Euro 2012: Greece 1 - 2 Czech Rep

00:28, 13 June 2012

ASTAN June 13/ KAZINFORM Czech Republic's Euro 2012 campaign came alive thanks to two goals in the first six minutes against 2004 champions Greece, Kazinform quotes BBC.

Petr Jiracek scored the opener when he converted Tomas Hubschman's defence-splitting pass in the third minute.

Vaclav Pilar then grabbed his second goal of the tournament when he bundled home from two yards out.

Greece had a goal ruled out for offside before Fanis Gekas capitalised on a Petr Cech howler after the break.

It was the fifth goal Chelsea's usually reliable number one had conceded in this tournament, but fortunately for the 30-year-old he avoided further errors as his side held on for a vital victory.

Apart from their defensive naivety during the 4-1 defeat by Russia , Czech Republic's other failing was waiting until late in the game to demonstrate their potency in attack.

There was no such caution against the Greeks, as they catapulted themselves into a 2-0 lead inside six minutes.

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