Czechs beat Greeks to Euro 2012 campaign alive

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The Czech Republic kept alive their hopes of reaching the Euro 2012 quarterfinals as they beat Greece 2-1 in their Group A clash here on Tuesday.

The Czechs made a dream start scoring twice in the opening six minutes with Jiri Jiracek and Vaclav Pilar scoring.

Greece threatened to get back into the match seven minutes into the second-half when Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech spilled the ball straight to Fanis Gekas and he tucked the ball away.

Victory sees the Czechs - beaten 4-1 by Russia in their first game - move on to three points with the Greeks struggling on just a point.

The Russians play co-hosts Poland, who have a point after a 1-1 draw with the Greeks, later on Tuesday.