Yesterday the Euro 2012 tournament started off exciting! After about 4 minutes of play, they had to suspend the France vs Ukraine game for very heavy rain and extreme lightning. (They all knew the lighting was real when Frank Ribery fell to the ground :). When play resumed after a 57 minute delay the game stayed tied through the first half, France having more chances.Then about 7 or 8 minutes in to the second half Jeremy Menez scored for France putting them up 1-0. Then about 3 minutes later Yohan Cabaye decided he should score! 2-0 France, and thats how it ended! If you ask me, France has looked one of the most impressive sides this tournament, besides Germany.
Then the second game of the day was one of the most exciting of the tournament, and the Arsenal man Theo Walcott had an amazing game off the bench. This was like a knockout game for Sweden they had to atleast tie if they wanted a chance to advance. The scoring opened up earlier in this game when in the 23 minute Andy Carroll elevated off the pitch and headed one into the net. The game went into half time 1-0, but the excitement hadn't come yet! A few minutes out of the gate and in the 48th minute Olof Mellberg scored and tied up the game 1-1. Then almost exactly 10 minutes later Olof Mellberg decided he wanted another one and got it too. Now Sweden was up 2-1! Then the player of the game came on for James Milner in the 59th minute. Theo Walcott. Then in the 63rd minute from outside the box Theo scored a fantastic goal to make it 2-2. Then later on in the 77th minute Walcott out paced the Sweden defence and made a nice cross into the box. Danny Welbeck made an even nicer finish. He was spining in the air and back heeled/calfed it into the goal. Theo made another nice cross later, but Sweden's goalkeeper made a nice save. England won 3-2! Sweden they are out, but they do have a chance to end somebody else's tournament dreams.
There is really not that much news out there that I could find. Just that Dani Alves is happy to stay at Barcelona and thats about it. Maybe the soccer world will produce more news today or tomorrow! '
Good Bye!
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