Greece 1-0 Armenia: K. Papadopoulos Header helps Greece sneak past Resilient Armenians

A first half header from Kyriakos Papadopoulos was the difference as Greece edged Armenia 1-0 in an international friendly in Kufstein, Austria on Thursday night. In the final friendly before kick-off at UEFA EURO 2012 on 8 June, the match leaves Fernando Santos with plenty to think aboutas a shaky second half nearly cost Greece the game despite two trips to the penalty spot for the 2004 European Champions.

Greece treating Ninis Injury with Care

As you would expect, the Greek National Team isn’t risking anything when it comes to its players ahead of UEFA EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. The same goes for Sotiris Ninis, who was excused from training on Wednesday as the midfielder continues to deal with a shoulder injury.

Shoulder Injury forces Ninis to leave Greece training

With Vassilis Torosidis still struggling to recover from an injury he picked up in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Slovenia, Greece took all the extra precautions when it came to Sotiris Ninis on Tuesday. The Panathinaikos midfielder felt discomfort in his left shoulder and was immediately excused from training to undergo tests with the team’s doctors.

Greece set to face Slovenia, Armenia ahead of EURO 2012

The Greek national team continues its preparations for the UEFA EURO 2012 final tournament in Poland and the Ukraine next week when the 2004 European Champions face a youthful Belgium side in Crete, but on Tuesday further friendlies against Slovenia and Armenia in May were announced by the Hellenic Football Federation (HFF/EPO).

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