Euro 2008 most memorable moments

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There has been some great football show in Euro 2008 and now let's take a look at some of the memorable moments in the tournament.

Best Goal	Wesley Sneijder v Italy
	There has been a lack of quality long-range goals in the tournament, but Sneijder's beautifully struck half-volley after a flowing team move following a swift counter-attack in a 3-0 victory over Italy was the best in the tournament.

Worst Miss	Mario Gómez v Austria
	Just four minutes into the match, misfiring striker Gómez presented with an open goal by team-mate Miroslav Klose, but from barely four yards out and with the goal at his mercy he spooned the ball into the air and Austrian defender György Garics was able to head it off the line.

Best Save	Gianluigi Buffon v Romania
	With nine minutes to play, Italian defender Christian Panucci conceded a penalty that could have eliminated the Azzurri of the tournament. Romania captain Adrian Mutu stepped up and struck the ball firmly down the centre of the goal, but Buffon stuck out his right hand to make an instinctive save and keep his side in the competition.

Worst Error	Petr Čech v Turkey
	Čech's error against the Turks was probably the worst of the tournament, as he spilled a harmless cross from Hamit Altintop and dropped the ball into the path of Nihat Kahveci to allow him to score the equaliser.

Best Match	Turkey 3-2 Czech Republic
	Turkey trailed by two goals with just 15 minutes remaining, but after Arda Turan had cut the deficit Nihat Kahveci took advantage of a horrendous error from Petr Čech to level before curling a superb injury-time winner in off the crossbar to send Turkey into the qurter-final.

Worst Match	France v Romania
	With both sides registering only one shot on target in the whole match, no doubt that the match between France and Romania was the most boring match of the tournament.

Best Coach	Fatih Terim (Turkey)
	Slaven Bilić, Marco van Basten and Guus Hiddink had their side playing some fine performances from Croatia, Netherlands and Russia respectively, but Terim is the best coach for taking the unfashionable Turkey to the brink of the final.

Biggest Disappointment	France
	How could a squad with the attacking talents of Thierry Henry, Franck Ribéry and Karim Benzema exit the tournament as the bottom of Group C with just a single goal to their name? But in fact, Les Bleus were vapid against Romania, they were then whipped by the Netherlands and took another defeat to Italy.

Best Supporters	Netherlands
	Once again the Dutch fans lighted the tournament with their crazy orange-clad antics and unstinting commitment to wacky fancy-dress. The mayor of Berne was so impressed with the behaviour of the Dutch fans during their group-stage visit in the city.

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