.

0:59:04 > 0:59:10roof has just collapsed! Blaszczykowski doesn't come back

0:59:10 > 0:59:18and defend. They are looking to break all the time. Milan Baros is

0:59:18 > 0:59:28offside. Alastair Ross is the linesman down on this near side. It

0:59:28 > 0:59:38

0:59:38 > 0:59:42Warsaw between Russia and Greece. A long way to go, but as it stands,

0:59:42 > 0:59:52it is enough for the Czech Republic but not for the polls. Russia would

0:59:52 > 1:00:03

1:00:03 > 1:00:08be an oppressive night and a difficult to play football, but it

1:00:08 > 1:00:15is a great night for playing football. Not such a great night

1:00:15 > 1:00:25for watching it. We are all right appear. Those in the first few rows

1:00:25 > 1:00:55

1:00:55 > 1:01:00Interesting, when the full-back went, it Blaszczykowski just looked

1:01:00 > 1:01:04at him and suddenly the Czech Republic had two against one. It is

1:01:04 > 1:01:14all right trying to break but he has to do his defensive job as well

1:01:14 > 1:01:48

1:01:48 > 1:01:52says, selfishly. It has got my name aside around halfway through last

1:01:52 > 1:02:00season, taking the place up Isaksson, who we saw last night in

1:02:00 > 1:02:03the Swedish goal. -- taking the place off. We have an extra ball on

1:02:03 > 1:02:13the pitch. They have had an eventful season, the goalkeeper's,

1:02:13 > 1:02:28

1:02:28 > 1:02:36between the three of them. That the Poland. If they get a Brady act on

1:02:36 > 1:02:46it again, it is a great night for free kicks -- Obraniak. It could be

1:02:46 > 1:02:52

1:02:52 > 1:02:58an own goal, it could be anything, Baros with half a clearance.

1:02:58 > 1:03:08half a challenge for the next one. There might be something on for

1:03:08 > 1:03:36

1:03:36 > 1:03:46game. The Czechs have kept six players behind, they don't want a

1:03:46 > 1:04:13

1:04:13 > 1:04:21running into Murawski. The throw-in has gone the way of the Czechs.

1:04:21 > 1:04:27Boenisch stuck to his task, well done. Kolar has seen a fair amount

1:04:27 > 1:04:37of the ball, tried to sneak it back to Gebre Selassie. Dudka is a very

1:04:37 > 1:04:53

1:04:53 > 1:04:59tournament. He scored a great goal the other night, he looks a really

1:04:59 > 1:05:06good player. I like Pilar on the other side, I think he can do some

1:05:06 > 1:05:15damage out there. He has already scored a couple of goals in this

1:05:15 > 1:05:19tournament, having only ever scored once for his country before. They

1:05:19 > 1:05:29want to getting one against one, against Piszczek. Blaszczykowski

1:05:29 > 1:05:29

1:05:29 > 1:06:23Apology for the loss of subtitles for 62 seconds

1:06:23 > 1:06:31does not track back, he can cause Czech Republic side in Euro 96.

1:06:31 > 1:06:35Beaten in the final by Germany. The golden goal at Wembley. It is a

1:06:35 > 1:06:38shame that Dudka has given away the free-kick. The two centre backs are

1:06:38 > 1:06:44having most of the ball for the Czech Republic and are happy to

1:06:44 > 1:06:48keep it there. Dudka has chased it and wasted the pass, but he has

1:06:48 > 1:06:54just caught him and they have got the ball back again. Trying to

1:06:54 > 1:07:00force it, Dudka. Gebre Selassie looking for Baros, the deflection

1:07:01 > 1:07:08was good from the Polish point of view. Wasilewski made it. The odds

1:07:08 > 1:07:18are stacked against Lewandowski. Good covering from Limbersky.

1:07:18 > 1:07:26

1:07:26 > 1:07:31from the Russia game. Well timed. He made a number of those

1:07:31 > 1:07:41challenges the other night and his tiring has been good so far. --

1:07:41 > 1:07:57

1:07:57 > 1:08:01timing. Given away by Hubschman. Blaszczykowski popping up on the

1:08:01 > 1:08:11left-hand side. Looking for the one-two with Lewandowski, it came

1:08:11 > 1:08:17

1:08:17 > 1:08:24play. Obraniak is feeling the back of his head. I thought he was going

1:08:24 > 1:08:28to get up, when they started attacking. It is very difficult for

1:08:28 > 1:08:32them to create anything because when they go forward... He gets an

1:08:32 > 1:08:37elbow in the face. When they go forward, they are only attacking

1:08:37 > 1:08:42with four players, both teams. Both being really cautious. It is

1:08:42 > 1:08:52understandable, there's plenty of time to go. Group they still looks

1:08:52 > 1:09:04

1:09:04 > 1:09:10as it did at kick-off. -- Group A meet the top two from the Germany

1:09:10 > 1:09:20Portugal Denmark Netherlands group in the quarter-finals. It has not

1:09:20 > 1:09:27

1:09:27 > 1:09:36escaped anybody's notice in Poland didn't make contact. They leave her

1:09:36 > 1:09:43fair bit in behind. It is a great run. He is unlucky. Boenisch, the

1:09:43 > 1:09:47left-back, plays him on. He looked at the assistant, I think hoping he

1:09:47 > 1:09:57was offside, when he didn't get on the end of it. A good run, a good

1:09:57 > 1:10:37

1:10:37 > 1:10:40Hubschman. Well worked, so far. Gebre Selassie. Sivok. Kadlec. It

1:10:40 > 1:10:47is all good from the Czech point of view, Polish fans getting

1:10:47 > 1:10:53frustrated. The Czechs are quite happy with this. They want to suck

1:10:53 > 1:11:03Poland out. There will be as patient as ever. Hubschman, happy

1:11:03 > 1:11:08to have it back. Pilar, running at Piszczek. Jiracek joining in the

1:11:08 > 1:11:15penalty area. Deflected, into the gloves of Tyton, the shop was hit

1:11:15 > 1:11:24by Plasil. A good move, they were patient. No clash the shot was.

1:11:24 > 1:11:29Lewandowski has got a free kick. Much to the frustration of Kadlec.

1:11:29 > 1:11:39It took a deflection. Unlike yesterday, when the ball spins over

1:11:39 > 1:11:56

1:11:56 > 1:12:06the head of the Swedish keeper from did take a deflection. I don't

1:12:06 > 1:12:36

1:12:36 > 1:12:41the neck of time by Kadlec. He was unlucky. I don't think it was the

1:12:41 > 1:12:51greatest ball. He brought it down on his chest and he was close to

1:12:51 > 1:12:55

1:12:55 > 1:13:02sliding in his pal. At being Blaszczykowski. You wouldn't mind

1:13:02 > 1:13:12him being in your team. You would love them in Scrabble! Kolar, Gebre

1:13:12 > 1:13:47

1:13:47 > 1:13:57handle than in the 18 yard box. He got two attempts here. Tyton

1:13:57 > 1:14:03

1:14:03 > 1:14:07season, they did the deal some time ago but left him in check football

1:14:07 > 1:14:17until the end of the season. They paid less than a million pounds for

1:14:17 > 1:14:30

1:14:30 > 1:14:35him -- left him in Czech football. deals before they come to the

1:14:35 > 1:14:42European Championships. Murawski! Didn't really get the contact he

1:14:42 > 1:14:46was looking for. The Poles claiming a corner. I think Craig Thompson

1:14:46 > 1:14:54said goal-kick but someone has told him otherwise. A, yes, it took a

1:14:54 > 1:15:04deflection. They do do something. He definitely indicated a goal-kick

1:15:04 > 1:15:22

1:15:22 > 1:15:25can get a good delivery, especially with an outswinger, they are not

1:15:26 > 1:15:31man marking, they are zonal marking, I still think they have got a

1:15:31 > 1:15:41chance. Just need a delivery. Haven't had a 0-0 in this

1:15:41 > 1:15:50

1:15:50 > 1:15:54tournament, we have two that happens. The intensity and the

1:15:54 > 1:16:01sense of occasion here will keep this a tense right till the end. It

1:16:01 > 1:16:11will be a corner to the Czech Republic. Somebody has got a proper

1:16:11 > 1:16:40

1:16:40 > 1:16:46player there for less than a Murawski with ache agricultural

1:16:46 > 1:16:56clearance. It was good play by the Czech Republic but it was awful

1:16:56 > 1:17:05

1:17:05 > 1:17:08defending it, allowing him to for the Czechs. They have. I bet

1:17:08 > 1:17:18the two centre-backs, if you look at the statistics, have had more

1:17:18 > 1:17:35

1:17:35 > 1:17:45passes than anyone else. They are have been another one but it has

1:17:45 > 1:17:47

1:17:47 > 1:17:52That is frustration. They don't want to go chasing in case they get

1:17:52 > 1:18:02paid around. And then when you do, somebody nips past you and you

1:18:02 > 1:18:08

1:18:08 > 1:18:12stick your leg out. It is of time to win this game.

1:18:12 > 1:18:16referee blows his whistle, having played all of around three seconds

1:18:16 > 1:18:21of added time at the end of an interesting half, without getting

1:18:21 > 1:18:26too many people off their seats with excitement. Pilar has shown

1:18:26 > 1:18:29again, although he missed a good chance. Lewandowski and

1:18:29 > 1:18:39Blaszczykowski have looked dangerous at times, but at half-

1:18:39 > 1:18:51

1:18:51 > 1:18:55time, it is the Czech Republic 0, Russia will win the Group A, with

1:18:55 > 1:18:59the Czech Republic going through as well as runners up. The situation

1:18:59 > 1:19:04remains on a knife-edge. If Russia did concede, the Czechs will have

1:19:04 > 1:19:08to change their approach entirely. The Polish have to go for broke, if

1:19:08 > 1:19:14they don't score, they are out. It is call this at half-time, David,

1:19:14 > 1:19:18but print -- plenty of pace and passion. The opening 15 minutes, I

1:19:18 > 1:19:23thought Poland had two or three terrific opportunities but I think

1:19:23 > 1:19:28the Czech Republic have started to gain a little bit more confident,

1:19:28 > 1:19:32with Poland not scoring. So the game is still on a knife edge.

1:19:32 > 1:19:38would expect as the game goes on, Poland will have the proportion to

1:19:38 > 1:19:43the wind. They have to win, come what may. They do, but they don't

1:19:43 > 1:19:48have the risk, looking at what has happened in the first half of. If

1:19:48 > 1:19:50they keep creating chances, the ball will go in. Even if it in the

1:19:50 > 1:19:56last few minutes, the Czech Republic have come back into the

1:19:56 > 1:20:02game, I think the Polish deserved a goal. It is going to be a tense

1:20:02 > 1:20:06evening for the Polish and the checks and Russians and Greeks.

1:20:06 > 1:20:11is similar to the first half in the first game, when Poland had a lot

1:20:11 > 1:20:15off the ball and they created a lot of chances and their coach will

1:20:15 > 1:20:22once again go in at half-time and will rue his the team's Mr chances,

1:20:22 > 1:20:27because they certainly have had good chances -- the team's missed

1:20:27 > 1:20:32chances. They started quickly, but you get the sense that if you keep

1:20:32 > 1:20:37missing it, they will stop coming. Lewandowski has a bit of luck in

1:20:37 > 1:20:42getting the ball back. He is just falling away to his left hand side

1:20:42 > 1:20:49and Gebrselassie just has a little nudge and it pushes him off balance

1:20:49 > 1:20:57-- Gebre Selassie. The header from Dudka, he should score, and

1:20:57 > 1:21:02Boenisch with the follow up. And Polanski again, who, yes, he should

1:21:02 > 1:21:07be hitting the target at least and Boenisch, I am thinking, don't

1:21:07 > 1:21:12shoot but he does and it is a great effort and a decent save from Petr

1:21:12 > 1:21:16Cech. But he will feel exactly the same as he did, because at this

1:21:16 > 1:21:20level, when you get chances, you have got to take them and that

1:21:21 > 1:21:26might just be their downfall. will tell you who has taken no

1:21:26 > 1:21:30chance, some news just in, it is in the final few seconds before half-

1:21:30 > 1:21:39time. Greece have taken the lead against Russia through Carragher

1:21:39 > 1:21:44Guinness, which certainly throws the cat among the pigeons --

1:21:44 > 1:21:49Karagounis. That will make a change to the attitude. The checks will

1:21:49 > 1:21:52have to come out and win if that stays that way -- the Czech

1:21:52 > 1:21:58Republic. In it is interesting, certainly. It is a great tournament

1:21:58 > 1:22:05for this, another example of everything being open. Greece doing

1:22:05 > 1:22:10a good job. You can guarantee that the Czech Republic will know that

1:22:10 > 1:22:13Greece have taken the lead, so that might just alter their tactics for

1:22:13 > 1:22:17this half. They have had one or two openings, they look a slight threat

1:22:17 > 1:22:22on the counter attack. They had a chance early on which they didn't

1:22:22 > 1:22:28take but I think they have grown into the game. I think CROWD: --

1:22:28 > 1:22:35Poland was certainly the better side but this chance here, Pilar,

1:22:35 > 1:22:40you are certain he will hit the target, but he doesn't. And as Alan

1:22:40 > 1:22:46rightly said, pole and missed the chances early on, but the Czech

1:22:46 > 1:22:50Republic have had one or two -- Poland. I'm not convinced Milan

1:22:50 > 1:22:55Baros wants to get on the end of that. I think he was looking at the

1:22:55 > 1:22:59goalkeeper, but if he has more confidence, he gets on the end and

1:22:59 > 1:23:04hits it. He needs to keep his eye on the ball and take what comes.

1:23:04 > 1:23:08is not the Baros we have seen from many years ago scoring goals.

1:23:08 > 1:23:14think he was worried about his hamstring! It happens when you get

1:23:14 > 1:23:17into your 30s. David, when you are watching a game like this or at the

1:23:17 > 1:23:23tournament in general, is it hard in your mind that it is a scouting

1:23:23 > 1:23:29mission? Yes, it is. So far, I think the tournament has brought

1:23:29 > 1:23:35out the players we know, in the Astor and Fabregas and Mario Gomez,

1:23:35 > 1:23:39but you are looking for the players who are not that well known. And as

1:23:39 > 1:23:45we are seeing in tonight's game, at some really good players or Poland.

1:23:45 > 1:23:50You are always watching. So you won't tell us who you are watching?

1:23:50 > 1:23:56I would have to have so many first! They say lightning doesn't strike

1:23:56 > 1:23:59twice. -- I would have to have some money. I think we have weathered it,

1:23:59 > 1:24:04I don't think the players will have to go off and delay things like we

1:24:04 > 1:24:10saw in yesterday's gain, but they do get these electrical storms --

1:24:10 > 1:24:19yesterday's game. We did fear the worst that one., another delay, but

1:24:19 > 1:24:22it does seem to have passed over -- at one point. It would have been

1:24:22 > 1:24:26advantage to the Czech Republic it the other game had continued the

1:24:26 > 1:24:32weight it was going, but I think we have got over that -- the way it

1:24:32 > 1:24:36was going. Definitely. Looking at this game here, I think we have got

1:24:36 > 1:24:41exactly what you want. Poland will have more chances, the Czech

1:24:42 > 1:24:45Republic need to have -- get a goal and I think we will sit more in the

1:24:45 > 1:24:50second half. Let's see what has been happening in the other Group A

1:24:50 > 1:24:55game. Final matches are always play simultaneously, of course. We can't

1:24:55 > 1:24:58quite see that match yet, it is not ready, I have just been told, so

1:24:58 > 1:25:03instead we can find out how the Polish fans have been enjoying the

1:25:03 > 1:25:08first half, with Damien Johnson. No goals for the 40,000 watching

1:25:08 > 1:25:13here or across the country. I have to say, they have kicked every ball,

1:25:13 > 1:25:17headed every corner. Not the most patient crowd when Poland surrender

1:25:17 > 1:25:22possession too cheaply, some moans and groans around the place. Over

1:25:22 > 1:25:27on the stage some time ago, at one guy proposed to his girlfriend. For

1:25:27 > 1:25:31the record, she said yes, so that is some kind of resort for Poland.

1:25:31 > 1:25:36They need a goal and a result of their own to get through to the

1:25:36 > 1:25:42last eight. It is going to be a very sombre evening if they don't

1:25:42 > 1:25:45make it. They need to, because they have got some desperate fans in

1:25:45 > 1:25:49that stadium who dearly need their team to get through, and that could

1:25:50 > 1:25:52prove a vital in the second half, because they are going to have to

1:25:52 > 1:25:56come out and create the chances that they did in the first half,

1:25:56 > 1:26:01but they have to take them best half. It is 45 minutes and they

1:26:01 > 1:26:08know that. It may change with the Czech Republic knowing they have to

1:26:08 > 1:26:12score as well. I sense they will be many Twist and turns -- twists and

1:26:12 > 1:26:17turns in the second half. The first goal will be vital. If you get one,

1:26:17 > 1:26:20the opposition have to go for it. If we get a goal, it will make

1:26:20 > 1:26:25whatever team it is, the others will have to come out and get back

1:26:25 > 1:26:29into the game. Looking ahead, England's women footballers are in

1:26:29 > 1:26:38the 2013 qualifying action against the Dutch tomorrow. That is live on

1:26:38 > 1:26:42BBC Two from 5:00pm. Meanwhile, the Dutch men are up against it. The

1:26:42 > 1:26:52climax of that group, you can see the highlights show tomorrow at

1:26:52 > 1:27:32

1:27:32 > 1:27:37Yes. I have been besieged today from tweet of fans of Everton and

1:27:37 > 1:27:42Tottenham, a lot of interest over whether Tottenham have approached

1:27:42 > 1:27:46Everton for your services. What is your situation? As far as I am

1:27:46 > 1:27:51concerned, it is all speculation. I have had no contact and if I did

1:27:51 > 1:27:54have, the first person I would tell would be my chairman, because I had

1:27:54 > 1:27:59a great relationship with him. it did happen, what would you say

1:27:59 > 1:28:03to him? Would you be interested? am ambitious and I want to try and

1:28:04 > 1:28:07win things and I would dearly love to do that at Everton. We brought

1:28:07 > 1:28:12into all three players that -- in January and you could see they

1:28:12 > 1:28:16changed it made and we want to do that again. So if that were the

1:28:16 > 1:28:21situation, you would go all, if you want to compete, Tottenham have the

1:28:21 > 1:28:26money. I told by chairman four weeks ago that we want to kick on

1:28:26 > 1:28:29again -- my chairman. For me, my concentration is getting Everton

1:28:29 > 1:28:34ready for the start of the season, hopefully to have a better one than

1:28:34 > 1:28:37in recent years. It is a great club, you have been there a long time and

1:28:37 > 1:28:43you have done a great job. The fans are very nervous that at this

1:28:43 > 1:28:47stage... I tell people straight, I have had no contact and the club

1:28:47 > 1:28:51have had no contact and I am the Everton manager. But a fresh

1:28:51 > 1:28:55challenge would appeal at some stage in your career? I have always

1:28:55 > 1:28:59been loyal and I will continue to be loyal to Everton, as long as

1:28:59 > 1:29:03they want because I am happy there. I am ambitious and that the players

1:29:03 > 1:29:07that Everton are ambitious and they want me to push the club forward.

1:29:07 > 1:29:11Do you get a sense from Everton that it -- of their ambition

1:29:11 > 1:29:14matches yours? I do, and you know it, you have been there and played

1:29:14 > 1:29:20there, Everton is a massive club and his country and we have found

1:29:20 > 1:29:24it hard to compete. We have got two big semi-finals or finals and

1:29:24 > 1:29:28fallen a bit short. But with the players we've got, we are in their

1:29:28 > 1:29:33competing and trying to do the best we can and we will continue to do

1:29:33 > 1:29:37that. Under the Tate manager in the Premier League of what is their own

1:29:37 > 1:29:42backs, -- I know that each manager. Have you been in touch with Harry?

1:29:42 > 1:29:45I have tried to get in touch, I feel with him, I feel it has been

1:29:45 > 1:29:49tough on Harry. You never know the ins and outs of what has happened

1:29:49 > 1:29:53in each club and what is going on behind the scenes, but from where I

1:29:53 > 1:29:57am, Harry got to the semi-final of the cup, got them into the

1:29:57 > 1:30:05Champions League. I said last year, I would have paid to watch

1:30:05 > 1:30:09Tottenham, they were an excellent side to watch. He would be a

1:30:09 > 1:30:13greater choice for Spurs, wouldn't he? If you look at the job he has

1:30:13 > 1:30:19done at Everton, it is incredible had, how much they had achieved

1:30:19 > 1:30:24over the years. The big room at the moment is Andre Villas-Boas, he is

1:30:24 > 1:30:28the big favourite -- rumour. Is that they fit? When you look at

1:30:28 > 1:30:32what happened to him at Chelsea, and you know that players speak to

1:30:32 > 1:30:36them -- each other all the time, there is contact between the

1:30:36 > 1:30:39players, and it is widely known that he didn't have great

1:30:39 > 1:30:43relationships with the players at Chelsea, so I would be amazed if

1:30:43 > 1:30:48that was to happen. Do you think Bill Kenwright will give you

1:30:48 > 1:30:51permission to speak to Spurs if there is an approach? We are not

1:30:51 > 1:30:55there and that is hypothetical. What I think it is good to see is

1:30:55 > 1:30:59that a lot of young British managers at the moment are getting

1:30:59 > 1:31:06opportunities at the big jobs in this country, which for many a year,

1:31:06 > 1:31:10we have been saying Beatson happen. It is great to see Brendan Rodgers,

1:31:10 > 1:31:15Chris Newton and Paul Lambert getting big jobs. Whatever happens,

1:31:15 > 1:31:18we wish you all the best. -- we wish you all the best. Let's go

1:31:18 > 1:31:28back to proceedings, the Greeks have taken the lead, let's have a

1:31:28 > 1:31:35

1:31:35 > 1:31:40it. A very good goal. A bit different to what Balotelli did.

1:31:40 > 1:31:49Speed towards the goal and a good shot. The Greeks are looking

1:31:49 > 1:31:53sharper already. The Russians will have difficulty. He will be feeling

1:31:53 > 1:31:59better about himself because he missed a penalty in the first game.

1:31:59 > 1:32:02It has paid a bit back. I think the goalkeeper should save it. When you

1:32:02 > 1:32:07are in that position, the most important thing is to hit the

1:32:07 > 1:32:13target and it has a chance of going in. He kept it low. It was a low

1:32:13 > 1:32:18ball. I don't think the goalkeeper has a lot he can do. He struck it

1:32:18 > 1:32:25well. Everyone thought the Russians were a shoo-in to go through, they

1:32:25 > 1:32:33are right under pressure. Some people were thinking they might be

1:32:33 > 1:32:41dark horses to do well, and now it has really changed. Look at the

1:32:41 > 1:32:45group table as it stands. A goal for anyone and it all changes.

1:32:45 > 1:32:53have a funny feeling that might look slightly different in about 45

1:32:53 > 1:32:57minutes time. Do you think Poland will come out all guns blazing?

1:32:57 > 1:33:01coach was critical of his team and said they fail because of the

1:33:01 > 1:33:05expectation and they could not handle that. It is about to get

1:33:05 > 1:33:09even bigger. It is 45 minutes for them and that is it, they have the

1:33:09 > 1:33:14chance to do it. They played reasonably well in the first half,

1:33:14 > 1:33:19created chances. He will be saying to his guys, more of the same, pass

1:33:19 > 1:33:26the ball and the chances will come your way. You have to take at least

1:33:27 > 1:33:32one of them. Good to see the Scots at Euro 2012. A few of the boys

1:33:32 > 1:33:38turned up! There was no chance it would get rained off with a

1:33:38 > 1:33:41Scotsman in charge! He is well used to it. They may rue those misses. I

1:33:41 > 1:33:45don't think football always allows you to get five or six chances and

1:33:45 > 1:33:51they have had two or three really good ones. What have they got to do

1:33:51 > 1:33:57to make the difference? So call very fast. I suspect in the last 15

1:33:57 > 1:34:04or 20 minutes we will see then pushing forward -- score very fast.

1:34:04 > 1:34:08Hopefully they will do it because until now, they have deserved it.

1:34:08 > 1:34:13The crowd should drive them forward. If they get off to a good start in

1:34:13 > 1:34:20this half, it should bode well. two teams are making their way out

1:34:20 > 1:34:23onto the field of play. Let's rejoin our commentary team.

1:34:23 > 1:34:28Steve Wilson alongside Mick McCarthy.

1:34:28 > 1:34:33COMMENTATORS: That Karagounis goal in Warsaw has been digested here in

1:34:33 > 1:34:40Wroclaw. The fact of the matter is that it has changed everything here.

1:34:40 > 1:34:47Suddenly, the Czechs are going out as it stands. Russia would win the

1:34:47 > 1:34:50group, Greece would go through with them. If either side won this game

1:34:50 > 1:34:55and Greece beat Russia, Greece would go through with the winners

1:34:55 > 1:34:59of this. It could not be more finely poised. The game has changed

1:34:59 > 1:35:04because the Czech Republic know for a while now that the draw is not,

1:35:04 > 1:35:08as it stands, good enough. They might be more positive in the

1:35:09 > 1:35:14second half. They had 56% of the play, I reckon the centre half's

1:35:14 > 1:35:21had most of that. They have got to go for it. Don't leave with regrets,

1:35:21 > 1:35:28see if you can get through to the next one. I think the chances are

1:35:28 > 1:35:36it finishing 0-0 have reduced by a good deal. Plasil forward for the

1:35:36 > 1:35:46Czech Republic. Lewandowski beaten in the air by Cup Shewan, who has

1:35:46 > 1:36:08

1:36:08 > 1:36:12not done anything wrong at all. -- Hubschman, Plasil. Jiracek. It came

1:36:12 > 1:36:17off Boenisch, a corner kick to the Czechs. Nothing has changed in

1:36:17 > 1:36:24terms of the shape of the team, nobody has gone more offensive or

1:36:24 > 1:36:29done anything different. They are both still playing with one striker.

1:36:29 > 1:36:37They might still be patient and wait. At some point, fortune is

1:36:37 > 1:36:47surely going do have to favour the brave. All the lucky. -- or the

1:36:47 > 1:37:00

1:37:01 > 1:37:10lucky. A decent corner, Milan Baros the appeal of Polanski. It is out

1:37:11 > 1:37:26

1:37:26 > 1:37:30defensive play, he has worked hard and got it back. Then he was

1:37:30 > 1:37:40assaulted by Polanski. Polanski would miss the quarter-final if

1:37:40 > 1:38:06

1:38:06 > 1:38:11Fouled by Milan Baros. -- Cech with Portsmouth, Milan Baros. Champions

1:38:11 > 1:38:21League winner with Liverpool. European Championship semi-finalist

1:38:21 > 1:38:30

1:38:30 > 1:38:34with a shot in this competition, for his quality. He has got four-

1:38:34 > 1:38:43to-one international goals in 91 caps. He has been a player for them,

1:38:43 > 1:38:47no question. May not have too many more miles on the clock. Nor might

1:38:47 > 1:38:57Poland in this tournament, if they don't find a goal from somewhere.

1:38:57 > 1:39:06

1:39:06 > 1:39:16some great free-kicks against Russia. It is crazy, when the game

1:39:16 > 1:39:20

1:39:20 > 1:39:24is tight, to give away stupid free- was keeping an eye on Wasilewski, I

1:39:25 > 1:39:29don't think there was danger of the Polish centre half winning that.

1:39:29 > 1:39:39seems strange, all the way from the other side and then take it short,

1:39:39 > 1:39:43a bit of waste well. Must have been a culture shock. -- a bit wasteful.

1:39:43 > 1:39:53Must have been a culture shock for Robert, the current champions of

1:39:53 > 1:40:26

1:40:26 > 1:40:36good ball, well delivered, brought down nicely by Plasil. Blocked by

1:40:36 > 1:40:50

1:40:50 > 1:40:53Piszczek. A fabulous pass by The first half finished with the

1:40:53 > 1:41:03Czech Republic in territorial ascendancy. The second half has

1:41:03 > 1:41:33

1:41:33 > 1:41:39started them on the front foot. and they haven't done it yet, that

1:41:39 > 1:41:44Greece would be in a position where they could go through. They have

1:41:44 > 1:41:54surprised us in the past. They won it against all the odds in Portugal.

1:41:54 > 1:41:55

1:41:55 > 1:41:58None of us had given them any Lewandowski clearing it at the near

1:41:58 > 1:42:04post, that comes in handy, when you send afford comes back and does

1:42:04 > 1:42:10that. He is probably Shearer esque, he was one of the best at that,

1:42:10 > 1:42:18near post, defending corner kicks. If Greece go through, it will give

1:42:18 > 1:42:25the Netherlands some hope. Coming back from seemingly the dead, they

1:42:25 > 1:42:34could still go through. Wasilewski brought down Milan Baros, a free-

1:42:34 > 1:42:41kick. Poland are struggling to get a foothold at the moment. That's an

1:42:41 > 1:42:46awful challenge. I'm not compromising challenge, shows so. -

1:42:46 > 1:42:49- it is uncompromising, shall we say? They are desperate to get the

1:42:49 > 1:42:53crowd going and the performance going, they can't get hold of the

1:42:53 > 1:43:02ball, not for long enough to get a head of steam. It is frustrating

1:43:02 > 1:43:12for them. Czech Republic look cannier and cooler. But 0-0 won't

1:43:12 > 1:43:30

1:43:30 > 1:43:40the way across the goal. Surprised that Tyton let that flash across

1:43:40 > 1:43:50

1:43:50 > 1:44:00his face. Limbersky, positive thinking. A goal-kick. When Gebre

1:44:00 > 1:44:03

1:44:03 > 1:44:13sliding across the near post, or getting hurt and going into those

1:44:13 > 1:44:28

1:44:28 > 1:44:38play their games in one venue, close to their own border. But at

1:44:38 > 1:44:40

1:44:40 > 1:44:48allowed to play all the games here. It is very close to the Czech

1:44:48 > 1:44:58Republic. When other teams have had to travel so far. It should be a

1:44:58 > 1:45:08

1:45:08 > 1:45:18huge advantage but it is not in Warsaw. Poland are going to be

1:45:18 > 1:45:28

1:45:28 > 1:45:38the first to make a change. Grosicki plays his football in

1:45:38 > 1:45:45

1:45:45 > 1:45:55is on side. His first touch allowed Boenisch to close him down. Kolar

1:45:55 > 1:46:01

1:46:01 > 1:46:11could not kick the ball in play. -- the second half, but he has won a

1:46:11 > 1:46:37

1:46:37 > 1:46:47waste. Neither team can put anything together attacking Wise.

1:46:47 > 1:46:47

1:46:47 > 1:47:44Apology for the loss of subtitles for 62 seconds

1:47:44 > 1:47:49honest, making him catch it good first touch. The referee

1:47:49 > 1:47:53should let that go. He is trying to get him booked, that is all. It is

1:47:53 > 1:47:58rubbish, in my view. He is trying to take a quick and he has kicked

1:47:58 > 1:48:08it against him. He has given the Czech Republic the opportunity to

1:48:08 > 1:48:17

1:48:17 > 1:48:22take the free kick again but he that side, although Gebre Selassie

1:48:22 > 1:48:26is getting further forward. He has had one good cross and he is now

1:48:27 > 1:48:31venturing down that side. Maybe that is them being a bit more

1:48:31 > 1:48:38adventurous. They need someone to help a Baros, he is a really lonely

1:48:38 > 1:48:48figure, not having much joy at all. There is not much more than half an

1:48:48 > 1:49:02

1:49:02 > 1:49:12hour for one of the sky it -- side at the central midfielder that he

1:49:12 > 1:49:29

1:49:29 > 1:49:39Craig Thomson has blown. Frustration for Dudka and four

1:49:39 > 1:49:40

1:49:40 > 1:49:44Grosicki, who was running away with presence in there. Which is great,

1:49:44 > 1:49:54but they actually need somebody to open them up, somebody to create

1:49:54 > 1:50:12

1:50:12 > 1:50:16kicks at the moment. It must be getting to the stage where somebody

1:50:16 > 1:50:21is going to win it by been brave and having a go. Even if they lose

1:50:21 > 1:50:27it by having a go, get your players forward, have a few shots, just had

1:50:27 > 1:50:31a go at it. Don't just go out with a goalless draw, the pair of them.

1:50:31 > 1:50:36Poland have never won a match in European Championship finals. They

1:50:36 > 1:50:41have -- they are going to have to win this one or it is all over.

1:50:41 > 1:50:49Free kick just outside the penalty area. Yellow card immediately given

1:50:49 > 1:50:54to Wasilewski, the Polish centre half. Limbersky it was. He cost

1:50:54 > 1:51:04them the other night with a stupid challenge. This is a ridiculous

1:51:04 > 1:51:14challenge. He gave away a free kick, Arshavin put it in and Russia

1:51:14 > 1:51:14

1:51:14 > 1:52:03Apology for the loss of subtitles for 62 seconds

1:52:03 > 1:52:08through by winning this game. The get out of their own half, Poland.

1:52:08 > 1:52:13They are asking for it. If you keep giving free kicks away, at some

1:52:14 > 1:52:23stage... They do go down that easy, but at some stage, they will get a

1:52:24 > 1:52:50

1:52:50 > 1:53:00get at the keeper and get players across him. It was too high, it

1:53:00 > 1:53:13

1:53:13 > 1:53:20of ideas. They were pretty good in the first half, had chances, but

1:53:20 > 1:53:30nothing has happened for them in the second half. Limbersky has

1:53:30 > 1:53:39

1:53:39 > 1:53:44caused one or two moments of worry free kick to the Czech Republic

1:53:44 > 1:53:49around the Polish penalty area. is a handful, Pilar. He is so low

1:53:49 > 1:53:54to the ground, he is difficult to dislodge and knock off the ball. He

1:53:54 > 1:54:04gets another free kick. At this stage, you would say if anyone is

1:54:04 > 1:54:25

1:54:25 > 1:54:35going to win this game, it will be a goal-kick. It was a smart

1:54:35 > 1:54:35

1:54:35 > 1:54:38reaction stop from Tyton up to deny Sivok. It is a great delivery. They

1:54:38 > 1:54:43were unfortunate the other night, when it just hit of the Russian

1:54:43 > 1:54:53keeper and it is the same there, it has just hit him. But if they keep

1:54:53 > 1:55:00

1:55:00 > 1:55:10giving free kicks away, they will sustained possession inside the

1:55:10 > 1:55:40

1:55:40 > 1:55:50halfway line a lost it. Gebre in a first, Greece in second, Czech

1:55:50 > 1:56:01

1:56:01 > 1:56:05a full and giving a Baros all that stick, if the cheque Republic have

1:56:05 > 1:56:15a better striker on the pitch, they could win this game. -- Czech

1:56:15 > 1:56:37

1:56:37 > 1:56:47everything they can to rouse their Hubschman. Very generously, the

1:56:47 > 1:56:49

1:56:49 > 1:56:53ball was put out of play by Limbersky. Lewandowski is OK.

1:56:53 > 1:56:58he has clumped him, but it doesn't hurt that much, -- I know. You have

1:56:58 > 1:57:08to get on with it. They are talking about him coming to the Premier

1:57:08 > 1:57:21

1:57:21 > 1:57:31League, he might get one or two free kick. They might have

1:57:31 > 1:57:49

1:57:49 > 1:57:54had made about and 80 yard run to look daft, Baros, but he has hit

1:57:54 > 1:57:57the target there eventually. I don't know why Poland took the free

1:57:57 > 1:58:07kick that short, they gained no advantage and caught themselves

1:58:07 > 1:58:07

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1:58:59 > 1:59:08the other day and they caused Mick McCarthy is practically in

1:59:08 > 1:59:18Mick McCarthy is practically in kept it, been patient, and he

1:59:18 > 1:59:27

1:59:27 > 1:59:30moment, Poland. The weight of expectation, their coach talked

1:59:30 > 1:59:35about being paralysed by fear in the opening game against Greece,

1:59:35 > 1:59:42which really they should have won. That is the game that cost them.

1:59:42 > 1:59:45They gave that away, no question. But they didn't look as though they

1:59:45 > 1:59:55were paralysed by fear in the first half, they played OK and they had

1:59:55 > 2:00:06

2:00:06 > 2:00:11chances, but they have had nothing service this half. He held it up,

2:00:11 > 2:00:21brought people into play in the first half. He has had nothing.

2:00:21 > 2:00:43

2:00:43 > 2:00:47won that header, helped on by the penalty against the Polish in

2:00:47 > 2:00:57the opening game, scoring a goal for Greece against Russia in

2:00:57 > 2:01:04

2:01:04 > 2:01:14Walsall which would see Russia and to win their group, they would face

2:01:14 > 2:01:21

2:01:21 > 2:01:30Greece in the last eight, at the gut to get up with Milan Baros.

2:01:30 > 2:01:40Here is Jiracek, 1-0! Jiracek for the Czech Republic! It just might

2:01:40 > 2:01:46

2:01:46 > 2:01:52have put them into the last eight Milan Baros, has played the pass

2:01:52 > 2:02:00that has killed them off. Gone on the break, lost the ball in the

2:02:00 > 2:02:02Czech half and they have been punished. They give the ball away.

2:02:02 > 2:02:07It is parasite football, sitting back, catch them on the break.

2:02:07 > 2:02:17Milan Baros has done well on this occasion. I think Jiracek has

2:02:17 > 2:02:17

2:02:17 > 2:02:23helped him out. He has just passed it into the net, a great finish.

2:02:23 > 2:02:33Absolute despair for Poland. Utter delight, utter delight, for the

2:02:33 > 2:02:43

2:02:43 > 2:02:48Czech Republic. Poland have taken Republic game plan has worked. They

2:02:48 > 2:02:56frustrated Poland, waited for the mistake and punished them. It is a

2:02:56 > 2:03:06harsh lesson for Poland. You miss your chances, you get beaten.

2:03:06 > 2:03:44

2:03:44 > 2:03:54Another change, Murawski making way. they are beating Russia. It goes to

2:03:54 > 2:04:00

2:04:00 > 2:04:10the head to head if you finish on in that position, he finds Baros. -

2:04:10 > 2:04:25

2:04:25 > 2:04:35- the Czechs in that position. It stepped inside and passed it in the

2:04:35 > 2:04:38

2:04:38 > 2:04:45Brozek, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Celtic,

2:04:45 > 2:04:55not that you would have noticed. He only played three times. He is on,

2:04:55 > 2:04:55

2:04:55 > 2:05:54Apology for the loss of subtitles for 62 seconds

2:05:54 > 2:06:02and any juice gears on. -- of Poland all afternoon. He has

2:06:02 > 2:06:12been a threat and it has suited him. They have got a corner, and they

2:06:12 > 2:06:40

2:06:40 > 2:06:50downfield, Milan Baros is on side. Tyton beaten to it. Was that

2:06:50 > 2:07:00Piszczek, the last defender, he has had a tough night. Pilar has caused

2:07:00 > 2:07:22

2:07:22 > 2:07:32referee obliges. A free kick. This is where Tyton beat Milan Baros to

2:07:32 > 2:07:41

2:07:41 > 2:07:49been saying how good a tournament that Piszczek has had, but Pilar

2:07:49 > 2:07:59has really caused him problems. Smuda, at the moment, in the slough

2:07:59 > 2:08:06

2:08:06 > 2:08:16of despond. Plasil, to take the Dudka got it away, I don't know her

2:08:16 > 2:08:16

2:08:16 > 2:08:26he has managed to do that. -- how he has managed. Write off the nose.

2:08:26 > 2:08:38

2:08:38 > 2:08:46They were queuing up to head it in the clearance. That might go out of

2:08:46 > 2:08:52play. Lewandowski will keep it in, he has got it towards Mierzejewski.

2:08:53 > 2:08:56Brozek arriving in the middle, too deep for him. Kept in by

2:08:56 > 2:09:03Blaszczykowski. We have barely mentioned in second half. A driven

2:09:03 > 2:09:06cross, blocked by Limbersky, a Polish corner. It was a good break.

2:09:06 > 2:09:12Lewandowski got it in the first place, chased a lost cause and

2:09:12 > 2:09:16played it through. They extraordinary, Czech Republic lost

2:09:16 > 2:09:26their opening game 4-1 to Russia and at the moment they are going

2:09:26 > 2:09:30

2:09:30 > 2:09:37the chin, it was absolutely hammered. Jiracek is not going to

2:09:37 > 2:09:42get up in a hurry. Whether it has hurt him or not, he is not going to

2:09:42 > 2:09:52get up in a hurry. Take the sting out of the game. It is a great

2:09:52 > 2:10:09

2:10:09 > 2:10:15knock you out. You are meant to head it. It has hit him on the

2:10:15 > 2:10:25forehead. There is a difference, you are Mick McCarthy, he is

2:10:25 > 2:10:45

2:10:45 > 2:10:55Jiracek. I know there is a slight Poland. They desperately need a

2:10:55 > 2:11:08

2:11:08 > 2:11:13goal, but one isn't enough. game. No, he had a good first half.

2:11:13 > 2:11:23Gebre Selassie knocked his arm and put him off balance. He has had

2:11:23 > 2:11:27

2:11:27 > 2:11:35very little. He hit the side netting with the left foot of. --

2:11:35 > 2:11:45the left-footer. The foot was high from Limbersky. The Czech Republic

2:11:45 > 2:11:47

2:11:47 > 2:11:56performance against Russia, compared to this. This has been

2:11:56 > 2:12:06boring, but more professional. They waited for their chance. Perquis

2:12:06 > 2:12:06

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2:13:00 > 2:13:10Republic are going to make a change can play on the right hand of

2:13:10 > 2:13:43

2:13:43 > 2:13:48scorer. Rajtoral will play right Ireland in February. He comes on.

2:13:48 > 2:13:52I'm sure there will be more of a defensive player than Jiracek. --

2:13:52 > 2:14:02sure he will be. He has done his job and got his goal and they want

2:14:02 > 2:14:14

2:14:14 > 2:14:24to shore it up now. Make sure they it away from Dudka. Hubschman to

2:14:24 > 2:14:31Gebre Selassie. Petr Cech had to scamper a little bit. Caused him a

2:14:31 > 2:14:35bit of concern. The nerves start jangling. They are going through,

2:14:35 > 2:14:45they don't want to make a mistake. They just have, Hubschman and

2:14:45 > 2:14:57

2:14:57 > 2:15:02there another twist in this? With everything that has gone on in this

2:15:02 > 2:15:12group and the lively qualifiers, you still think that something as

2:15:12 > 2:15:27

2:15:27 > 2:15:37now might change everything. Dudka, straight into the wall. A good

2:15:37 > 2:15:37

2:15:37 > 2:15:46chance... The flag was up, it wouldn't have counted. Mierzejewski

2:15:46 > 2:15:50header. The wall did well to start with. They got a flicker. He looks

2:15:50 > 2:15:55of side, he has given it anywhere, it makes no odds -- he looks

2:15:55 > 2:16:05offside. It doesn't matter if you miss it, if you stick it in the net

2:16:05 > 2:16:11

2:16:11 > 2:16:21another substitution to eat up a few moments. It is another war --

2:16:21 > 2:16:34

2:16:34 > 2:16:40forward player. The is he taking coming off? Your thoughts on Pilar?

2:16:40 > 2:16:45He has been excellent, Piszczek is a good player and caused him all

2:16:45 > 2:16:50sorts of problems. It is kicking off here. Craig Thomson has a bit

2:16:50 > 2:16:55of a coming together to deal with. I cannot honestly tell you what

2:16:55 > 2:17:03caused that, but suddenly it was all kicking off. I think it was

2:17:03 > 2:17:11because Pilar was wandering around with very little intention of

2:17:11 > 2:17:21getting off the pitch at any great speed. Jaroslav Plasil has been

2:17:21 > 2:17:23

2:17:23 > 2:17:31shown the yellow card, it is his first of the tournament.

2:17:31 > 2:17:35outstanding game, he has had, Pilar. He is already well versed in the

2:17:35 > 2:17:45dark arts of football, not going off when you number has coming off

2:17:45 > 2:17:56

2:17:56 > 2:18:06and causing aggro. Every team does against Grosicki and the Polish

2:18:06 > 2:18:18

2:18:18 > 2:18:28at Hampden. I used the expression "Won a penalty" advisedly. It

2:18:28 > 2:18:28

2:18:28 > 2:19:11Apology for the loss of subtitles for 62 seconds

2:19:11 > 2:19:13corner. It was a great delivery, a great better football and the

2:19:13 > 2:19:23fabulous cross and it looks like Lewandowski was going to get his

2:19:23 > 2:19:36

2:19:36 > 2:19:44head on it, but the defender did He has gone down, and he has got

2:19:45 > 2:19:54the free kick. I think there is going to be a card for Perquis. The

2:19:54 > 2:19:585th Polish yellow card. He was a to got the penalty at Scotland? -- he

2:19:58 > 2:20:04was it? It was one of the worst decisions I have seen for a long

2:20:04 > 2:20:14time, one of the biggest diets, I will save on your behalf. -- one of

2:20:14 > 2:20:18

2:20:18 > 2:20:28Czech Republic, who have done what they needed to do. Tomas Pekhart on

2:20:28 > 2:20:38

2:20:38 > 2:20:48if they get one, the Czech Republic are out again. There are four

2:20:48 > 2:20:51

2:20:51 > 2:20:56a twist in it? I don't bear, but you and I sat here talking

2:20:56 > 2:21:01beforehand and week never expected this -- I don't know. We never

2:21:01 > 2:21:05expected the results that to go as they are going. One goal doesn't

2:21:05 > 2:21:15mean a lot to Poland, it would need everything to the Czech Republic it

2:21:15 > 2:21:17

2:21:17 > 2:21:27having won it when nobody expected them to do it, and to be honest,

2:21:27 > 2:21:35

2:21:35 > 2:21:41they could do with a break, out, that is incredible. If you

2:21:41 > 2:21:51start with a 4-1 win and then get a draw against the hosts, you

2:21:51 > 2:22:20

2:22:20 > 2:22:26probably feel you have done the moment but one of Polish goal and

2:22:26 > 2:22:32they dropped from first to third. - - drop. It looks most unlikely at

2:22:32 > 2:22:37the moment, doesn't it? It does, to be honest. Here is a free kick,

2:22:37 > 2:22:47though. This has to go in the box. It is the charge of the White

2:22:47 > 2:22:48

2:22:48 > 2:22:56Brigade. Every white shirt has gone has got the free kick as well. I

2:22:56 > 2:23:00think Hubschman has been excellent. He has, he has played well. It is a

2:23:00 > 2:23:06really poor ball into the box, not causing any problems at all. They

2:23:07 > 2:23:16hang it up, let them all challenge for it, but it was a poor ball.

2:23:17 > 2:23:30

2:23:30 > 2:23:35Four minutes where indicated. We He is just being a pest. He just

2:23:35 > 2:23:39stood in the way. He deserves a card. And he deserves it for

2:23:39 > 2:23:49falling over and trying to get the other fellow booked. Eight yellow

2:23:49 > 2:24:01

2:24:01 > 2:24:10through, but they might have knocked the Czech Republic at. Here

2:24:10 > 2:24:14is a chance, Blaszczykowski! Off the line! That was the Czech

2:24:14 > 2:24:17Republic quarter-final place on the line up right there and Michal

2:24:18 > 2:24:24Kadlec kept them in it. And the referee blows, and they have done

2:24:24 > 2:24:30it! How about that? They have done it and they have done it by a

2:24:30 > 2:24:33whisker. They have done it thanks to the goal scored by Jiracek and

2:24:33 > 2:24:42thanks to the header off the line by Michal Kadlec in the last

2:24:42 > 2:24:52seconds of the game. Despair and defeat for the polls, they are out

2:24:52 > 2:24:55

2:24:55 > 2:25:01-- the Polish. Beaten by the Czech Republic by one goal to nil.

2:25:01 > 2:25:11GARY LINEKER: The co-hosts I read, they will be joined by Greece

2:25:11 > 2:25:14

2:25:14 > 2:25:20unless Russia can score -- I read. upsetting the applecart with

2:25:20 > 2:25:27Karagounis's a goal seconds before the half-time break. Time for last

2:25:27 > 2:25:33-- one last throw of the dice. 20 seconds remaining. And that might

2:25:33 > 2:25:39just be it. All of the Greeks are off the bench, they are pointing

2:25:39 > 2:25:43and making gestures to the referee, pointing to imaginary watches. The

2:25:43 > 2:25:47captain scored the goal, he has been withdrawn. What an

2:25:47 > 2:25:52extraordinary turnaround in Group A, because Greece were awful in the

2:25:52 > 2:25:55first 45 minutes of their opening match against Poland. They were two

2:25:55 > 2:26:01down inside six minutes against the Czech Republic in their second

2:26:01 > 2:26:07match, but they have saved their best until last in the Group Stage.

2:26:07 > 2:26:12They have not rush out of Euro 2012 and Greece, winners in 2004,

2:26:12 > 2:26:17against the arts, have caused an almighty upset in Warsaw -- against

2:26:17 > 2:26:21the odds. Greece joined the Czech Republic in the last eight thanks

2:26:21 > 2:26:25to a goal from their captain, Karagounis. Deja-vu from 2004, it

2:26:25 > 2:26:29really was. They opened their account with a draw against Poland,

2:26:29 > 2:26:33lost against the Czech Republic and came into this game knowing that a

2:26:33 > 2:26:37win against Russia would take them through, Russia knowing that one

2:26:37 > 2:26:42point would see them through. Russia did not share the desire or

2:26:42 > 2:26:51the efforts they needed to inside the stadium tonight. Well done to

2:26:51 > 2:26:54Greece. It started so well for Russia, 4-1 winners over the Czech

2:26:54 > 2:27:00Republic in their open match. They were held by Poland and it has gone

2:27:00 > 2:27:10from bad to worse, beaten by a goal from Karagounis. Greece are

2:27:10 > 2:27:11

2:27:11 > 2:27:15celebrating, Russia are going home. celebrate. Shades of eight years

2:27:15 > 2:27:20ago, can they do it again? The Russians are out, he would have

2:27:21 > 2:27:23thought that? They won their opening game 4-1 against the Czech

2:27:24 > 2:27:27Republic. The Czech Republic are into the next round and the

2:27:27 > 2:27:34Russians are going home. The Greek supporters celebrate, as well they

2:27:34 > 2:27:38might. I don't think anybody really saw that one coming. Those

2:27:38 > 2:27:45celebrations will continue. Meanwhile, the Czech Republic are

2:27:45 > 2:27:52celebrating as well. They had to beat Poland. They did so and they

2:27:52 > 2:27:59too are through to the last eight. The contrast in emotions that both

2:27:59 > 2:28:02sets of players and supporters are going through, David, it

2:28:02 > 2:28:07encapsulates what for Paul Anton that football is all about. And for

2:28:07 > 2:28:12both of them to go through, it is the best that each of them would

2:28:12 > 2:28:16have expected. They get a chance in a one-off game in the quarter-final,

2:28:16 > 2:28:19but it is a shock, because I thoroughly expected Russia to go

2:28:19 > 2:28:26through, but that is the way football has been busier, some real

2:28:26 > 2:28:32shock. The agony and the ecstasy is all there on that field. I think it

2:28:32 > 2:28:36is really incredible. The Russians started Stowe's strongly -- so

2:28:36 > 2:28:42strongly. Looking at it from another point of view, for the

2:28:42 > 2:28:45Greek people, it is a great moment of celebration and hope that it

2:28:45 > 2:28:49will have given them through this victory, I am so happy for them.

2:28:49 > 2:28:53The Polish ruined it themselves, they had great chances in the first

2:28:53 > 2:28:57half. And they have still never won a game in the European

2:28:57 > 2:29:06Championships, Poland. But they were really disappointing in the

2:29:06 > 2:29:09second half, they did not have any energy, desire... I'm reluctant to

2:29:09 > 2:29:13use that, because they are fears they would have wanted to go

2:29:13 > 2:29:18through, but they just didn't deserve it. -- they are obviously.

2:29:18 > 2:29:22There is confirmation. Russia are going out because of their inferior

2:29:22 > 2:29:26head-to-head record. The co-hosts of Poland finished bottom of the

2:29:26 > 2:29:32group and will have to wait at least another four years to get

2:29:32 > 2:29:36that elusive European Championship win. Overall, I think the Czech

2:29:36 > 2:29:41Republic came back well into that game and possibly edge it. They

2:29:41 > 2:29:44probably edged the second half. They passed it around a little bit

2:29:44 > 2:29:49better, their tactics were certainly better than the Polish.

2:29:49 > 2:29:54In what sense? I was so disappointed, because Poland, there

2:29:54 > 2:29:56was no energy from them, they were quite content for the Czech

2:29:57 > 2:30:00Republic to pass the ball across the back and of course, the longer

2:30:00 > 2:30:08the game went on, they pushed forward and forward and they got

2:30:08 > 2:30:13the goal and hit them on the break. And it worked perfectly for them.

2:30:13 > 2:30:17Two poor side, really. I would be amazed if the Czech Republic were

2:30:17 > 2:30:21to go on past the quarter-final. But you never know in a one-off

2:30:21 > 2:30:26game. But he would have thought that Czech Republic would go

2:30:26 > 2:30:30through having lost the first game 4-1. They will play Germany,

2:30:30 > 2:30:35Holland or Portugal, or possibly Denmark, you never know, that group

2:30:35 > 2:30:39is also in the air. Everything is open, it is a great tournament.

2:30:39 > 2:30:43Everything is until the last game. The Polish started really good,

2:30:43 > 2:30:48they had their chances and it would have been great for the home fans

2:30:48 > 2:30:51to go further in the tournament, but the Czech Republic have more

2:30:51 > 2:30:57quality, that is the bottom line and they were too afraid of going

2:30:57 > 2:31:01forward. He said at half-time, David, that you thought the Polish

2:31:01 > 2:31:11might rue missing their chances, but when the Czech Republic had the

2:31:11 > 2:31:16

2:31:16 > 2:31:22Poland. They did not play like a side that needed -- that was trying

2:31:22 > 2:31:28to get through. It was a good run by Jiracek, he gives Baros a great

2:31:28 > 2:31:35option. It has got a great ball off Baros, but he makes it into him, it

2:31:35 > 2:31:41is an excellent finish. The pace of the Polish players coming back,

2:31:41 > 2:31:46they didn't have the legs. Early on, they started with so much legs. Did

2:31:46 > 2:31:51they run out of steam? The was exactly the same in their first

2:31:51 > 2:31:56game against craze. They were lively and energetic in the first

2:31:56 > 2:32:01half -- against Greece. In the second half there was no energy.

2:32:01 > 2:32:11The coach even said after the game, they fell down because of the huge

2:32:11 > 2:32:12

2:32:12 > 2:32:16expectations on them. Is it the huge pressure on their shoulders?

2:32:16 > 2:32:20thought those good players you were talking about at half-time, they

2:32:20 > 2:32:24never were mentioned in the second half. I think it is to do with how

2:32:24 > 2:32:29poor Poland were that the Czechs won it. I think they were

2:32:29 > 2:32:36relatively comfortable in the end after winning the initiative.

2:32:36 > 2:32:41chance falls to Lewandowski. We said about him being a marksman and

2:32:41 > 2:32:51scoring goals. Be it ended up being the best chance. The defender just

2:32:51 > 2:32:53

2:32:53 > 2:33:00pushes him and moves him off is not a great opportunity but he

2:33:00 > 2:33:10should hit the target and make Petr Cech work. And this was the long

2:33:10 > 2:33:18

2:33:18 > 2:33:24effort from be a niche in the first wouldn't have really helped the

2:33:24 > 2:33:28Poles but he would have sent the Czechs home. It is a poor header

2:33:28 > 2:33:31when he can somehow get it back in the ground and -- in the goal and

2:33:31 > 2:33:35he heads it into the ground. This is the pressure we were talking

2:33:36 > 2:33:40about. Play as the host country, the pressure can be positive but

2:33:40 > 2:33:45also negative. In the second half they were non-existent, apart from

2:33:45 > 2:33:49the one at the end. They were dull. We are sad here thinking, come on,

2:33:49 > 2:33:55you are about to go out of the competition, shows some energy and

2:33:55 > 2:34:00spirit. At least one of you go and closed down and set the other team

2:34:00 > 2:34:10mates off and get the crowd going. They are just content to stand of

2:34:10 > 2:34:14them. There is no one within 25 or 30 yards. There has to be more

2:34:14 > 2:34:17energy and more determination, to say, we are about to go out of this

2:34:17 > 2:34:24competition, we have got to have more, but there was nothing. So

2:34:24 > 2:34:29surprising. You don't do those things when you don't feel that you

2:34:29 > 2:34:34physically can do it, you want to be safe and with defenders.

2:34:34 > 2:34:40they are in desperate need of a goal. They have to go on. We were

2:34:40 > 2:34:48saying, get everyone further up the pitch and close someone down. Even

2:34:48 > 2:34:54if you just spark the crowd with something, try to get some energy

2:34:54 > 2:34:58from somewhere, but it never happened. One of the co-hosts his

2:34:58 > 2:35:08out and a sense that the scenes in the Gdansk and park are fairly

2:35:08 > 2:35:12

2:35:12 > 2:35:17there was a hope that there would be Cowboy recharge when the news

2:35:17 > 2:35:25came through from Walsall of the scoreline -- the cavalry charge.

2:35:25 > 2:35:29When the news came through from Warsaw. I was in the Euro 2008 in

2:35:29 > 2:35:37Switzerland and there was no sense of football fever there. Here it is

2:35:38 > 2:35:44very different. The Poles get it and have bought into it.

2:35:44 > 2:35:54Unfortunately in the rain in Gdansk, it dents in disappointment. -- it

2:35:54 > 2:36:11

2:36:11 > 2:36:15ends in. Let's see how events get forward at every opportunity.

2:36:15 > 2:36:19He scored the winner against Nigeria in South Africa at the

2:36:19 > 2:36:24World Cup a couple of years ago, the first ever win for Greece in

2:36:24 > 2:36:34the finals of the World Cup. He booked his little place in Greek

2:36:34 > 2:36:41

2:36:41 > 2:36:49footballing history. A little flick one picked up the run. Dzagoev for

2:36:49 > 2:36:59Russia, towards Arshavin. A great save. A good cross, Arshavin gets a

2:36:59 > 2:37:06

2:37:06 > 2:37:16the return, he finds Kerzhakov. close was that? We are right behind

2:37:16 > 2:37:24

2:37:24 > 2:37:34to get forward. He has got away. Yuri Zhirkov for Russia. A great

2:37:34 > 2:37:38

2:37:38 > 2:37:46chance! But away at the very last The chance was missed. A great run

2:37:46 > 2:37:53from Zhirkov. It falls kindly for Karagounis. A late chance in this

2:37:53 > 2:38:00first half. Would you believe it?! On the day he equals the national

2:38:00 > 2:38:06record four caps, game number 124 Karagounis, and he scores one of

2:38:06 > 2:38:13the biggest goals of his international career. There is hope

2:38:13 > 2:38:18for grease in this tournament. They lead Russia 1-0. -- or Greece. But

2:38:18 > 2:38:28things stand as they are, Russia and Greece will go out and the

2:38:28 > 2:39:02

2:39:02 > 2:39:12Czech Republic and Poland will go desperate challenge from the full

2:39:12 > 2:39:18

2:39:18 > 2:39:22score a second one. Is that a penalty? No, and Karagounis is

2:39:23 > 2:39:32going to be booked by the referee. To me, he has absolutely got it

2:39:33 > 2:39:52

2:39:52 > 2:40:02And a card. Not a great place to concede a free kick. That really

2:40:02 > 2:40:08

2:40:08 > 2:40:16away with that one there. They very nearly made it two. So unlucky.

2:40:16 > 2:40:24was. Russia at the moment, devoid of inspiration. Plenty of

2:40:24 > 2:40:33perspiration. Arshad then! Dzagoev. No more than a ball's with white --

2:40:33 > 2:40:39Arshavin! No more than a ball's width wide. I thought that was

2:40:39 > 2:40:43going to be his 4th goal. That is how close they are to going through.

2:40:43 > 2:40:47The Russians are going home, the Greeks join the Czech Republic in

2:40:48 > 2:40:57the last eight. England need just a point to book their place in the

2:40:57 > 2:41:07quarter-finals following a dramatic So much rests on the result of this

2:41:07 > 2:41:08

2:41:08 > 2:41:18game. What a good strike that was. Gerrard de Carroll, England 1-0. It

2:41:18 > 2:41:24

2:41:25 > 2:41:33is a moment he will save it for the again. And it is another gold, for

2:41:33 > 2:41:40Olof Mellberg! England have been beaten by their own game plan. Theo

2:41:40 > 2:41:50Walcott is going to come on. Walcott! Smash being from distance.

2:41:50 > 2:41:52

2:41:52 > 2:41:58There is real hope again for England. Ibrahimovic. What a finish

2:41:58 > 2:42:01from well back! England in front again. It is a master class from

2:42:01 > 2:42:11Danny Welbeck. The toil and the effort and the work has been

2:42:11 > 2:42:15

2:42:15 > 2:42:19safely back in Krakow, as is Gabby Logan. We were hoping to bring you

2:42:19 > 2:42:22scenes of jubilation in Krakow. This square, with that fabulous

2:42:22 > 2:42:26monument in the middle, has been filled with Polish fans after the

2:42:26 > 2:42:30first two group games, party in long into the night. Sadly the

2:42:30 > 2:42:34party is over for the joint hosts. They have been such fabulous hosts

2:42:34 > 2:42:39so far, you hope they will keep with this tournament, and that

2:42:39 > 2:42:41Krakow, which is not a hose city, Krakow, which is not a hose city,

2:42:41 > 2:42:45still embraces the tournament. You have vans collecting from all over

2:42:45 > 2:42:50the competition. As it goes forward to, let's hope the spirit is

2:42:50 > 2:42:53retained -- you have fans collecting. I hope -- I guess the

2:42:53 > 2:42:58party will be over earlier and the England players can get some shut-

2:42:58 > 2:43:02eye. They got back in the early hours after their victory against

2:43:02 > 2:43:06Sweden and Roy Hodgson's players has spent most of the day

2:43:06 > 2:43:10recovering or relaxing at the hotel. We have found out that tomorrow's

2:43:10 > 2:43:14training session is now closed, no cameras allowed. We managed to

2:43:14 > 2:43:18speak to one of the players, Wayne Rooney, who is back from suspension

2:43:18 > 2:43:23and eligible for the final group game against Ukraine on Monday. You

2:43:23 > 2:43:28can hear more of that interview, fascinating talking to him and

2:43:28 > 2:43:35hearing his insight into this Hodgins regime. That will be

2:43:35 > 2:43:41tomorrow on BBC One -- this Hodgson regime. Roy Hodgson went around in

2:43:41 > 2:43:45a golf buggy in the Jewish quarter today, it is really the only way to

2:43:45 > 2:43:50travel. I hope to get one myself. What was your take on England's

2:43:50 > 2:43:55performance? I thought they'd did brilliantly. Before the competition,

2:43:56 > 2:43:58if you had given England four points in the first two games, and

2:43:58 > 2:44:04you take out the bits and pieces were they could have played better

2:44:04 > 2:44:08and not had enough possession, I think England have done a great job.

2:44:08 > 2:44:15I think they are in a good position. I still think it will be tough and

2:44:15 > 2:44:18the Ukraine game will be a lot tougher. Wayne Rooney can come back

2:44:18 > 2:44:22and play, someone you have nurtured, you brought him into the Everton

2:44:22 > 2:44:25starting line-up something like 10 years ago. He will be a big plus,

2:44:25 > 2:44:29what will he give England? He will give them the linked to make them

2:44:29 > 2:44:36play a little bit better. They have not quite have enough play through

2:44:36 > 2:44:39Parker and Gerrard, going into Carroll and Welbeck. I think Wayne

2:44:39 > 2:44:45can play between the lines, get on the ball and helping them play

2:44:46 > 2:44:48better. I think -- help England play better. He has a massive fear

2:44:48 > 2:44:52factor and that might create more space for people like Steven

2:44:53 > 2:44:59Gerrard. The only worry is that he has not played for such a long time.

2:44:59 > 2:45:06About five weeks. That would be a slight concern. Well England go

2:45:06 > 2:45:11through? I definitely believe so. I like them very much. Great spirit.

2:45:11 > 2:45:16I would love to see them reaching some moments in the game a bit

2:45:16 > 2:45:20better. But they gave what he wanted. I love the positivity.

2:45:20 > 2:45:25Thanks to all of you. That is it from us on the night that the