Co-hosts Poland tied 1-1 with Russia in Euro 2012

 WARSAW, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Poland skipper Jakub Blaszczykowski blast home from the box edge to drag the co-hosts back from the bliss¹, tying 1-1 with Russia in the second round of the Euro 2012 Group A here on Tuesday.

Blaszczykowski, the playmaker from Bundesliga champions Dortmund, was the Man of the Match. Answering a question after the match about his left-foot shot, Blaszczykowski said that although he made more right-foot shots, he did't have any weakness in his left-foot playing.

"The most important thing is the collectiveness. We play in a team. We must keep our unity," he noted².

Now, Russia are topping the group with four points, followed by the Czech Republic three points, Poland two, Greece one. Before the third and last round, all the four teams have chances to progress.

The first round witnessed Russia's 4-1 win over the Czech Republic and a 1-1 tie between Poland and Greece.

Poland coach Franciszek Smuda told the post-match press conference that Russia is a great team with many experienced players. "Today's match proved that we are able to win over the Czech Republic in the last round."

In today's quick-pace and offensive game, Russian forward Alan Dzagoev, who scored twice in the Czech game, broke the deadlock³ in the 37th minute when a free-kick was curled in from the left and the PFC CSKA Moskva man timed his run perfectly⁴ to flick⁵ his header past helpless Poland keeper Przemyslaw Tyton.

Right now, Dzagoev is the top scorer of the tournament with three goals from two games.

Russians dominated the first half. But after the interval⁶, Poland launched waves of attacks, laying siege to the Russian goal. In the 57th minute, Blaszczykowski made a remarkable⁷ strike to tie the score. A rapid break down the right allowed the Dortmund midfielder to cut inside Yuri Zhirkov, levelled with the edge of the area, and unleashed⁸ a rocket from his left foot into the far corner.

The equalizer salvaged⁹ a crucial point for Poland and scuppered Russia's hopes of becoming the first team to book their place in the knockout stage.

Both sides squandered¹⁰ some scoring chances then and the match ended 1-1 with little injury time.

Russia coach Dick Advocaat said after the match that his team played better than Poland today. "We controlled the match," he noted.

However, Advocaat admitted that his players lost ball too fast in the second half, thus giving the Poles too many chances of counterattacking.

1 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

2 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

3 deadlock   

n.僵局，僵持

参考例句：

• The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
• The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。

4 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

5 flick   

n.快速的轻打，轻打声，弹开；v.轻弹，轻轻拂去，忽然摇动

参考例句：

• He gave a flick of the whip.他轻抽一下鞭子。
• By a flick of his whip,he drove the fly from the horse's head.他用鞭子轻抽了一下，将马头上的苍蝇驱走。

6 interval   

n.间隔，间距；幕间休息，中场休息

参考例句：

• The interval between the two trees measures 40 feet.这两棵树的间隔是40英尺。
• There was a long interval before he anwsered the telephone.隔了好久他才回了电话。

7 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

8 unleashed   

v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. 政府的提案引发了新闻界的抗议浪潮。
• The full force of his rage was unleashed against me. 他把所有的怒气都发泄在我身上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 salvaged   

（从火灾、海难等中）抢救（某物）( salvage的过去式和过去分词 )； 回收利用（某物）

参考例句：

• The investigators studied flight recorders salvaged from the wreckage. 调查者研究了从飞机残骸中找到的黑匣子。
• The team's first task was to decide what equipment could be salvaged. 该队的首要任务是决定可以抢救哪些设备。

10 squandered   

v.（指钱，财产等）浪费，乱花( squander的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He squandered all his money on gambling. 他把自己所有的钱都糟蹋在赌博上了。
• She felt as indignant as if her own money had been squandered. 她心里十分生气，好像是她自己的钱给浪费掉了似的。 来自飘（部分）