Day 14 – Saturday 27th June – Missed penalties, scored penalties and penalties we did not see

ANOTHER day and another long wait for another train. (I get all the exciting ones to write about don’t I?!) With check-out time again at 10am, we had another four-and-a-half-hour gap to fill between departing our room and leaving the hostel. This led us to our own separate ways – Houlker opted to stay in [...]

Italy 0 – Germany 1

ANDREAS Beck struck early in the second half to send pre-tournament favourites Italy crashing out and Germany to the Final. German right-back Beck hit a low 30-yard shot past Andrea Consigli to set up a mouthwatering clash with old rivals England in a Group B rematch. Germany came under heavy pressure from the Italians at [...]

Semi-final preview: England v Sweden

ENGLAND face hosts Sweden tonight in the first of the semi-finals. Stuart Pearce’s side took top spot in the tougher-looking group B thanks to victories over Finland and Spain, and a draw against Germany last time out. Defeat to Italy on matchday two cost the Swedes top spot in group A, but the hosts have [...]

Day 6 – Friday 19th June – Racing against time and a quest for life

FIRST and foremost, good to see that us collectively forgetting the camera was actually my fault! Thanks for shifting the blame this way on that one Daniel. With a four o’clock kick-off to attend to in Helsingborg on Friday due to the Swedish midsummer celebrations, an early start was in order for the two hour [...]