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Euro 2008 Review – Austrian Last Gasp Reprieve

Posted by evdomada on June 13, 2008

It looked like the co-hosts would be beaten to their second successive Group B defeat after Roger Guerriro’s (became nationalised in the Spring) suspect 30th minute strike gave Poland a lead for over an hour before Vastic saved the day with a time added on penalty strike. Also it gave Austria faint hopes of progressing to the Quarter Finals. First they must beat Germany who lost earlier to Croatia 2-1.

Austria coach Josef Hickersberger decided to shake things up after the opening defeat by Croatia. Not only did he revert to the basic 4-4-2 model he also introduced three new players — attacking midfield duo Ümit Korkmaz and Christoph Leitgeb and Italy-based right-back György Garics.

All three added zest to the team and they began in whirlwind fashion, setting determinedly about a Polish defence, when they were caught out too far upfield. Austria squandered three to four golden chances to get Austria ahead after 20 minutes. Twice Austria raced clean through, creating one-on-one opportunities that were spurned by Martin Harnik and Leitgeb or, rather, prevented by the sprawling figure of goalkeeper Boruc, who also made another fine close-range stop from Harnik inbetween.Poland somehow found themselves, against the run of play, back into the game and were awarded Guerriro’s goal even though there was every good reason it should of been called off side. Read the rest of this entry »

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KOMIS X. – “Χάος Εν Τάξει”

Posted by evdomada on June 13, 2008

Κόμης Χ.

“Χάος Εν Τάξει”

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0yHe111ZDA

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Euro 2008 Review – Piratiko in troubled Waters

Posted by evdomada on June 11, 2008

As the saying goes your only as good as your last game, so in terms of the Piratiko’s Hellas performance earlier this morning, they have a lot of work to do in a short period of time for their next match against Russia.

Firstly, this game did not reach any heights. An Ibrahimovic strike and that’s about it. Maybe a chance here or there to both sides but nothing to shout about. Sweden didn’t do much either as indicated by their ability to ball watch Hellas defenders passing the ball between each other without any pressure from the Swedish forwards, but were slightly better than Hellas.

Hellas look like a team four years too old. In the crucial midfield they are slow to the ball and to react. They also lack creativity, Karagounis does his best but Basinas should have been “retired” from the Piratiko nearly two years ago. The middle should have been rebuilt over the years with new blood but coaches like to “cling” onto deadwood as they don’t like taking too many chances. Mind you the whole team should have been rebuilt after the campaign of Portugal. A player like Zagorakis is surely missed and Hellas have not replaced him nor his leadership skills.
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Euro 2008 Review – Ellas Disappointing Against Sweden

Posted by evdomada on June 11, 2008

No realistic Greek fan thought that we were going to win the Euro again but deep down we all wanted to see a fight from the defending champions.

Unfortunately this morning we saw a Greek side that has had the same problems for the last 4 years since their Euro triumph. Very simply, we struggle to score. We have very little imagination up front and unfortunately our strength in defence let us down.

The Swedes were not a much better side than the Greek team but they took their chances. That’s what tournament football is about. They showed the Greek team some respect and were not as adventurous in the first half. Both teams were reluctant to attack outright and both managers seemed to be happy to keep their teams playing in this mode. Read the rest of this entry »

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Euro 2008 Review – Netherlands Romp Italy … Dutch Influence for Socceroos To Build On??

Posted by evdomada on June 10, 2008

Let me just start with commenting on the first goal. Van Nizzy’s goal was offside half his body is offside! I have paused it on the replay and it clearly shows it … there is no doubt.

First goal …

The Dutch know how to cross the ball with pinpoint accuracy. Two goals are set up by perfect crosses. If Australia has employed a Dutch Coach then why can’t we cross the ball near perfect for at least 50% of the time at least??? Oh i forgot the Dutch learn this when they are six years of age and how madraxalades can’t even get it over at adult age…superb crossing by the Dutch and it goes without saying that the fundamentals of the game are the cornerstone to success, that is passing, trapping, crossing, heading, etc…

Second goal … Read the rest of this entry »

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Euro 2008 – New Pages

Posted by evdomada on June 10, 2008

We have created 3 new pages for the Euro 2008 tournament.

Euro – Matches

Euro – Results

Euro – Reviews

We aim to have them updated daily and to keep you updated with all news, results and reviews from our Evdomada team.

We will also be broadcasting LIVE on Friday nights on 2MM at 9pm – Sydney time – while the tournament is on. So tune in and give us a call and participate in the show.

2MM broadcasts on 1665AM in Sydney, 99.3FM in Wollongong or listen to us live on the internet!!

A link to the 2MM online stream is available in our Greek Radio – Live! section on the left-hand side of your evdomada.net window!

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Strong earthquake hits Greece; 2 dead

Posted by evdomada on June 10, 2008

By ELENA BECATOROS

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck southwestern Greece on Sunday, killing at least two people, injuring more than 100 and leveling dozens of homes, authorities said.

It was Greece’s first fatal earthquake since 1999, when a 5.9 magnitude quake near Athens killed 143 people and left thousands homeless.

Sunday’s quake struck at 3:25 p.m. near the port city of Patras, about 120 miles west of Athens in the northwestern Peloponnese, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said. It was felt as far away as southern Italy.

Two people were killed and 120 were injured, Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos said. By nightfall, six of the injured remained hospitalized. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sydney Events: Strofes at Brighton RSL

Posted by evdomada on June 5, 2008

Looking for a mid-week winter blues escape?

A Greek night, aptly named “Strofes”, has been organised at the Brighton RSL Club tonight – Thursday 5th June from 7pm until 11:30pm. Maybe even in typical Greek fashion we might be able to convince the management to keep it going for another half hour or more???

Strofes will be featuring 5 Greek singers with a live band and entry is free into the event.

I am sure that the kitchen at the Brighton RSL will be offering a few good meals, and as with most good RSL’s, they would offer a decent variety of beverages to quench our thirst.

Sounds like a great way to pass a Thursday night … rather than the usual late-night shopping soirees we are used to.

prof@skylproductions.com

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Eurovision 2008: The Finals … a late overview

Posted by evdomada on June 4, 2008

Yeah … I know it’s a little too late but I had been asked to write something about the Eurovision final.

I’ve never thought of the Eurovision contest as a “serious” song contest. I always thought that it’s all about choosing the feel-good song of the summer season that will sell a few songs around the continent. If it was serious, wouldn’t it be judged by a panel of respected music industry people, as opposed to a tele-voting system?

Russia were the winners but one can wonder how? It wasn’t a great song and it wasn’t visually a great performance. Sure, some girls would’ve loved it when the young Russian opened up his shirt … and sure, some others would’ve been excited to see an Olympian ice-skater doing figure-8′s on a mini ice skating rink … and let’s not forget that passionate performance from the violinist.

Personally, and I am not being biased in any way, Kalomoira’s performance was only matched by the Ukraine entry. It was hard for me to split it between those two performances.

Ukraine’s song was a catchy dance beat, a classic euro-pop track, delivered by an attractive young lady … isn’t that what Eurovision is about??

Kalomoira also delivered a great pop song with the “ethno-pop” sound that has been evident in Greece’s entries over the past 4 or 5 years. It’s been a formula that has ensured us a top 5 finish over these years.  Kalomoira also delivered a sassy performance with a bit of her girly charm … you can’t deny that.

Russia’s entry was a bit too melodramatic and a touch too serious for Eurovision. From what I’ve heard (and cannot substantiate) he had already had a contract offered by Urban Grooves performer Timbaland. But I don’t understan how some people could think that there was a conspiracy theory link to the Timbaland contract and his victory, when the voting is coming through from tele-voters??

We can all speculate and argue but the voters’ have had their say and the Russians walked away worthy winners based on the voting public.

Until next year …

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Euro 2008: Greece friendly with Armenia

Posted by evdomada on June 3, 2008

Thanks to my recently added Setanta Sports subscription, I was able to watch Ellas last night take on Armenia in a pre Euro 2008 warm-up match.

I know it was a friendly and I know it’s an opportunity to try a few new things. However the lowly ranked Armenians caused more trouble than expected for the European champions. As the commentator concluded at the end of the coverage, Sweden, Russia and Spain will have nothing to fear from the Greeks based on this performance.

For those of us that have followed Greece’s matches from the World Cup qualifiers, through to the Euro qualifiers, will know what I mean about the team having this inability to threaten the opposing goal.

Reports claim that King Otto wasn’t concerned with the result or the performance of his players. Maybe it’s his ploy to bring Greece back into its traditional underdog status.

Although I refuse to be negative we can only hope that the team can improve on this performance.

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