Goal of the Tournament

A top panel of experts has selected the best ten goals from EuroCup 12. Watch them all below and you decide which is the best goal!

Final: Italy 1-1 England (AET, 4-5 pens)

England retained their European crown and won their unprecedented fourth straight major tournament after a nervy penalty shoot-out win against Italy.

A calamitous mix-up in the English defence led to the Azzurri taking the lead. Daniel Perry's attempted clearance was unfortunately blocked his own keeper Simon Herding, the goal credited to England's number one.

But John Carey sent a 25-yard rocket past the Italian keeper Andrea Rossi for the equaliser and after no-one scored in extra-time, England needed penalties for the second straight time in a major tournament.

Luca Germanotta's effort was saved by Simon Herding, and after everybody else had scored their spot-kicks, Garry Stratford stepped up to win EuroCup 12 for England.

Italy: 1 Andrea Rossi; 22 Paolo Aloisi, 5 Giuseppe Guilacci, 13 Emiliano Tournetti, 23 Guglielmo Dal Rocca, 3 Paolo Lupatelli; 16 Francesco Chianelli, 4 Gianni Riccoli; 8 Giampaolo Mondini; 10 Luca Germanotta; 9 Andrea Romano

England: 1 Simon Herding; 15 Neil Crandall, 5 Daniel Perry, 6 John Macdonald, 14 Liam Cole; 16 Kevin Warhurst; 24 Craig CraiCo; 11 James Douglas; 9 John Carey, 23 Chad Blake, 10 Edward Redwood

Referee: Simon LeClair (France)

Goals: Herding o.g. 17' (Italy), Carey 33' (England)

Penalties*:
Italy: Castelloni (scored), Germanotta (saved), Culpi (scored), Mondini (scored), Aloisi (scored)
England: Redwood (scored), CraiCo (scored), Carey (scored), Douglas (scored), Stratford (scored)

*Italy went first

Man of the Match: John Carey (England)

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Third Place Playoff: France 1-0 Spain

Christophe Minardi's first half strike gave France the bronze medal in a nondescript match with Spain.

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Semi-Final: Spain 0-1 England (AET)

CraiCo finished after a superb through-ball by Chad Blake

Craig CraiCo's extra-time goal put England in their fourth consecutive final of a major tournament after Spain's resistance finally broke.

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Semi-Final: Italy 0-0 France (AET, 3-2 on pens)

Italy celebrate reaching the final

Italy needed another penalty shoot-out to reach the final of EuroCup 12 after being held by France after extra time.

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Quarter-Final: Czech Republic 1-4 England

Redwood (right) and Carey (left) were on the scoresheet

England swept Czech Republic away with dominant performance and are certain to be a tough opposition for Spain in the semi-finals.

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Quarter-Final: France 0-0 Germany (AET, 5-3 on pens)

Masrani is mobbed after his winning penalty

France beat Germany on penalties after a uninspired nil-nil draw after extra-time. They will play Italy in the semi-finals.

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Quarter-Final: Spain 1-0 Denmark

Kapelski celebrates his match-winner

Spain beat Denmark 1-0 and will face either England or Czech Republic in the semi-final.

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Quarter-Final: Italy 2-2 Croatia (AET, 5-4 pens)

Italy celebrate their shoot-out win

Italy needed a penalty shoot-out to book a place in the semi-finals of EuroCup 12 and beat Croatia in Moscow.

Highlights:

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Germany 0-0 Czech Republic

Plajtl reacts to his miss

Marek Plájtl missed a late chance as the Czech Republic and Germany produced only the second nil-nil draw of EuroCup 12.

News of Scotland and Greece's 1-1 draw however means that the Czechs and the Germans are both through to the next round based on their superior goal difference, with the Czechs winning the group to face England; the Germans will get France.

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Scotland 1-1 Greece

Jezza reacts to news elsewhere

Scotland drew 1-1 with Greece but news of Germany and Czech Republic's 0-0 draw meant both the Scots and Greeks would not advance to the quarter-finals.

Highlights:

England 1-1 France

Carey's equaliser wasn't enough for England to get top spot

John Carey scored a late equaliser for England after Sébastien Lacroix put France ahead but it is the French who get to face the runner-up of Group D in the quarter-finals thanks to their superior goal difference.

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Netherlands 1-1 Montenegro

Vokolan's equaliser meant the Netherlands finished the campaign with only

The dead rubber match in Group B was a moment of pride for the six-year-old nation of Montenegro, as they held the Netherlands to a 1-1 draw in Grozny.

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Spain 2-0 Sweden

Barrieta was on the score sheet

Spain made it maximum points with a 2-0 victory that eliminated Sweden.



Highlights:

Croatia 1-0 Norway

Mladenić's strike came from a Marković corner

Croatia went through to the quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over Norway.

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Denmark 3-3 Belgium

Croussant had put Belgium in front but a shocking keeper own goal knocked them out

Denmark went through after Belgium keeper Filip Van Rekeren's incredible last-minute own goal

Denmark: 1 Kristian Jensen; 13 Robert Busk Jensen, 3 Thomas Carlsen, 19 Richard Jensen, 5 Jørgen Christensen; 21 Daniel Skanstrud, 2 Nicklas Neckegaard, 11 Nicolaj Last Nielsen, 10 Brian Stendahl; 8 Bjarne Sommegaard; 9 Christian Ikemoah

Belgium: 1 Filip Van Rekeren; 19 Nico Van Daele, 13 Marc-Antoine Luyckx, 4 Luc Wambelen, 5 Christian Makalongo; 20 Marco Mieskens, 8 Daniel Cassissi, 10 Julien Martinère, 3 Jean Croussant; 9 Vincent Vandamme, 16 Frankie De Morgen

Referee: Francisco Rojas Villalta (Spain)

Goals: Sommegaard 9', Skanstrud 29', Van Rekeren O.G. 90' (Denmark), De Morgen 24', Croussant 42', 57' (Belgium)

Man of the Match: Jean Croussant (Belgium)

How the night unfolded:

Match highlights:

Russia 0-1 Italy

Di Salvatore's strike made it maximum points for Italy

Italy made it three wins from three beating Russia 1-0 at the Luzhniki.

Russia: 1 Konstantin Leskov; 22 Sergey Savannov, 2 Igor Tiranov, 5 Alexey Zoltin, 3 Ivan Volkovich; 7 Igor Vladimov, 9 Igor Semikov, 4 Sergey Belinin, 15 Ivan Semikov; 12 Andrey Pavlychkin, 10 Roman Bogomirov

Italy: 1 Andrea Rossi; 19 Mario Barbaretta, 5 Giuseppe Guilacci, 13 Emiliano Tournetti, 3 Paolo Lupatelli; 21 Simone Culpi; 16 Francesco Chianelli, 8 Giampaolo Mondini, 10 Luca Germanotta; 9 Andrea Romano, 11 Nicola-Andrea Di Salvatore

Referee: Simon LeClair (France)

Man of the Match: Andrea Rossi (Italy) 

Goals: Di Salvatore 5' (Italy)

How the night unfolded:

Match highlights:

Germany 0-2 Scotland

Wisniewski and Danicoletta helped bury the Czech misery of last Monday

Scotland got their EuroCup campaign back on track with a brilliant 2-0 win over one of the tournament favourites, Germany.

Germany: 1 Stefan Denke; 2 Martin Möller-Heinz, 5 Frank Schön, 4 Franz Tohler, 3 Heinrich Weibel; 20 Andreas Görner, 7 Günther Heßler, 8 Ergün Taykin, 10 Sergio Steiner; 23 Daniel Gonzalez, 11 Manuel Reusser

Scotland: 1 Stuart McDonald; 2 Kris Dunleavy, 5 Iain Gregory, 4 John Jeffries, 3 Matt Ferguson; 7 Kevin MacRae, 6 Adam Partridge, 8 Gary McManus; 11 Aaron McLeod, 10 Craig Wisniewski, 9 Mark Danicoletta

Goals: Danicoletta 49', Wisniewski 79' (Scotland)

Referee: Andreas Bönn (Austria).

Yellow Cards: Gonzalez, Schön (Germany), Danicoletta (Scotland)

Man of the Match: Craig Wisniewski (Scotland)

Highlights:

Czech Republic 0-3 Greece

Mantzidis (left) and Jezza punished the Czechs

Greece took advantage of poor defending from the Czech Republic to win 3-0 goals from Ilias Mantzidis (two) and Jezza Konstantinidis.

Czech Republic: 16 Frantisek Fremcek; 2 Lubos Balásek, 13 Marek Radlinský, 5 Jiri Lenschmann, 3 Lubommir Zdenkovský; 4 Tomás Vladicek; 10 Robert Remcek, 8 Marek Pozánek, 14 Jiri Hlinka; 12 Marek Plájtl, 9 Petr Klimcek

Greece: 1 Michalis Metropoulos; 2 Denis Papastopoulas, 4 Alekos Kuros, 5 Panagiotis Ekonomidis, 3 Loukas Vinkos; 19 Theofanis Banis; 10 Ieremias 'Jezza' Konstantindis, 16 Petros Korinthos; 9 Giorgos Kasparidis, 16 Stelios Fizos, 8 Ilias Mantzidis

Referee: Steven Sturgis (England)

Goals: Mantzidis 84', 87', Konstantinidis 90' (Greece)

Man of the Match: Ilias Mantzidis (Greece)

Highlights:

England 1-0 Netherlands

CraiCo struck a sweet volley to send Holland home

Craig CraiCo's volley sent England to the quarter-finals and the Netherlands heading for an early exit as they won 1-0 in Moscow.

England: 1 Simon Herding; 2 Danny Miller, 5 Daniel Perry, 6 John Macdonald, 3 Ashton Reid; 4 Garry Stratford; 11 James Douglas, 8 Craig CraiCo, 7 Ryan Welch; 10 Edward Redwood (16 Kevin Warhurst), 9 John Carey

Netherlands: 1 Jos Poolsma; 14 Dirk van Groen (6 Tommy Klaasens), 2 Frank van der Stoop, 4 Maarten Beerendonk, 5 Gerald Turpijn; 18 Frankie Haase, 20 Danny Ledezma, 8 Alex Wijnkamp; 17 Aaron Wijnkamp, 21 Jason van Appelen, 19 Clint van den Bergh (11 André Oosterveld)

Referee: Marius Stoica (Romania)

Goals: CraiCo 74' (England)

Highlights:

France 4-1 Montenegro

Minardi was in imperious form in Samara

Christophe Minardi's hat-trick meant France were in the quarter-finals and Montenegro would be eliminated early.

France: 1 Richard LaRochelle; 19 Pierre Fallou, 15 Marvin Mamoudady, 5 Julien Radowanski, 3 Dimitri Servanyan; 6 Jean-Paul Sanchez, 4 Romain Courtanois; 11 Rachid Masrani, 7 Yannick Bourgeois; 10 Sébastien Lacroix; 12 Christophe Minardi

Montenegro: 1 Simon Radivanović; 7 Mirko Ziranić, 4 Dragan Vucinić, 2 Vladimir Jovanović, 6 Stefan Vokolan; 3 Zoran Metrović, 5 Aleksandar Faticić; 8 Nenad Djalović, 10 Matej Koprić; 9 Nenad Saminović, 11 Goran Ristić

Referee: Franco Nettini (Switzerland)

Goals: Minardi 25', 45', 59', Lacroix 49' (France), Faticic 52' (Montenegro)

Man of the Match: Christophe Minardi (France)

Highlights:

Spain 2-1 Croatia

Kapelski is buried under a mob of Spanish players after his match-winner

Diego Kapelski's winner sent Spain to the quarter-finals in a dramatic match with Croatia in the Luzhniki, Moscow.

Spain: 1 Toni Gómez, 15 Ricardo Carreras, 4 Juanpa, 5 Sergio Sánchez, 3 Javi; 8 Nesto García; 10 Rafa Sánchez, 11 Txiki Mundaín, 14 Juanito; 9 Quique, 21 Diego Kapelski

Croatia: 1 Josip Dedić; 2 Niko Tomić, 4 Vedran Djukić, 5 Ante Topić, 3 Danijel Dzankić; 6 Branko Maricić; 8 Mladen Mladenić, 7 Mladen Topan, 10 Zvonimir Marković; 20 Luka Gavrić, 9 Kristijan Kizu

Referee: Oleg Mastonov (Russia)

Goals: Juanpa 58', Kapelski 77' (Spain), Gavrić 28' (Croatia)

Man of the Match: Diego Kapelski (Spain)

Highlights:

Sweden 3-2 Norway

Haminović saved Sweden from the brink of elimination

Sweden sealed a dramatic 3-2 victory over Scandinavian rivals Norway after going down 2-0 in Kazan.

With that result Norway became the first team eliminated from EuroCup 12, having lost their first two their three group games.

Sweden: 1 Jonas Päsmark; 2 Nils Eriksson, 3 Stefan Andersson, 4 John Bengtsson, 5 Christian Johansson; 7 Petter Larsson; 6 Martin Fredriksson, 9 Magnus Andersson, 8 Mats Stanberg; 10 Ahmet Haminović, 11 Niclas Bäckman

Norway: 12 William Bergenstad; 2 Joey Pedersen, 3 Steffen Vikingsen, 4 Bjørn Terke, 5 Daniel Gravstad; 7 Martin Lustvik, 8 Stig Gunnar Sundevahl; 19 Christian Eggen, 15 Marcos Mora; 18 Michael Thorstenstad, 17 Erik Lyngstad

Referee: Pedro Costa (Portugal)

Goals: Haminović 45', 88', Backman 45' (Sweden), Lyngstad 8', Thorstenstad 39' (Norway)

Man of the Match: Ahmet Haminović (Sweden)

Highlights:

Russia 1-5 Denmark

Sommegaard showed why he's one of the sought-after players in Europe with a hat-trick

Denmark ruined Russia's national day as they thrashed the hosts 5-1, after they led 1-0 at half-time at the Luzhniki Stadium.

Bjarne Sommegaard scored a hat-trick and Chrisitan Ikemoah two, as the Danes displayed their own version of the Spanish tiki-taka style.

Russia: 1 Konstantin Leskov; 22 Sergey Savannov, 2 Igor Tiranov, 5 Alexey Zoltin, 3 Ivan Volkovich; 7 Igor Vladimov, 9 Igor Semikov, 4 Sergey Belinin, 15 Ivan Semikov; 12 Andrey Pavlychkin, 10 Roman Bogomirov

Denmark: 1 Kristian Jensen; 13 Robert Busk Jensen, 3 Thomas Carlsen, 19 Richard Jensen, 5 Jørgen Christensen; 21 Daniel Skanstrud, 2 Nicklas Neckegaard, 11 Nicolaj Last Nielsen, 10 Brian Stendahl; 8 Bjarne Sommegaard; 9 Christian Ikemoah

Referee: Stefan Schneer (Germany)

Goals: Pavlychkin 33' (Russia), Sommegaard 51', 64', 74', Ikemoah 84', 89' (Denmark)

Man of the Match: Bjarne Sommegaard (Denmark)

Highlights:

Italy 3-2 Belgium

Italy celebrate their dramatic winner

Francesco Chianelli struck late to break the hearts of Belgium moments after Vincent Vandamme appeared to have earned his side a point.

Once again played in front of Khimki's "invisible crowd," it was an end-to-end football match that had the neutral on its seat.

Italy: 1 Andrea Rossi; 19 Mario Barbaretta, 5 Giuseppe Guilacci, 13 Emiliano Tournetti, 3 Paolo Lupatelli; 21 Simone Culpi; 16 Francesco Chianelli, 8 Giampaolo Mondini, 10 Luca Germanotta; 9 Andrea Romano, 11 Nicola-Andrea Di Salvatore

Belgium: 1 Filip Van Rekeren; 19 Nico Van Daele, 13 Marc-Antoine Luyckx, 4 Luc Wambelen, 5 Christian Makalongo; 20 Marco Mieskens, 8 Daniel Cassissi, 10 Julien Martinère, 3 Jean Croussant; 9 Vincent Vandamme, 16 Frankie De Morgen

Referee: Işmail Carhan (Turkey)

Goals: Romano 13', Germanotta 22', Chianelli 90' (Italy), Vandamme 28', 90' (Belgium)

Man of the Match: Luca Germanotta (Italy)

Highlights:

Scotland 0-5 Czech Republic

Midfielder Pozánek scored a treble to help Scots crumble to an embarrassing defeat

Czech Republic shocked the football community on all corners of the continent with a 5-0 thrashing of heavily favoured Scotland in Grozny - captain Marek Pozánek chipping in with the first hat-trick of EuroCup 12.

Marek Plájtl also scored a brace to defeat a Scottish side who had finished third at 2010's CSA World Cup.


Scotland: 1 Stuart McDonald; 2 Kris Dunleavy, 5 Iain Gregory, 4 John Jeffries, 3 Matt Ferguson; 7 Kevin MacRae, 6 Adam Partridge, 8 Gary McManus; 11 Aaron McLeod, 10 Craig Wisniewski, 9 Mark Danicoletta

Czech Republic: 16 Frantisek Fremcek; 2 Lubos Balásek, 13 Marek Radlinský, 5 Jiri Lenschmann, 3 Lubommir Zdenkovský; 4 Tomás Vladicek; 10 Robert Remcek, 8 Marek Pozánek, 14 Jiri Hlinka; 12 Marek Plájtl, 9 Petr Klimcek

Referee: Francisco Rojas Villalta (Spain)

Goals: Plájtl 32', 59', Pozánek 40', 45', 65'

Man of the Match: Marek Pozánek (Czech Republic)

Highlights:

Germany 4-1 Greece

Reusser's first goal was a stunner

A scintillating brace from Manuel Reusser - which included a stunning volley which is unquestionably the goal of the tournament so far - say Germany on their way to a 4-1 thrashing of Greece in Moscow's Lokomotiv Stadium.

Germany: 1 Stefan Denke; 2 Martin Möller-Heinz, 5 Frank Schön, 4 Franz Tohler, 3 Heinrich Weibel; 20 Andreas Görner, 7 Günther Heßler, 8 Ergün Taykin, 10 Sergio Steiner; 23 Daniel Gonzalez, 11 Manuel Reusser

Greece: 1 Michalis Metropoulos; 2 Denis Papastopoulas, 4 Alekos Kuros, 5 Panagiotis Ekonomidis, 3 Loukas Vinkos; 19 Theofanis Banis; 10 Ieremias 'Jezza' Konstantindis, 16 Petros Korinthos; 9 Giorgos Kasparidis, 16 Stelios Fizos, 8 Ilias Mantzidis

Referee: Per Jakob Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Goals: Gonzalez 30', Reusser 35', 57', Görner 65' (Germany), Kasparidis 70' (Greece)

Man of the Match: Manuel Reusser (Germany)

Highlights:

Netherlands 0-1 France

Masrani took advantage of questionable Dutch defending

France beat the Netherlands 1-0 with a late goal by Rachid Masrani in an open game in Krasnodar.

Netherlands: 1 Jos Poolsma; 14 Dirk van Groen, 13 Danny Loovers, 4 Maarten Beerendonk, 5 Gerald Turpijn; 18 Frankie Haase, 20 Danny Ledezma, 8 Alex Wijnkamp; 17 Aaron Wijnkamp, 9 Phillip van der Vuuren, 11 André Oosterveld

France: 1 Richard LaRochelle; 19 Pierre Fallou, 15 Marvin Mamoudady, 5 Julien Radowanski, 3 Dimitri Servanyan; 6 Jean-Paul Sanchez, 4 Romain Courtanois; 11 Rachid Masrani, 7 Yannick Bourgeois; 10 Sébastien Lacroix; 12 Christophe Minardi

Goals: Masrani 79' (0-1 France)

Referee: Steven Sturgis (England)

Man of the Match: Rachid Masrani (France)

Highlights:

England 1-0 Montenegro

Carey celebrates his strike

England got off to a winning start with John Carey's goal to beat Montenegro in the Group C opener in Kazan.

England: 1 Simon Herding; 2 Danny Miller, 5 Daniel Perry, 6 John Macdonald, 3 Ashton Reid (14 Liam Cole); 4 Garry Stratford; 11 James Douglas, 8 Craig CraiCo, 19 Craig Palmer; 23 Chad Blake (16 Kevin Warhurst), 9 John Carey

Montenegro: 1 Simon Radivanović; 7 Mirko Ziranić, 4 Dragan Vucinić, 2 Vladimir Jovanović, 6 Stefan Vokolan; 3 Zoran Metrović, 5 Aleksandar Faticić; 8 Nenad Djalović, 10 Matej Koprić; 9 Nenad Saminović, 11 Goran Ristić

Referee: Andrea Moretta (Italy)

Goals: Carey 31' (1-0 England)

Man of the Match: John Carey (England)

Highlights:

Croatia 1-0 Sweden

Marković wheels away after his goal

Captain Zvonimir Marković's header was enough for Croatia to beat Sweden 1-0 on a wet night in Samara on Saturday.

Croatia: 1 Josip Dedić; 2 Niko Tomić, 4 Vedran Djukić, 5 Ante Topić, 3 Danijel Dzankić; 6 Branko Maricić; 8 Mladen Mladenić, 7 Mladen Topan, 10 Zvonimir Marković; 20 Luka Gavrić, 9 Kristijan Kizu

Sweden: 1 Jonas Päsmark; 2 Nils Eriksson, 18 Klas Jönsson, 4 John Bengtsson, 5 Christian Johansson; 7 Petter Larsson; 6 Martin Fredriksson, 9 Magnus Andersson, 8 Mats Stanberg; 10 Ahmet Haminović, 11 Niclas Bäckman

Referee: Marek Handl (Slovakia)

Goals: Marković 54' (Croatia 1-0)

Man of the Match: Zvonimir Marković (Croatia)

Highlights:

Spain 1-0 Norway

Rafa Sánchez celebrates his strike

A low 20-yard shot from Rafa Sánchez was enough for Spain as they beat a stubborn Norway side 1-0 in Saint Petersburg.

Spain: 1 Toni Gómez, 15 Ricardo Carreras, 4 Juanpa, 5 Sergio Sánchez, 3 Javi; 8 Nesto García; 10 Rafa Sánchez, 11 Txiki Mundaín, 14 Juanito; 9 Quique, 17 Esteban Zarrasta

Norway: 12 William Bergenstad; 2 Joey Pedersen, 3 Steffen Vikingsen, 4 Bjørn Terke, 5 Daniel Gravstad; 7 Martin Lustvik, 8 Stig Gunnar Sundevahl; 6 Erik Friesen, 15 Marcos Mora; 18 Michael Thorstenstad, 17 Erik Lyngstad

Goals: Rafa Sánchez 58' (Spain 1-0)

Referee: Simon LeClair (France)

Man of the Match: Rafa Sánchez (Spain).

Highlights:

Italy 1-0 Denmark

Chianelli strike puts Italy on top of Group A

Francesco Chianelli's late goal put Italy on top of Group A in a bizarre match with Denmark in front of an "invisible crowd" at Arena Khimki, where the fans were heard - but not seen.

Highlights:

Italy: 1 Andrea Rossi; 19 Mario Barbaretta, 5 Giuseppe Guilacci, 13 Emiliano Tournetti, 3 Paolo Lupatelli; 21 Simone Culpi; 16 Francesco Chianelli, 8 Giampaolo Mondini, 10 Luca Germanotta; 9 Andrea Romano, 11 Nicola-Andrea Di Salvatore

Denmark: 1 Kristian Jensen; 13 Robert Busk Jensen, 22 Michael Henriksen, 19 Richard Jensen, 5 Jørgen Christensen; 21 Daniel Skanstrud, 2 Nicklas Neckegaard, 11 Nicolaj Last Nielsen, 10 Brian Stendahl; 8 Bjarne Sommegaard; 9 Christian Ikemoah

Referee: Rafal Matuszowski (Poland).

Russia 0-0 Belgium

Belinin and Volkovich sing the Russian National Anthem. Both failed to inspire the team as they drew 0-0 with Belgium

Russia and Belgium got the tournament under way in a dull fashion as they both clashed in a 0-0 draw at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.

Highlights:

Russia: 1 Konstantin Leskov; 22 Sergey Savannov, 2 Igor Tiranov, 5 Alexey Zoltin, 3 Ivan Volkovich; 7 Igor Vladimov, 9 Igor Semikov, 4 Sergey Belinin, 15 Ivan Semikov; 12 Andrey Pavlychkin, 10 Roman Bogomirov

Belgium: 1 Filip Van Rekeren; 19 Nico Van Daele, 13 Marc-Antoine Luyckx, 4 Luc Wambelen, 5 Christian Makalongo; 20 Marco Mieskens, 8 Daniel Cassissi, 10 Julien Martinère, 3 Jean Croussant; 9 Vincent Vandamme, 16 Frankie De Morgen

Referee: Andreas Bönn (Austria).

England announce 23-man squad

England coach Ian Clarke has named his England squad for EuroCup 12.

Goalkeepers
Simon Herding (Real Birmingham)
Christian Watson (FC London)
Ed Wilson (Manchester Rockers)

Defenders
Danny Miller (FC Nottingham)
Ashton Reid (London Town)
Daniel Perry (London Town)
John Macdonald (London United)
Mark Strickland (Real Birmingham)
Liam Cole (Real Birmingham)
Neil Crandall (Monsters FC)

Midfielders
Garry Stratford (London Town)
Ryan Welch (FC London)
Craig CraiCo (Madrid Magic)
James Douglas (Real Birmingham)
Kevin Warhurst (Real Birmingham)
Kyle Johnson (Real Birmingham)
Ryan Wise (London Town)
Craig Palmer (London United)

Strikers
John Carey (London Town)
Edward Redwood (Monsters FC)
Adam Barry (Real Birmingham)
Martin King (FC London)
Chad Blake (Bristol Pirates)

I can handle the abuse - Saminović

Montenegro striker Nenad Saminović is confident he can handle the sickening homophobic taunts that could be in store for him during EuroCup '12.

Saminović, who plays in Italy for Presamo, declared he was gay shortly after leaving English club Barnsworth in 2010.

"I don't really care to be honest," said Saminović, "Football comes first and I try to ignore the taunts as much as possible."

Despite his best efforts to ignore the taunts on the pitch, Saminović supports the anti-homophobic campaign which encourages to stop the fans' gay bashing and advises more and more footballers to reveal their sexuality.

"It shouldn't matter if the footballer is gay or straight, they're human beings at the end of the day," said a spokesman for Kick Out Homophobia.

Saminović is set to be the only openly gay player in this summer's EuroCup in Russia, although Toni Schmidt managed Switzerland in the tournament four years ago.