Ow, and... GO GREECE! I so hope they go through to the next round!
(posted by Tiara)
Well, thanks! We still got the russians to beat to go through, but let's face it...
If anyone had the guts to tell me last week that we would actually beat the Portuguese and draw the Spaniards, I would think he was insane...

. Now I AM MADD!!!!

Well, I live in Alexandras str. 100 meters from the Panatinaikos' historic stadium the "Leoforos". I also happen to be a huge fan of said team.
We Greeks owe our success to 3 things. no 1 is Coach Rechangel or as we call him "Archangel". He got us to understand that we could look the big guys in the face and not give up. Play what we can, and let it rain! The archangel IS THE MAN!!!
2, Panathinaikos (my team) and its continued European success led the way for what you see now. PAO showed that it could be done, because PAO did it.
3, Beginners', dum, Fools' (whatever) luck.
You saw the game we had with Spain. They could easily score 3. Instead we drew them. That doesn't mean they aren't good enough. It is just that they took us for granted. I remember the shot, right after they scored, where King Huan Carlos pointed that his team would score 2 more goals.
I remember yelling to the top of my lungs that they would get 2 more but not goals exactly...

I was right.
Well tommorow, along with some friends we will go to the Athens' Med school nearby (2 Km away, In GOYDI!) and watch the game on the Big screen, (rumours that female students of medicine will be available in blue white bikini tops, are bound to arise, but will have to be examined further).

God, I hope we pass through. I am sure the team will fight to the death for it.
What I love seeing is the match from hell, Portugal Vs Spain. It would have been a cosy little friendly, with a lot of passing and possibly no scoring, but we went ahead and crashed their party. Now both will fight for their lives and I expect a bodycount.
ELLAS! ELLAS! ELLAS!