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GREECE v CZECH REPUBLIC MIN-BY-MIN

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FT: GREECE 1 CZECH REPUBLIC 0 (AET)

105 min: GOAL DELLAS. Greece look to have won the semi-final with a near-post header by Dellas from Tsiartis' corner and seconds later the whistle goes and Greece are in the final.

104 min: Greece win a corner in the final seconds of the first extra-time period.

103 min: Fyssas' ball from the left meets a glancing header from Dellas but it's straight at Cech who makes the block.

102 min: Baros is booked for a late tackle on Seitaridis.

101 min: Cech is off his line to claim Seitaridis' deep cross.

100 min: Baros pulls down Stelios after losing the ball and Greece pour forward.

99 min: Poborsky's free kick is curled in but too high and it's an easy catch for Nikopolidis.

98 min: The Czechs win a corner on the right and Poborsky's flag kick is aimed at Koller who is crowded out by Greek defenders.

97 min: Katsouranis' through ball finds Charisteas just offside but he is unaware of the flag and hammers a drive that Cech saves superbly.

96 min: Stelios wriggles his way into the Czech box but sess his shot blocked by Bolf.

95 min: Charisteas wins the ball in the box and nods it forward to Stelios whose header is blocked by Cech races off his line.

94 min: Stelios takes a throw right by the corner flag and Karagounis squeezes in a cross from a difficult angle by Cech collects.

93 min: Baros hammers a volley on target but the whistle had gone for a foul previously on Seitaridis.

92 min: Greece bring on Vassilios Tsiartas for Vryzas.

91 min: After a hard-fought, evenly-matched clash, it's extra-time in Porto.

90 min: Full-time: Greece 0 Czech Republic 0

90 min: Jankulowski throws in another dangerous ball and Kapsis heads away from under his own bar.

90 min: Karagounis trips Koller on the halfway line and time is almost up.

89 min: Baros tumbles looking for a foul but Seitaridis gets the benefit of the doubt for a strong shoulder charge.

88 min: Jankulowski's chip is aimed at Koller but Vryzas is back to head away.

87 min: Karagounis hacks down Smicer 35 yards from goal and is booked and would miss the final if the Greeks make it there.

86 min Baros chases a long ball down the left but Seitaridis gets there first and clears.

85 min: Greece have 10 men behind the ball to survive this late onslaught.

84 min: Tournament top scorer Baros eludes the tackle of Fyssas and steps onto his left foot to drill a low shot inches wide as the Czechs turn up the pressure.

83 min: Jankulowsi robs Seitaridis on the left and set off on a 40-yard run ended by a deep cross which is headed across goal by Poborsky but Koller is too slow to react to the chance.

82 min: Jankulowski's free kick is bent into towards Koller but Nikopolidis is off his line quickly to claim.

81 min: Rosicky zips into the box, plays a 1-2 with Koller and gives the giant striker another return pass only to see him fire wide from 12 yards.

80 min: The game is beginning to meander a bit as both sides are worried about making a mistake.

79 min: Seitaridis is caught by Baros and the Greeks have the chnace to send another ball into the box.

78 min: Katsoruanis is hurt chasing back to stop Smicer's cross and has to receive treatment.

77 min: Karagounis wins a corner on the right and the flag kick is taken by Stelios which Vryzas wins 10 yards out but can only head well over the bar.

76 min: Vryzas chases a back-pass and forces Cech into a hurried clearance as the pace of the game begins to drop.

75 min: Jankulowski's low ball bounces off the wall and is hacked clear.

74 min: Baros is tripped right on the edge of the area by Zagorakis and the Czechs have a free kick on the right.

73 min: Poborsky's cross is headed away by Dellas as Baros moves in dangerously.

72 min: Greece bring on Stelios for Bassinas.

71 min: Jankulowski looks for Koller in the box but Kapsis beats him to the ball.

70 min: Charisteas is booked for a reckless lunge on Smicer.

69 min: Koller wins the aerial duel and the ball falls to Poborsky whose delicate chip is just inches over the bar.

68 min: Katsouranis' angled ball finds the head of Vryzas but his lay-off is not accurate enough for Charisteas.

67 min: Karagounis' free kick produces a flicked header from Vryzas but it's straight into the arms of Cech.

66 min: Bolf hacks Vryzas down 30 yards from goal.

65 min: Cech is unsure again for the next ball into the box and Vryzas hesitates and Galasek gets back to block the danger.

64 min: Vryzas is shoved just outside the area on the right and Bassinas' free kick is missed by Cech under challenge from Dellas and bounces off the head of Fyssas and goes just wide.

63 min: Koller turns Kapsis and tries to find the ball inside the full-back for the racing Poborksy but Dellas reads the danger well.

62 min: Koller sets up another attack by laying the ball back to Rosicky whose 25-yard shot is high and wide.

61 min: Smicer's far-post delivery sees Koller head golwards only to hit the back of team-mate Baros which prevents the ball sneaking inside the post.

60 min: Czechs sweep forward and Smicer wins a corner after tricking Fyssas with a neat turn in the box.

59 min: The Czechs have another free kick 30 yards out and Jankulowski's scorching effort is deflected and Koller pushes his marker as he tries to get the loose ball.

58 min: Poborsky steps up and lifts it over the wall but curls it three feet wide of the post.

57 min: Greece break quickly through Baros who is tripped by Bassinas as he shapes to shoot 30 yards from goal.

56 min: Bassinas' free kick is headed away by Galasek.

55 min: Seitaridis ventures forward and is tripped by Smicer is yellow-carded.

54 min: Grygera draws the foul from Karagounis on the right and Poborsky's free kick is aimed at Koller who appears to be held slightly by Dellas but fails to win a penalty.

53 min: Grygera fouls Karagounis who takes a quick free kick, plays a 1-2 with Vryzas but then sees his shot partially blocked and easy for Cech.

52 min: Baros tries to win a free kick as he takes on Seitaridis but it's merely a goal kick.

51 min: Basinas' free kick is headed away by Koller from inside his own six-yard box.

50 min: Galasek is the second booking of the night for barging over Charisteas.

49 min: Smicer slips past Katsouranis but then runs into Zagorakis.

48 min: Vryzas again appeals unsuccessfully for a foul but Collins waves play on.

47 min: Koller wins the high ball and knocks it on to Baros who surges into the area but is pulled back for a crafty hand-ball.

46 min: The second half is under way with no new changes to either side.

Half-time: Greece 0 Czech Republic 0

45 min: Karagounis' delivery is too high and flies to the far side where Poborsky is waiting to clear.

45 min: Cech rushes madly from his line and the Czechs concede their first corner.

44 min: Jankulowski is proving to be the Czechs' chief goal threat and he is inches over the bar with an audacious chip from 30 yards out on the left.

43 min: Koller's flick-on fails to go into Poborsky's path and Greece are comfortable at the back at the moment.

42 min: Katsouranis tries to find the run of Charisteas to the near post but Cech reads the danger.

41 min: Theo Zagorakis trips Grygera out on the right and Poborsky's free kick is turned away by Zagorakis at the near post.

40 min: Koller catches Fyssas competing for an aerial challenge and while the Greek gets treatment, the inspirational Nedved is forced off limp off to be replaced by Vladimir Smicer.

39 min: Koller is caught by Kapsis as he tries to break and now Nedved is struggling to raise a jog.

38 min: Seitaridis' free kick is headed away by Galasek and Poborsky completes the clearance.

37 min: Baros fouls Katsouranis out on the right and Nedved is back on but hobbling.

36 min: Nedved limps off for a bit of treatment for a knock received in his blistering run a few minutes earlier.

35 min: Czechs' sixth corner is taken by Poborsky and Koller wins it at the far post and falls for Grygera who cannot shape his body to perfect the volley which dribbles wide.

34 min: Poborsky's cross is missed by Nedved but falls to the unmarked Jankulowski whose first-time shot is turned way by Nikopolidis.

33 min: Nedved runs 50 yards away from two chasers abut eventually overruns it and Nikopolidis is off his line to smother.

32 min: Seitaridis' free kick looks for Vryzas in the area but Tomas Ujfalusi wins the header.

31 min: Karagounis wriggles past Poborsky but drills a right-foot shot just wide of Cech's right-hand post.

30 min: Czechs break quickly with Poborsky but Nedved's ball finds Koller at least a yard offside.

29 min: Fyssas overlaps with purpose down the left and his teasing cross bisects everyone in the middle and Cech is glad to see it fly past the goal.

28 min: Vryzas finds space out on the left and Karagounis' near-post ball is well cleared by Bolf with Charisteas lurking behind.

27 min: Seitaridis, slightly rattled, gives away another corner, is flighted to the D by Poborsky but Rosicky cannot pick out anyone with his return chip.

26 min: The Greeks look long for the isolated Vryzas but the ball goes through to Cech in goal.

25 min: Karagounis' throw is looking for Vryzas but the Czechs have numbers behind the ball to snuff out the danger.

24 min: Poborsky's free kick is driven low into the melee and Koller turns his back looking for the ball when it's behind him and a half-chance goes begging.

23 min: Seitaridis is booked for hauling down Baros just to the right of the area.

22 min: Baros keeps Seitaridis occupied on the right-hand side of the area but the full-back sticks to his guns and wins the ball back.

21 min: Karel Poborsky steps inside and lifts the ball into the area where Koller pushes Dellas as he is outheaded.

20 min: The short corner routine goes back to Grygera who lifts the ball in from deep and though Koller wins the header, it loops up and into Nikopolidis' hands.

19 min: Greece are winning the lion's share of possession now but Baros runs attheir defence and wins another Czech corner.

18 min: Karagounis finds Seitaraidis whose early ball is destined for Charisteas near the penalty spot before Bolf intervenes.

17 min: The corner is again played short and Grygera's far-post ball is won by Dellas ahead of Koller.

16 min: Rosicky runs through the heart of the Greek defence but Fyssas gets across to concede a corner.

15 min: Karagounis is tripped 28 yards from goal by Tomas Galasek but his own free kick clips the wall and goes through tamely to Cech.

14 min: Greece are getting a foothold in the game and Karagounis is caught just offside as he chases a through ball.

13 min: A long free kick is aimed at the agile Charisteas but he cannot control his header which flies three yards wide.

12 min: Baros runs at Seitaridis and finds Nedved overlapping down the left but Bassinas is across to foil him.

11 min: Greece win the ball back again and it finds its way to Karagounis whose 25-yard shot is deflected up in the air and into the waiting arms of keeper Petr Cech.

10 min: Charisteas wins an areail duel but Vryzas cannot profit from hesitation in the Czech defence.

9 min: Czechs are on the attack again through Grygera down the right and Karagounis has to track back to thwart the danger.

8 min: Karagounis tries to get Greece going forward but Charisteas is hustled off the ball on the edge of the Czech area.

7 min: Nedved's corner is played short to Baros who lays it back to the arriving Jankulowski whose shot is superbly stopped at his near post by Antonios Nikipolidis.

6 min: Ref Collina is keeping play moving as first Goergios Karagounis then Vrysas appeal for free kicks.

5 min: The Czechs are dominating the early exchanges as Greece are struggling to mount an attack.

4 min: Pavel Nedved's free kick is aimed at Koller but is half-cleared to Tomas Rosicky whose stunning 25-yard volley crashes against the bar and Greece survive.

3 min: The Greeks look set to man mark the two Czech forwards Jan Koller and Milan Baros who have seven goals between them leaving Traianos Dellas as the spare man at the back.

2 min: A long throw from Georgios Seitaridis looks down the line for Charisteas but Marek Jankulowski setps in.

1 min: The world's most celebrated referee Pierluigi Collina gets the match under way.

Pre-match: Striker Zisis Vryzas returns from suspension to bolster Greece's line-up. Vryzas joins quarter-final goal hero Angelos Charisteas in a two-pronged attack. Bolton's Stelios Giannakopoulous stays on the bench despite shaking off a thigh injury. For the Czechs, Zdenek Grygera comes in at right-back in place of the injured Martin Jiranek. Rene Bolf is fit to take his place in central defence.

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