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Euro 2012: Poland salvage a draw against Greece

June 09, 2012 03:04

Substitute goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tyton was the unlikely hero as his penalty save from Greek captain Giorgos Karagounis saw Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland draw 1-1 with Greece in an incident-packed opening match on Friday. (All AFP and AP Images)

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Substitute goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tyton was the unlikely hero as his penalty save from Greek captain Giorgos Karagounis saw Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland draw 1-1 with Greece in an incident-packed opening match on Friday. (All AFP and AP Images)
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Tyton's moment of glory came with his first piece of action as he stood in the goal to face the penalty.
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Poland's first choice goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny had been sent off by Spanish referee Carlos Velasco Carballo in the 69th minute.
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Karagounis - who scored against Portugal in the 2004 opener - failed to beat Tyton and Greece were held to a draw.
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The referee was a busy man as he also sent-off Sokratis Papastathopoulos shortly before half-time with the hosts leading 1-0 thanks to a goal by Robert Lewandowski.
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Tournament co-hosts Poland looked to have launched their campaign with a flourish when Borussia Dortmund star Robert Lewandowski put them ahead with his 17th-minute header.
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Greece, however, battled hard in the second half, and substitute Dimitris Salpingidis levelled the score in the 51st minute.
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Lewandowski worked hard with Borussia Dortmund team-mates Kuba Blaszczykowski and Lukasz Piszczek - a trio dubbed the squad's backbone by Poland manager Franciszek Smuda - to hound the Greek defence.
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UEFA president Michel Platini (R) and Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski applaud prior to the Euro 2012 football match between Poland and Greece.

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