The failure to cut the supply line to Nasri did not cost England when he pulled an early shot wide. England created the best opportunity of what was some early sparring, played out in an occasionally eerie silence in this giant arena. Such was the lack of noise from the stands that players could constantly be heard shouting instructions.
He evaded goalkeeper Hugo Lloris but found the angle too acute and failed to hit the target. Oxlade-Chamberlain was not seeing a great deal of possession - and he was yellow carded for a foul on the outstanding right-back Mathieu Debuchy. However, one impressive change of feet and a pass that found Young just offside hinted at his rich potential. England took the lead on the half-hour when captain Gerrard's inviting free-kick was headed by past Lloris by Lescott after he escaped his marker Diarra.
It was an advantage they held for only nine minutes, paying the price for carelessness in possession. Diarra almost made amends for his part in Lescott's goal with a point-blank header that was blocked by Hart, before Nasri was able to take control.
He was not put off by Gerrard's attempted challenge and scored low to Hart's right from 20 yards. France visibly grew in confidence as the interval approached and both Hart and Ashley Cole combined to block Benzema as he closed in on the angle.
The hosts were in no doubt that it would take vigour and sustained purpose to alarm them. The opening was bold, with Greece stretched as Poland took the initiative immediately. Kostas Chalkias in the Greek goal did not have too much trouble in tipping away Rafal Murawski's drive from the edge of the area after four minutes, yet the incident raised expectations among the Polish support. It was not lost on Greece that resistance alone would not suffice and the centre-forward Theofanis Gekas had headed wide after a set-piece from the captain, Karagounis.
The confidence of Poland from kick-off did, however, register. Lewandowski's opener felt overdue even if it was notched with a mere 17 minutes gone. Poland, in a pleasingly old-fashioned way, took to the wings as they made the breakthrough. Blaszczykowski delivered from the right and with Chalkias tentative in his reactions Lewandowski headed home decisively. It was an episode that raised questions about how Greece could react, considering that resilience is their key attribute.
They did begin to enjoy more possession but Poland, with the lead, were also able to pace themselves and look to punish the opposition with counter-attacks. It was probably the approach Greece would have adopted had it not been for Lewandowski's impact. Even so, they were not to be cowed. An equaliser came in the 51st minute as a cross by Vassilis Torosidis from the right was not dealt with by Szczesny, who was impeded by his own men, and Salpingidis, the substitute, turned the ball home.
Greece may have been outnumbered but they were scarcely discouraged and then had their big chance after Szczesny's dismissal, only for Karagounis's nerve to desert him.
This was a madcap night that set the tournament off with a remarkable game. Euro Poland and Greece both end with 10 men in opening draw. All 8 official stadiums of the tournament are included in the game. Following numerous customer complaints, a new update was released by EA which fixed many of the issues, including the constant freezing of the game. The idea is that you'll create your own team and pick your virtual pro from FIFA 12 and you'll receive 11 players and substitutes. After defeating it once, you'll receive a piece of mosaic which has pieces and a reserve player.
After defeating it 2nd time, you'll receive a new piece of mosaic and a substitute player. The 3rd time the last piece of mosaic and a starting player. You'll build roads to other countries by winning matches, and lose them if you lose your match.
Winning also unlocks new teams and groups. The goal is build a team which dominates Europe and complete the mosaic. The expansion received mixed reviews. While praised for its presentation, it was criticized for its replay value, outdated gameplay, lack of new soundtrack, expensive price tag, gameplay bugs, exclusion of the qualifying rounds, and the lack of known of its predecessors, in particular the decision to not include the 'Captain Your Country' mode which proved extremely popular with consumers.
The expansion pack constantly freezes online, often resulting in losses late in online tournament play.
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