Portugal vs Germany Live Commentary

Portugal vs Germany Live
The EURO 2008 has reached its quarter-finals stages. The first match of this stage is scheduled to be played today. Portugal vs Germany will face each other starting with 20.45 CET at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel.
This first quarter-final will be covered live online here at the FC Football Blog. Our extended live text commentary starts with the kick-off. The live highlights are embedded during the match. Live video is also available starting with the kick-off. Just use the live streams provided later in this article. All the above mentioned featured are available for free.

Portugal have won the Group A to reach this stage of the EURO 2008 competition. Scolari’s substitutes disappointed though in the last match of the group stage as they lost 2-0 against the already eliminated Switzerland.
Germany have disappointed in the Group B. They managed only the second spot as they where defeated by Croatia and just won 1-0 against Austria in the last round of the group stage.

The winners of this quarter final will face in the semi-final the winner of the second quarter-final that faces Croatia and Turkey.

Highlights: Portugal 2 – 3 Germany

Portugal 2-3 Germany Live Full Time
90′+5′ The referee ends the match. Germany qualify for the semi-final.
90′+4′ Lukas Podolski’s shot is saved by the keeper.
90′+4′ Ball Possession: Portugal 57%, Germany 43%.
90′+2′ Nani shoots wide.
90′+1′ Tim Borowski misses the target.
90′ Yellow Card: Helder Postiga is booked.
87′ GOOOOOAL!!! 2 – 3 Helder Postiga scores after a Nani cross.
87′ Nani (POR) puts in a cross
86′ Jens Lehmann needs the medical staff.
83′ Germany Substitution: Bastian Schweinsteiger is replaced by Clemens Fritz.
81′ Simao shoots wide.
79′ Lukas Podolski shoots wide.
78′ Deco’s shot is saved by the keeper.
78′ Ball Possession: Portugal 54% of possession compared to the away team’s 46%
75′ Raul Meireles shoots wide.
75′ Nani shoots wide.
73′ Portugal Substitution: Petit is replaced by Helder Postiga.
73′ Germany Substitution: Thomas Hitzlsperger is replaced by Tim Borowski.
71′ Petit’s shot is saved by the keeper.
70′ Philipp Lahm shoots wide.
69′ Nani has a superb run and he is stopped by Friedrich.
68′ Cristiano Ronaldo’s free kick shot lands wide.
67′ Portugal Substitution: Nuno Gomes is replaced by Nani.
64′ Raul Meireles tries to score and he is blocked.
62′ GOOOOOAL!!! 1 – 3 Michael Ballack heads the ball into the net after a slight offensive foul.

61′ Bastian Schweinsteiger sends a free kick cross.
60′ Miroslav Klose needs the medical staff.
60′ Ball Possession: Portugal 54%, germany 46%
60′ Yellow Card: Pepe is booked by the referee.
59′ Cristiano Ronaldo’s shot is blocked.
57′ Pepe heads over the crossbar from 3 meters.
54′ Bosingwa delivers and Ronaldo heads wide.
52′ Deco is caught offside.
51′ Thomas Hitzlsperger shoots wide.
49′ Yellow Card: Philipp Lahm is also booked for a foul.
48′ Petit shoots wide.
48′ Yellow Card: Arne Friedrich is booked.
47′ Cristiano Ronaldo has another superb run and he is fouled badly.
46′ Raul Meireles shoots over the crossbar from long range.
46′ The second half has started.

45′+2′ The referee ends the first half.
45′+2′ Ball Possession: Portugal 52%, Germany 48%.
45′+1′ Cristiano Ronaldo has a superb run and his shot lands inches wide.
45′+1′ Michael Ballack shoots cleverly and Ricardo bounces the ball.
44′ Cristiano Ronaldo’s shot is blocked by the defense.
41′ GOOOOOAL!!! 1 – 2 Nuno Gomes scores from the rebound.

41′ Simao passes for Ronaldo and Cristiano’s shot is bounced by Lehmann.
39′ Michael Ballack needs the medical staff.
38′ Raul Meireles shoots wide from far away.
36′ Miroslav Klose is flagged offside.
33′ Michael Ballack delivers and Hitzlsperger is caught offside.
33′ Thomas Hitzlsperger is caught offside.
32′ Simao delivers from the corner spot and the ball is cleared.
31′ Ball Possession: Portugal 47%, Germany 53%.
31′ Portugal Substitution: Joao Moutinho is replaced by Raul Meireles.
29′ Simao delivers from the corner kick and the ball is cleared.
26′ GOOOOOOAL!!! 0 – 2 Miroslav Klose scores for Germany after a great Schweinsteiger cross.

26′ Yellow Card: Petit is booked by the referee.
24′ Joao Moutinho needs the medical staff.
22′ GOOOOOAL!!! 0 – 1 Bastian Schweinsteiger slides the ball into the net after a Podoslki cross.

21′ Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
20′ Bosingwa crosses superbly and Moutinho’s knee-shot lands wide.

18′ Arne Friedrich delivers and Ballack’s header lands wide.
16′ Ball Possession: Portugal 45%, Germany 55%.
15′ Deco delivers and Simao’s shot is saved by Lehmann.
12′ Christoph Metzelder needs the medical staff.
12′ Arne Friedrich delivers and Carvalho clears.
10′ Thomas Hitzlsperger shoots wide.

9′ Arne Friedrich delivers and Pepe clears.
9′ Thomas Hitzlsperger tries to score and he is blocked.
4′ Cristiano Ronaldo delivers and Lehmann retains.
1′ The referee starts the game and Germany have the kick-off.

Portugal vs Germany Live Streams
Sopcast: B-wire Sport, CCTV-5, SUI99, Koora Tunisia, BHF TV.
TVants: CCTV-5, Rustavi 2, Live 3, HRT 2, NET Hellas.
PPMate: Guandong.
TVU Player: B-wire, CCTV-5, Danish Delight.
Pcast: BTV-6.
Media Player: Eurosport, My Sports, Shooter TV, Cox TV, Sport 1, Thai Channel 9.

Portugal vs Germany Preview
Competition: EURO 2008
Stage: Quarter-Finals
Date: 19.07.2008
Kick-off time: 20.45 CET
Location: St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland.
Referee: Peter Frojdfeldt (SWE)
Live Coverage: Portugal vs Germany
Match Discussions: FCFB Forums

Portugal vs Germany Odds and Betting Tips
Portugal start the game as favorites but you can never rule out the Germans. Considering the group stage performance Joachim Low’s boys are considered outsiders but I am sure that they will be a hard nut to crack. Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates would need to offer their best football game in order to eliminate Germany. My betting tip is that Portugal will advance to the semi-finals.

Portugal vs Germany Line-ups
The probable starting line-ups:
Portugal
1 Ricardo
4 Bosingwa
15 Pepe
16 R. Carvalho
2 P. Ferreira
8 Petit
10 J. Moutinho
7 C. Ronaldo
20 Deco
11 Simao
21 N. Gomes

Germany
1 J. Lehmann
3 A. Friedrich
17 P. Mertesacker
21 C. Metzelder
16 P. Lahm
7 B. Schweinsteiger
6 S. Rolfes
13 M. Ballack
15 T. Hitzlsperger
11 M. Klose
20 L. Podolski