EURO 2008 INFO

Georgios Karagounis was delighted after his two goals from a lack who gave the victory to Greece to Portugal, 2-1 and said: "In the Panathinaikos can'tI tirarlas."

Absences Portuguese
Greece continued its streak of games without losing to Portugal in a match in Dusselforf which was a repeat of the finals of UEFA EURO 2004 ™, where men Otto Rehhagel won 1-0. Karagounis marked lack of two goals before they Nuno Gomes cut distances for the team Luiz Felipe Scolari, who played without Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo and FC Nani, and also without Deco.

Joy Karagounis
"The Portuguese to Brazil have won twice recently and this shows what good team they are. We look forward to doing well in the UEFA EURO 2008 ™ said Karagounis. Former player SL Benfica wearing unmarked international goals since 2005 added:" the national team will allow me to throw the missing. In Panathinaikos can'tI tirarlas. "

A difficult task
His companion, the mid-Stelios Giannakopoulos, also was animated and said: "A victory in a friendly match is always important for the morale of the team. We have a well-organized and work for some others. Our coach will have a difficult task to choose the equipment between what may be the best selection in the history of Greece. hope that tonight we made happy Greeks living in Germany. "

Final List
Rehhagel added: "This test leaves us important conclusions before our party debut in the UEFA EURO 2008 ™. We are testing our list. Hope that there are no injuries that affect the preparation of the team for the final phase of June. These players Traianos Dellas (which lost the match due to injury), are our team, but they have to pass it around during the preparation to be in the final list. "

Poll calm
Scolari took into account the absence of Portugal to give their opinions on the game of his team: "I think a couple of players have secured a place in Euro What? That only incumbent upon me me me and technical team. Greece has been better tonight because it has been very effective in the face of goal. Both teams have had more or less the same ball possession but the game has been decided in two launches of absence. "

The advantage Greek
The top scorer Nuno Gomes added: "We could not manage to Greece in the first part. Are a team with a lot of experience, with quite a few veterans who know how to control the game. Had fate of a lack of marking, and then have done exactly the same in the second half. We played the game we wanted, but we had to look forward and focus on the Euro. "