Turkey are out of Euro2008!

Despite a very plucky performance that saw them play their very best football, they were robbed in injury time by a superb goal from Lahm.

This was quite ironic because Turkey have won a few games like this, so to have the same treatment must have been hard.  On reflection I am still not convinced by this German team, they have been inconsistent and have been very very lucky so far, I would even go further to say they don't really deserve to be in the final.

It's Spain versus Russia tonight and that should be a very entertaining game.

On the work side, I managed to get only one of the classes I was hoping to code for MendMyPC going, in my defense it has proved to be a a big task so I'm doing ok I think.  Perhaps I'll get it finished by Friday or Saturday and then it's the final on Sunday and then things should return to normal.

After a very late night watching Spain versus Italy live at the Ernst Happel Stadium I am extremely tired.  This was an entertaining match with King Juan Carlos of Spain, Fatih Terim - Turkey's Coach and Arsene Wenger among others in the crowd.  

As I've mentioned before this Euro2008 championship tournament has ruined my work schedule but I'm really enjoying it.  I also mentioned in my previous post that I fancied the Netherlands and Spain for the tournament, based on last nights performance I would have to say that Spain are still looking good.  Although Gianluigi Buffon saved a penalty kick by Daniel Güiza, the penalty kicks by Daniele De Rossi and Antonio Di Natale were saved by Casillas (the awesome Spanish goalkeeper) and then this was the scene when Cesc Fàbregas scored his penalty kick and Spain won the match against an unlucky Italian team. 

This win takes Spain to 20 unbeaten games, what a run!! Unfortunately the Netherlands are not looking so good, they were summarily beaten by Russia, Turkey ( the never say die because we will score in the final second team) have replaced them as my second pick for the final.  In short I am predicting a Spain versus Turkey final which Spain will win by 2 goals to 1.

Oh well, I am going to try and focus on 2 classes I am coding for MendMyPC today, perhaps I might even finish them, if I don't I will console myself with the fact that I can do more work tomorrow as there is no football for 2 whole days till Germany take on Turkey (the rank outsiders) in Basel.