Friday, June 22, 2012
Euro 2012: Germany responds after equalizer to top Greece, advance to semis
By JOHN BOSCHINI In the end, Germany proved to be way too much for upstart Greece to overcome. Despite a short-lived equalizer by the Greeks in the second half, Germany steamrolled the 2004 European champions, as a 4-2 victory booked the Germans' place in the semifinals. Philipp Lahm, Sami Khedira, Miroslav Klose, and Marco Reus provided the goals for Germany, while Greece got a goal just after halftime from Georgios Samaras and a late consolation penalty from Dimitris Salpingidis. Germany, which left Mario Gomez, Lukas Podolski and Thomas Muller on the bench, could have been up as early as the...
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