Saturday, June 14, 2008

EURO 2008 GROUP D PLAY: David Villa Sinks Sweden And Sends Spain Into Quarterfinals As Group Winners; Konstantin Zyryanov Eliminates Titleholders

Group D play in EURO 2008 continued Saturday:

At Innsbruck, Austria:

David Villa (pictured here) scored the game winning goal (90'+2) to lift Spain to a 2-1 Group C winning and quarterfinal round berth clinching win over Sweden.

At Salzburg, Austria:

Konstantin Zyryanov (pictured here) provided the only goal of the match (33') to lift Russia to a 1-0 win over Greece, eliminating the defending
champions from the tournament.


Both Photos © Getty Images



GROUP D STANDINGS:

1. Spain** (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
2. Sweden (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Russia (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 3
4. Greece- (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 0)

** Won Group D and clinched quarterfinal berth
- Eliminated from tournament

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