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Lotina back to old tricks
For his side's biggest game in qualification to date, Spanish coach Miguel �ngel Lotina has once again made the senseless decision to rule out Raul and Fernando Torres. The Celtic duo, who could do so much for the Iberian side, struggling in Group Three, have been consistently overlooked despite cracking form, just completing a European Cup triumph. Torres made a major difference to the fortunes of Spain in the last round of games, scoring two and making four. But now he's omitted, and replaced by the untried and far from prolifc Rodolfo Bodipo. Lotina also plumps for new arrivals in Atlético Madrid sweeper Mario Robledo and Valladolid teenager Alberto Pinto. In response to being posed the question of why Spain are looking to be so defensive for a home clash against the Ukraine when a win is imperative, Lotina offered this baffling retort: "Football is a game of numbers. We play by those numbers, and only when we find a sum which suits us can we progress." If a win isn't found on Wednesday Lotina can all but count himself out of a job, and Spain out of Euro 2012.

Squad
Gk: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Juan Manuel Valle (Espanyol), Jonathan (Valencia)
Def: José (Sporting Gijon), Manuel Baños (Rayo), Carles Puyol (Barcelona),Mario Robledo (Atlético Madrid), Gálder Zubizaretta (Mallorca), EspÃ*n (Atlético Madrid), Gabri (Barcelona), Juanfran (Celta), Alberto Pinto (Valladolid), Fernando Varela (Real Madrid), Francisco Pavón (Real Madrid)
Mid: Fernando Sales (Bayern Munich), Xavier Morón (Real Madrid), Francisco Gallardo (Racing Santander), Xavi (Barcelona), Gerard (Barcelona), Vicente (Valencia)
Fwd: José Mari (Atlético Madrid) Robert Trashorras (Barcelona), Rodofo Bodip (Racing Santander), Guayre (Betis), Güiza (Celta), José Antonio Reyes (Atlético Madrid, capt)

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Belgium look to go top with tried and tested
A win over Slovenia in Brussels on Wednesday could put Belgium top of Group Seven, and at least give them a strong chance of a playoff spot. The Belgians have quietly moved into contention whilst all the focus is on Germany - something which suits national coach Marc Wilmots: "We can only do our job and then see what happens. I have a decent squad of players at my disposal - sure we're not world beaters, but I don't see why we can't make a real challenge and do well." Emile Mpenza is set to lead the side in attack in what has become a squad that know each other well, and despite a humiliating defeat in Ghana the side look good for at least that second spot.

Squad
Gk: Silvestro Proto (Vitesse), Urko (Union Berlin), Stéphane Vercarre (Newcastle)
Def: Luc Pierre (Mechelen), Michel van Hout (Mechelen), Donovan Maury (Willem II), Jelle Van Damme (Lyon), Kevin Pecqueux (Mouscron), Jan Wuytens (PSV), Pieter Collen (Nancy), Bernd Rauw (Frankfurt), Stijn Garbo (Gent), Daniel Van Buyten (Salamanca)
Mid: Laurent Delorge (Leicester), Thomas Buffel (Monaco), Jonathan Blondel (Sheff Utd), Tom Peeters (Norwich), Steed Malbranque (Sunderland), Koen Daerden (Genk), Dries Bernaert (Man City),
Fwd: Emile Mpenza (Feyenoord), Stijn Janssens (Charleroi), Tom Soetaers (Bastia), Stein Huysegems (Lierse), Luc Michel (Charleroi), Kevin Vandenbergh (Gent)

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Juni:
Unfortunately not - Ed Kuipers IIRC <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

As it's 2012, that figures :o

Great stuff though

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7th June 2011

Match previews:

Group Three - Spain vs Ukraine

Never will a match be more important for Spain. Failure to beat Ukraine in Elche will almost certainly end Lotina's sides chances of making the trip to Norway in twelve months. The omissions of Fernando Torres and Raul have left a bitter taste, and only a victory can sweeten the critics. Sporting Gijon defender José is a major injury doubt for the game, and so Mallorca's Gálder Zubizaretta is on standby. In the absence of Torres, Roberto Trashorras looks set to win his eighteenth cap by leading the line alongside Guayre, in rather prolific form for the national side. Ukraine are missing Bayern Munich goal machine Olexiy Belik but are otherwise at full strength. Ukraine can take a huge step towards gaining a minimum of a playoff place with a point or better, which would be far from an upset.

Group Six - Ireland vs Finland

The meeting of the two top sides in Group Six will go a major way to determining who will finish top and qualify automatically for next year's European Championship. Both sides are tied on ten points, but not all will be lost for the loser, should there be one. The demise of World Champions Holland appears to have set in, and any late recovery may not be enough to catch up. A fantastic win in Helsinki put Ireland in a great position, but poor performances have thrown the lead away. Mick McCarthy is able to pick from a full strength squad, but with four big names one yellow card away from a suspension in the next game he might be a little conservative in his selection. Finland will also be at full strength, meaning Mikael Forssell has recovered from a slight knock to lead Antti Murrinen's line.

Group Eight - Turkey vs Portugal

A Portugal victory will almost certainly see them become one of the first sides to confirm their spots in Norway. A defeat of Turkey will put Portugal on 18 points, with Turkey only able to match that sum. Alain Giresse's side are also one of the few to still maintain a 100% record this far into the qualification process, and they look good value to win in Istanbul. Turkey have blown hot and cold, including crushing victories over Russia but similar defeats to Portugal. Ricardo Quaresma has reached match fitness after a short layoff, and Giresse seems set on partnering Hélder Postiga and Felipe Oliveira. Turkey will also have a strong squad to pick from, but only one win in nine months is sure to affect their confidence in the build up to such a big game. Home advantage will play a huge role, with the Inönu stadium packed with vociferous support.

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8th June 2011

Spain sunk by veteran
Spain's chances of making next years European Championships have taken a massive nosedive after they collapsed to another humiliating home defeat which leaves them six points away from group leaders Ukraine with only two games remaining. Nearly 65,000 fans turned up in Elche to cheer on Miguel Ã�ngel Lotina's side, despite his lack of popularity after once more overlooking Celtic duo Fernando Torres and Raul. Ukraine came to get at least a point, which was reflected in their ultra defensive formation, with only Andriy Shevchenko and Sergiy Valyaev giving them an attacking outlet. Yet it was Shevchenko who had the first goalscoring opportunity, with a close free kick just over Casillas' goal. Andriy Nesmachny was next to worry Spain, with a backwards flicked header that hit the crossbar with Casillas beaten. Spain struggled to get into the game, with Ukraine stifling their 4-4-2 formation which lacked movement and flexibility. Two headers from Güiza close to half time were the sum of their attacking exploits in the first forty-five minutes. Still, Ukraine were forcing the issue, and both Shevchenko and Rincón should have scored simple opportunities. When they couldn't find the net, veteran midfielder Sergiy Shyschenko did. Casillas fumbled Baltacha's effort, and the 35 year old Blackpool midfielder tapped in to make it 1-0. Despite falling behind, Spain still offered very little. Tymoschuk was terrorising EspÃ*n whilst also keeping Reyes away from his attacking duties. The home side never mustered a single attacking chance of note, and were booed off at full time, with fans calling for Lotina's head. Ukraine should be praised for the way they dominated with inch-perfect tactics, and look set to qualify one way or another.


Spain 0
Ukraine 1 (Shyschenko 49)
Attendance - 64,931
Referee - Valentin Eltermanis (Greece)

Spain - Casillas, Puyol, EspÃ*n (Pavón 58), Robledo, Baños, Sales, Reyes(c), Gerard, Güiza, Guayre, Gallardo (José Mari 53)

Ukraine - Kozachenko, Baltacha, Tymoschuk(c), Yaxmanitskiy, Kotov, Nesmachny, Rincón (Kovalenko 83), Shyschenko, Sershun (Onischenko 83), Shevchenko, Valyaev (Sviderskiy 46)

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Group Seven wide open after Belgium win

Any one of four nations could still top Group Seven after Belgium went second with a comfortable win over Slovenia in Brussels. Slovenia looked a pale comparison of the side who have done so well and impressed so many over the last year's qualifying campaign. Marc Wilmots' Belgium meanwhile, have progressed nicely and still remain unbeaten, a fact likely to surprise many. They got off to a fantastic start on Wednesday night with a seventh minute goal from Tom Peeters. The Norwich midfielder hadn't scored a single international goal in thirty-plus caps until this campaign started back in September, but his stunning solo effort to give Belgium the lead was his fifth goal in qualifying. Slovenia were nothing like the side that won so convincingly in Germany, and as Belgian control increased, Slovenian composure disappeared. Midway through the first half Klemen Lavric was sent off for aiming a kick at Pieter Collen for no apparent reason. How it was only one-nil at the break was beyond comprehension, but Belgium secured their win on 67 minutes. Koen Daerden crossed for Emile Mpenza to head in the game winning goal following a fine team move. The group is now well and truly an unpredictable affair, and with Belgium still to face a visit from Germany, anything can and probably will happen.


Belgium 2 (Peeters 7, Mpenza 67)
Slovenia 0 (Lavric sent off 26)
Attendance - 49,983
Referee - Reha Biçici (Turkey)

Belgium - Proto, Maury, Van Damme (Buffel 81), Wuytens, Collen (Pecqueux 56), Peeters, Janssens (Bernaert 81), Malbranque, Vandenbergh, Mpenza(c), Daerden

Slovenia - Murko, Komljenovic(c), Lazic, Staric, Cesar, Sukalko, Spasojevic (Juricic 81), Zlogar, Robnik (Pekic 70), Lavric, Acimovic

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Crowd violence marrs Iceland late show
An incredible late comeback from Iceland kept them on course to make the short trip across Scandinavia for next years Finals tournament in Norway whilst also ending any Swiss hopes of making a playoff spot. However, the match was marred by violence from a small section of Switzerland supporters, irate that Emil Hallfreðsson's injury time goal was allowed to stand. Andri Helgason was struck by a small object, and both national football associations are expected to come under close scrutiny from UEFA, who have promised a full and thorough investigation. Everything had looked rosy for Switzerland, who had taken an early lead through Klaus Heller's first international goal after having an amazingly prolific season. After just half an hour David Lombardo doubled the visitors advantage and threatened the Icelandic domination of Group Nine. The second half saw a major change in proceedings. Iceland exerted a huge amount of pressure in search of recovery, and although it arrived late, Joey Gudjonsson's goal twenty minutes from time gave Atli Eðvaldsson's side a hope. As Switzerland sat back and hoped to hold on, Eidur Gudjohnsen rammed in an equaliser with seconds remaining in open play. Then the controversy. Emil Hallfreðsson broke clear, but appeared to shove Marco Gattlen over in the process. He scored the winner, and the crowd violence started. Scuffles also broke out in the stands, but were well dealt with by Icelandic authorities. The home side are just two games away from securing their place in Norway, but with Poland and the Czech Republic to come it's going to go down to the wire.


Iceland 3 (Gudjonsson 69, Gudjohnsen 89, Hallfreðsson 90)
Switzerland 2 (Heller 18, Lombardo 31)
Attendance - 13,983
Referee - Kazimir Znaidinskiy (Russia)

Iceland - Hauksson, Sigurðsson, O.Björnsson, Ólaffson, Bjarnason (Helgason 70), Hallfreðsson, Þorvalddson, Gudjonsson(c), Helguson (Jónsson 21), Gudjohnsen, E.J.Björnsson

Switzerland - Gentile, Berner, Ehret, Magnin, Zwyssig, Meyer, Gattlen, Wicky, Heller, Lombardo, Vogel(c)

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Round up....

We look set for a dramatic ending to Group One as Wednesday nights results put Denmark, Croatia, and Wales all top on ten points. Morten Skoubo scored the important goal for the Danes, who claimed an impressive 1-0 win in Split, while Wales battled throught to a 3-2 win at home to Slovakia. Tomas Oravec's early strike was cancelled out by Simon Davies, and then Kevin Gall put Mark Hughes' side ahead. Oravec levelled the game again before half time, but Robert Earnshaw's late goal means that there is still a long way to go before any of these sides can start planning for next year, espcially with Slovakia only a point behind on nine.

France are back top alone of Group Two after they thrashed Latvia 4-0, and rivals Bulgaria could only draw 2-2 in Georgia. Camel Meriem, Thierry Henry (2) and Sidney Govou scored the goals which put Paul Le Guen's Les Bleus a step closer to the finishing line. Bulgaria will now surely have to win in the Stade de France on the final day to qualify automatically after struggling to a draw in Tblisi. Twice they came from behind to deny a Georgia side almost certainly out. Georgi Adamia gave the hosts a lead with a 17th minute penalty, but Dian Kirilov equalised short of the hour. Almost straight away Georgia were level through Vitali Daraselia, but Emil Gargorov struck late to deny them the win and keep Bulgaria on track. Hungary's shocking run continues as they can only draw with San Marino to keep them level bottom.

Spain's Group Three defeat to Ukraine hasn't mathematically ended their hopes of making the tournament in Norway, mainly thanks to Israel winning 1-0 at home to Scotland. Hapoel Jerusalem striker Mahmood Salman's goal sunk David Körner's Scottish side, who relinquish top spot to the Ukraine. Israel have put themselves in with a fantastic chance of claiming a minimum of a playoff spot, but a tought run-in against Ukraine and Spain will determine the fate of more than one side.

Italy are still four points clear of Group Four with a simple but comprehensive 5-0 victory in Luxembourg. As expected, Guidolin's side had too much quality for the part timers, even with the Azzurri manager choosing to play some fringe players such as Inácio Piá, Nicola Ventola and Paolo Cannavaro. It was Inter man Piá who stole the show, with a virtuouso hat-trick to lead Italy through. Giuseppe Colucci and Andrea Pirlo also added first half goals to pad out the scoring and put Italy just one game away from gaining a minimum of a playoff place. Still fighting for top spot are Sweden, who strolled through a potentially tricky visit to Belarus with a 3-0 win, completing a double of the same scoreline against the same opposition. Alexander Farnerud struck twice more in the first half to double his tally in qualifying to four, a total which Zlatan Ibrahimovic also made late in the game. Also winning 3-0 were Greece, who left the Faroe Islands with another defeat. Alexandros Papadopoulos, predictably, grabbed the headlines with a hat-trick to move him to 39 international goals, chasing Manolis Ligkos's record of 40 as top Greek goalscorer. Greece are still very much in with a chance of a playoff spot, but it will depend on other sides doing them favours.

In Group Five England manager Steve McLaren finally gave Cherno Samba an international start and was rewarded with two goals in their 4-0 drubbing of Romania. In what was a surprise decision, Samba was chosen ahead of Michael Owen and let novody down as his pace and power was too much to handle amongst the lightweight Romanian back line. A rare Rio Ferninand goal had given the hosts the lead, which was doubled by Joe Cole. Samba, who struck 26 goals in the season just passed for Chelsea, then notched his first and second for England in the second half to guarantee McLaren's men a playoff place and just a point away from qualification. Austria failed to take second place from Romania with a poor 0-0 draw in Macedonia.

Ireland lead Group Six by themselves after overcoming Finland 1-0 at Lansdowne Road. The two sides went into the game joint top on ten points, knowing the winner would be left with a great chance of qualifying. Leeds United winger Richie Partridge scored the all important goal five minutes before half time to clinch the win which puts Mick McCarthy's side a step closer to booking those tickets to Norway. Holland took advantage of Finland's slip up with a 1-0 win in Serbia & Montenegro which puts them back into contention. Arjen Robben scored to end a bad season in style (he had missed six months with a broken ankle). Ruud Gullit's side have a chance to get themselves off the hook after a shocking start, especially should they beat Finland in Amsterdam 91 days from now.

As Belgium blew Group Seven wide open with their 2-0 win over Slovenia, Germany stayed on track with a comfortable 4-0 win at home to Azerbaijan. The home side were never in trouble, scoring all four goals inside the first 36 minutes. Ralf Schuster, Frank Walz, Kai Brand, and a Hanno Baltisch penalty confirmed the stroll in the park that the match was. They have not completed anything yet, not by a long shot, as Bosnia emphatically showed they are very much still in contention with a 5-0 mauling of Malta. Jasmin Ferhatovic, Armin Sistek, Almir Joldic, and Samir Duro gave the visitors a 4-0 lead after twenty minutes, and Joldic added another in the second half. Group Seven is the most open of any group now, or in the last few qualification campaigns. It must make for an exciting conclusion.

When it was most needed, Turkey produced the goods in Group Eight to beat Portugal 1-0 in Istanbul to narrow the gap to three points. Portugal dominated, knowing a win would secure their place as the first side to qualify, but a Yildiray Basturk header twenty minutes from time not only leaves Turkey almost certainly in the playoffs, but also in with a chance of catching Portugal, who still have a playoff place at minimum. Russia's form may have come too late, but a 3-1 win at home to Northern Ireland keeps them alive. Denis Popov, Alexandr Kerzhakov, and Sergey Ignashevich scored to give Russia the spoils, with Jim Smith grabbing the consolation for McIlroy's men, who have suffered yet another disappointing campaign.

Iceland's Group Nine at home to Switzerland may have been dramatic and marred by crowd violence, but most importantly it keeps them three points clear of Czech Republic, who dealt Poland a huge blow with a 1-0 win in Prague. Zdenek Grygera's first ever international goal after 49 games means Poland have a tough task to catch up now.

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<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">********************************************* ************************************************** * European Championship Qualifying - Wednesday 8th June 2011********************************************** ************************************************** ================================================== ============================================== 2011 Tables============================================ ================================================== ==Group 1Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st Denmark 5 0 1 1 3 4 3 0 0 5 0 10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2nd Croatia 6 1 1 1 4 3 2 0 1 3 2 10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3rd Wales 6 2 0 1 4 3 1 1 1 3 5 10 4th Slovakia 6 2 0 1 4 3 1 0 2 3 5 9 5th Lithuania 5 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 2 3 1 Group 2Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st France 7 4 0 0 15 1 2 0 1 6 2 18 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2nd Bulgaria 7 2 0 1 4 1 3 1 0 8 3 16 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3rd Latvia 7 1 1 2 4 9 2 0 1 3 6 10 4th Georgia 7 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 2 2 4 8 5th San Marino 7 1 0 3 2 5 0 1 2 1 5 4 6th Hungary 7 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 3 3 9 4 Group 3Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st Ukraine 5 2 0 0 6 2 2 1 0 4 2 13 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2nd Scotland 6 1 2 0 6 4 2 0 1 7 1 11 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3rd Israel 6 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 4 5 9 4th Spain 6 1 0 2 2 5 1 1 1 11 6 7 5th Estonia 5 0 0 3 1 13 0 0 2 0 4 0 Group 4Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st Italy 7 4 0 0 13 2 2 1 0 7 1 19 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2nd Sweden 7 2 0 1 4 1 3 1 0 10 2 16 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3rd Greece 7 2 1 0 9 2 2 0 2 7 6 13 4th Belarus 7 0 1 2 2 6 2 0 2 9 7 7 5th Faroe Islands 7 1 0 3 3 9 1 0 2 6 7 6 6th Luxembourg 7 0 0 4 1 20 0 0 3 1 9 0 Group 5Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st Pl England 6 3 0 0 10 0 3 0 0 8 0 18 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2nd Romania 5 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 3 5 9 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3rd Austria 6 1 0 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 7 4th FYROM 6 1 1 1 4 2 0 0 3 1 9 4 5th Armenia 5 1 0 2 2 6 0 0 2 0 6 3 Group 6Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st Ireland 6 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 4 1 13 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2nd Finland 6 1 1 1 4 5 2 0 1 4 2 10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3rd Holland 6 1 2 0 3 2 1 0 2 3 4 8 4th Serbia & Montengro 5 0 0 3 0 3 1 1 0 3 1 4 5th Albania 5 0 0 2 1 5 1 1 1 2 2 4 Group 7Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st Germany 7 1 1 1 5 3 3 1 0 11 1 14 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2nd Belgium 7 3 1 0 10 2 0 3 0 5 5 13 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3rd Bosnia 7 1 2 1 7 6 2 1 0 9 2 12 4th Slovenia 7 2 2 0 9 4 1 1 1 3 3 12 5th Azerbaijan 7 1 0 2 2 6 1 0 3 1 8 6 6th Malta 7 0 0 3 0 10 0 0 4 2 14 0 Group 8Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st Pl Portugal 6 3 0 0 9 1 2 0 1 3 1 15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2nd Turkey 5 3 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 5 5 12 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3rd Russia 6 2 0 1 5 2 0 1 2 1 6 7 4th N.Ireland 6 0 2 1 3 5 0 1 2 3 7 3 5th Moldova 5 0 1 1 3 6 0 1 2 2 6 2 Group 9Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st Iceland 6 3 0 0 6 3 2 0 1 6 2 15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2nd Czech Republic 6 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 3 3 12 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3rd Poland 5 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 2 4 7 4th Switzerland 6 1 1 1 3 4 0 1 2 2 4 5 5th Cyprus 5 0 1 2 0 7 0 0 2 2 4 1 Second Placed TeamsPos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st Sweden 5 2 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 4 1 10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2nd Turkey 4 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 4 9 3rd Czech Republic 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 4th Scotland 5 1 2 0 6 4 1 0 1 3 1 8 5th Bulgaria 4 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 5 3 7 6th Belgium 5 1 1 0 4 2 0 3 0 5 5 7 7th Croatia 5 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 1 2 2 7 8th Finland 4 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 1 1 1 6 9th Romania 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 3 5 6 </pre>

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10th June 2011

UEFA Promise quick response over Icelandic crowd violence

UEFA today promised a "quick and thorough" investigation into the crowd violence which marred Wednesday night's match between Iceland and Switzerland in Reykjavik. Emil Hallfreðsson's controversial injury time winner sparked off angry scenes in the Swiss section of the stadium, with Andri Helgason being struck by what has now become identified as a lighter. Scuffles also broke out between rival sets of fans, but were dealt with by Icelandic authorities, who have been praised by UEFA for their swift response. A UEFA spokesman this afternoon read out a statement: "After Wednesday night's unfortunate events in Reykjavik, UEFA have promised to look into the incidents in question stated in the match report of Russian official Kazimir Znaidinskiy. This investigation will be carried out as quickly as possible to resolve any situation and concurrent punishment before the end of the campaign." If found guilty, both nations could be subject to points reduction or a ground closure.