Greece

2.88

• 
  18

  3

  3.00

  Michalis Sifakis

  He was not tested by the Russian strikers but he saved some difficult crossed into his area, and held firm against the onslaught.

• 
  13

  2

  2.50

  Giannis Maniatis

  Did not have a big impact on the game. The midfielder was not secure in his passing and lost most of his battles in the middle of the pitch.

• 
  24

  2

  3.00

  Georgios Tzavellas

  Quiet in the first half but improved his game in the second 45 minutes, defending stoutly to keep the Russians at bay in a frantic last spell.

• 
  21

  5

  2.50

  Kyriakos Papadopoulos

  The young defender convinced with a solid defensive performance, shackling each and every Russian attacker was was introduced into the action.

• 
  21

  3

  3.50

  Vasilis Torosidis

  Advanced superbly in the second half, and his forays into the opposition box were always dangerous.

• 
  29

  3

  3.50

  Sokratis Papastathopoulos

  Was brilliant in the last minutes of the match as Russia threw everything forward, but was generally superb throughout the contest, blocking and heading everything that came his way.

• 
  53

  6

  3.50

  Giorgos Karagounis Top of the Match

  The captain proved his leadership quality today. He scored the vital goal in the first half, and his unjust booking for an apparent dive cruelly means he will miss the next match.

• 
  12

  7

  2.50

  Kostas Katsouranis

  Won some important tackle in the centre of the pitch, and his industry kept the side going when they threatened to drift too deep in the second period.

• 
  36

  4

  3.50

  Georgios Samaras

  Showed some excellent skill offensively, dribbling through the Russian defence at will, and his efforts bought his defenders valuable breathing time.

• 
  16

  5

  3.00

  Dimitris Salpingidis

  He ran the whole match without a thought of slowing; great spirit for the team and was vital in winning the ball back from the top of the pitch.

• 
  10

  6

  2.50

  Theofanis Gekas

  Wasted a pair of good chances to put the game out of sight, but worked extremely hard until his substitution.

Substitutions

• 
  10

  3

  2.50

  Jose Holebas

  Replaced Gekas after 64 minutes and was secure.

• 
  11

  3

  2.00

  Grigoris Makos

  Replaced captain Karagounis after 67 minutes and worked hard to keep Russia at bay.

• 
  6

  4

  Sotiris Ninis

  Came on for the last eight minutes.

Russia

1.96

• 
  5

  5

  2.50

  Vyacheslav Malafeev

  The Zenit keeper produced a good display, but perhaps could have got down quicker to block Karagounis' winner.

• 
  1

  7

  2.00

  Alexander Anyukov

  The right-back tried to surprise the Greece defence with his ambitious runs forward, but had no joy at either end of the pitch.

• 
  0

  19

  1.50

  Sergey Ignashevich Flop of the Match

  Made a bad mistake which allowed Karagounis to stride through and score, and lost some important duels with his opponents.

• 
  0

  12

  1.50

  Alexey Berezutskiy

  The defender has a very difficult first 15 minutes and lost many of his tussles with Salpingidis and Gekas.

• 
  6

  10

  2.50

  Yuri Zhirkov

  Looked dangerous bursting forward from the back but perhaps fortunate not to receive a second booking for diving.

• 
  5

  7

  2.50

  Roman Shirokov

  The central star led his team in the middle, constantly feeding the ball to the attackers, who unfortunately could not convert.

• 
  5

  6

  2.00

  Igor Denisov

  Committed silly fouls in the middle of the pitch, and although he improved as the game progressed, he couldn't provide the guile when Greece were camped deep in the second half.

• 
  3

  12

  2.00

  Andrey Arshavin

  The captain worked hard to find the goal for his team but was not as influential as in other moments of the tournament.

• 
  7

  7

  2.00

  Alan Dzagoev

  One of the stars of the tournament failed to inspire here, barely having a chance until a late header which glanced inches wide of the post.

• 
  1

  7

  2.00

  Denis Glushakov

  Surprise inclusion, and one that didn't pay off for Advocaat as he failed to give his team the required drive.

• 
  2

  11

  1.50

  Aleksandr Kerzhakov

  He tried to set up his team-mates with nice passes, worked well and fought for every ball, but was substituted after 45 minutes.

Substitutions

• 
  2

  5

  Marat Nailevich Izmailov

  Came in for Anyukov after 81 minutes.

• 
  1

  13

  1.50

  Roman Pavlyuchenko

  Came in after 45 minutes, but without any impact on the game.

• 
  1

  7

  2.00

  Pavel Pogrebnyak

  Came on for Glushakov after 72 minutes, but couldn't make his mark.