LVIV, June 13 (Reuters) – Portugal’s Silvestre Varela scored
a dramatic 87th-winner to give his side a 3-2 win over Denmark
in a pulsating Euro 2012 Group B match on Wednesday.

Portugal looked to have thrown a two-goal lead away when
Danish striker Nicklas Bendtner scored the second of two
close-range headers to equalise in the 80th minute.

By David Ljunggren

(Reuters) – Russia looked impressive for much of their thrilling 1-1 draw with co-hosts Poland but the Group A favourites were let down by careless forwards who lost possession or failed to find the target.

Captain Andrei Arshavin returned to his old inconsistent ways in Tuesday’s clash. He set up Russia’s opener for Alan Dzagoyev but tried to be too clever near the Polish area, lost the ball and watched as they broke away to equalise.

By David Ljunggren

(Reuters) – Russia looked impressive for much of their thrilling 1-1 draw with co-hosts Poland but the Group A favourites were let down by careless forwards who lost possession or failed to find the target.

Captain Andrei Arshavin returned to his old inconsistent ways in Tuesday’s clash. He set up Russia’s opener for Alan Dzagoyev but tried to be too clever near the Polish area, lost the ball and watched as they broke away to equalise.

June 13 (Reuters) – Russia looked impressive for much of
their thrilling 1-1 draw with co-hosts Poland but the Group A
favourites were let down by careless forwards who lost
possession or failed to find the target.

Captain Andrei Arshavin returned to his old inconsistent
ways in Tuesday’s clash. He set up Russia’s opener for Alan
Dzagoyev but tried to be too clever near the Polish area, lost
the ball and watched as they broke away to equalise.

LVIV, June 12 (Reuters) – Portugal coach Paolo Bento brushed
off questions on Tuesday about his goal-shy side’s poor recent
performances against Denmark, saying he knew how to beat the
surprise Euro 2012 Group B leaders.

Portugal, who meet the Danes on Wednesday after an opening
1-0 loss to Germany, have only won one of their last four
competitive games against the Scandinavians.

LVIV (Reuters) – Denmark are confident they can continue a good run of results against Portugal and shut down dangerman Cristiano Ronaldo when the sides meet on Wednesday in their second Euro 2012 game.

Denmark, surprise joint leaders of Group B, won their qualifying section ahead of Portugal, largely due to a 2-1 home victory over them.

LVIV, June 12 (Reuters) – Denmark are confident they can
continue a good run of results against Portugal and shut down
dangerman Cristiano Ronaldo when the sides meet on Wednesday in
their second Euro 2012 game.

Denmark, surprise joint leaders of Group B, won their
qualifying section ahead of Portugal, largely due to a 2-1 home
victory over them.

LVIV (Reuters) – The mayor of Lviv on Sunday brushed off media allegations of racism in Ukraine and dismissed a call by a Jewish human rights group to avoid some restaurants in the city on the grounds they are anti-Semitic.

Lviv is one of four Ukrainian cities to host matches. In the run-up to the tournament, German and British media reports spoke of widespread racism in the country and mentioned supporters of local soccer team Karpaty Lviv, who have been known to brandish Nazi flags at games.

LVIV, June 10 (Reuters) – The mayor of Lviv on Sunday
brushed off media allegations of racism in Ukraine and dismissed
a call by a Jewish human rights group to avoid some restaurants
in the city on the grounds they are anti-Semitic.

Lviv is one of four Ukrainian cities to host matches. In the
run-up to the tournament, German and British media reports spoke
of widespread racism in the country and mentioned supporters of
local soccer team Karpaty Lviv, who have been known to brandish
Nazi flags at games.

LVIV (Reuters) – When Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo tore off his armband after losing 1-0 to Germany in their opening Euro 2012 Group B game on Saturday, the frustration summed up all that is wrong with his team.

Before the tournament coach Paolo Bento slammed critics who said Portugal would struggle with an uninspired midfield, out-of-form strikers and a high-profile winger who struggles to fire in big tournaments.