Euro 2008: Czech Republic 1-3 Portugal, Switzerland 1-2 Turkey.

Jun 12

Portugal ready for quarter-final after defeating Czech Republic 3-1.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s sweet second-half strike all but booked Portugal’s place in the Euro 2008 quarter-finals on Wednesday as Luiz Felipe Scolari’s team beat Czech Republic 3-1 at Stade de Geneve.

Man of the match Cristiano Ronaldo declared himself “very happy” after putting Portugal on the brink of a Euro 2008 quarter-final place. The Portuguese overcame Czech Republic 3-1 at the Stade Geneve on Wednesday to move onto six points from two games in Group A.

Ronaldo and substitute Ricardo Quaresma struck second-half goals - the latter in stoppage time - to earn the victory after Libor Sionko had cancelled out Deco’s opener.

“Our main aim was to get to next phase. I’m very happy to have helped my team-mates to win,” said the Manchester United star.

Will getting to the Quarter finals be enough for Portugal? I sure hope they got a little more than that, although, judging by their performance, they sure look like the strongest team on at the tournament.

Turks knock the co-hosts Switzerland out of the tournament

Turkey’s Arda Turan stunned Switzerland with an injury-time goal at a rain-soaked St Jakob-Park Stadium on Wednesday to knock the Euro 2008 co-hosts out of the tournament.

Hakan Yakin opened the scoring for Switzerland in the 32nd minute but substitute Semih Senturk’s equaliser shortly before the hour mark left both teams searching for their first win in Group A and in the bottom two places of the group.

Just as the game looked to be headed for a draw, Arda struck from the edge of the area. His right-footed effort deflected off a Swiss defender and into the goal to silence the home crowd.

The Swiss wasted the chance to move in front late in the game when Turkey goalkeeper Volkan Demirel made a stunning save to deny Yakin’s close-range effort. Turkey take on the Czech Republic in the last group game on Sunday while the Swiss face unbeaten Portugal. I’m sure Portugal is just going to increase their points.