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Euro 2012 soccer championship

That has been coming for about five minutes.

by PG Reuters 6/8/2012 4:18:26 PM
Poland take the lead, very well deserved after a dominant display from the outset. Warsaw goes wild.

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 4:19:53 PM
Robert Lewandowski puts the ball in the net and Sebastian Boenisch goes absolutely mad waving his arms in a frenzy to get the crowd going even more.

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 4:21:30 PM
Polish fans cheer before the start of their Group A Euro 2012 soccer match against Greece at the National Stadium in Warsaw, June 8, 2012. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener

by simon evans 6/8/2012 4:22:24 PM
Poland's Robert Lewandowski (L) is challenged Greece's Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Vassilis Torossidis (C) during their Group A Euro 2012 soccer match at the National stadium in Warsaw, June 8, 2012. REUTERS/Pawel Ulatowski

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 4:22:52 PM
the way this is shaping up, Poland look good for a 3-0 or 4-0 win .....

by @footballmc 6/8/2012 4:27:26 PM
finally logged on at wroclaw for russia v czech rep after a few teething problems. Lots of poles here watching their side on big screen

by Mark Meadows via twitter 6/8/2012 4:28:04 PM
Poland's Robert Lewandowski (L) is challenged Greece's Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Vassilis Torossidis (C) during their Group A Euro 2012 soccer match at the National stadium in Warsaw, June 8, 2012. REUTERS/Pawel Ulatowski

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 4:33:21 PM
Poalnd may be lowest ranked side but they could do really well in this tournment. semis? who knows. Lewandowksi and a home crowd are a great help

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 4:36:30 PM
what a miss. Poland should be 2-0 up

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 4:37:21 PM
Perquis shanked it wide with goal at his mercy

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 4:39:24 PM
pretty poor performance from the Greeks so far. they are playing constantly down the right, trying to stay clear of left back Lukasz Piszczek, one of the best in the German Bundesliga.

by Karolos 6/8/2012 4:44:33 PM
red card for Greece!

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 4:44:38 PM
Sokratis. Very harsh second yellow for minor barge.

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 4:45:16 PM
sokratis gets his marching orders. with avraam injured and sokratis out this does not bode well for Greece

by Karolos 6/8/2012 4:45:17 PM
Another big game - another ref over-reacts with the red card. That wasn't even a yellow.

by Simon Evans via twitter 6/8/2012 4:46:20 PM
the first yellow card was also
pretty harsh

by Karolos 6/8/2012 4:46:46 PM
Grreks now appealing for a handball in the box. Could have been. They go mad at the referee and the yellow card is out again

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 4:48:07 PM
halftime, the Poles totally in command but we have our first controversy. Not a red in many people's eyes

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 4:51:00 PM
Greece's Sokratis Papastathopoulos (R) reacts as he receives a yellow card by referee Carlos Velasco Carballo of Spain during their Group A Euro 2012 soccer match against Poland at the National stadium in Warsaw, June 8, 2012. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener

by simon evans 6/8/2012 4:52:05 PM
Not the first time I have seen a Spanish referee send a player off for two very soft yellow cards. And probably not the last

by Iain Rogers 6/8/2012 4:52:11 PM
Polish fans already in Wroclaw stadium ready to watch Russia v Czech are loving what they are seeing on the big screens. Wonder what atmosphere will be like when Czech and Russian fans enter though...

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 4:53:23 PM
Neither of those offences was even a foul, let alone a booking. Completely bonkers

by Warren 6/8/2012 4:54:32 PM
Yes everyone agrees warren that it was very harsh. Referees are under so much pressure in early stages of tournaments but that was not right and Greece will now pay

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 4:56:40 PM
I know refs often clamp down on stuff early in tournaments but I didnt realise leaning on someone a bit was a second yellow card

by Mark Meadows via twitter 6/8/2012 4:58:04 PM
salpigidis on for ninis. expect a faster game from the Greeks in the second half with an added striker. risky but interesting

by Karolos 6/8/2012 5:06:28 PM
Second half started, they had to make a change to stem the tide, both from Poland and the referee

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 5:07:43 PM
Greece equalise!

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 5:09:24 PM
a real scramble

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 5:09:30 PM
and it pays off! salpi scores.

by Karolos 6/8/2012 5:09:47 PM
Russian team bus pulling into the stadium. Less than two hours until game time.

by kahnreuters via twitter 6/8/2012 5:10:06 PM
cant work out seeing that again whther Szczesny was at fault or not

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 5:12:26 PM
Ball went wide it was crosws in and the keeper got a block but then it was easyish tap in for Salpingidis

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 5:12:57 PM
Over in Wroclaw, the Russians have arrived and there are some boos from the Poles in the crowd

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 5:13:56 PM
salpi loves the big stage, especially away from home. he scored the winner against Ukraine in a World Cup qualification playoff in Donetsk to send his team to the 2010 World Cup.

by Karolos 6/8/2012 5:20:43 PM
absolutely belting in down with rain suddenly in wrocloaw while in warsaw it has all gone a little flat. Poles will not forgive themselves if they do not win this again 10 men

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 5:25:46 PM
sub for Greece. Fortounis on, Gekas off

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 5:26:37 PM
penalty for Greece

by Karolos 6/8/2012 5:27:21 PM
red card Szczesny!!!!!!!!!!

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 5:27:30 PM
a red for teh

by reuters_alexh 6/8/2012 5:27:51 PM
The Polish goalkeeper has been sent off. The Greeks must be dreaming after the first half #soccer #Euro2012

by soccerLjungg via twitter 6/8/2012 5:27:52 PM
red for the Polish keeper

by reuters_alexh 6/8/2012 5:28:05 PM
Greece's Dimitris Salpingidis (C) celebrates scoring against Poland during their Group A Euro 2012 soccer match at the National stadium in Warsaw June 8, 2012. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

by simon evans 6/8/2012 5:28:24 PM
there was a trailing leg from the keeper but still not sure how much contact

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 5:28:54 PM
sub goalkeeper on for poland and first act is a penalty

by Reuters Sports 6/8/2012 5:29:06 PM

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