Greece Is The Word As Eagles Shot Down

Greece 2 Nigeria 1

Greece came from behind to defeat Nigeria in a pulsating match that kept alive their hopes of qualifying from Group B.It was the first victory for Greece at a World Cup and came after a contest that was completely transformed by the dismissal of Nigeria’s Sani Kaita after 33 minutes.Nigeria, who like Greece had lost their opening match in South Africa, had taken an early lead after Kalu Uche’s free-kick from a wide area eluded everybody.The Super Eagles had a firm grip on the game until Oche foolishly kicked out at Vasileios Torosidis after both players had briefly tangled as they tried to win the ball.Greece coach Otto Rehhagel, who presided over his team’s stunning victory at Euro 2004, quickly grasped the opportunity by adopting a more attacking formation and was rewarded with a crucial victory.A deflected strike from Dimitrios Salpingidis drew his side level before Torosidis struck the winner after the break to severely dent Nigeria’s hopes of progressing beyond the group stage.The Super Eagles, who are managed by Swede Lars Lagerback, are pointless and play South Korea, who defeated Greece, in their final match.Greece, who now have three points, take on an Argentina side that have strolled into the last 16  after winning their first two matches.

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