Cech takes blame for keeping blunder
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June 14, 2012, Thursday
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Czech Republic keeper Petr Cech shouldered the blame for a "comic blunder" that helped Greece get a goal back in Tuesday's Euro 2012 Group A game which the Czechs held on to win 2-1.
The Czech Republic scored twice in the first six minutes, but Cech then let an easy cross slip through his hands to unmarked striker Fanis Gekas who scored in the 53rd minute, putting the Czechs under heavy pressure.
"The blunder looks comic, but such things happen in football," said the 30-year-old Cech, who helped Chelsea win the Champions League last month.
"It was my fault. I knew I'd made a very bad decision - I was trying to catch the ball too quickly," said Cech, a member of the flair-filled Czech side that had reached the Euro 2004 semifinals.
Cech shouted at defender Tomas Sivok to give way as the two looked set to clash going to clear the cross.
"Tomas stopped correctly. I shouted and then got it wrong. I could have waited and caught the ball easily behind him, but then I got ahead of him and panicked," Cech said.
He admitted he had yelled at Sivok afterwards, "out of frustration. His reaction was correct." "The main thing is we stayed in the lead to the end," said Cech.
The moment brought back the memory of the Czech Republic's last group game at Euro 2008 - the Czechs took a 2-0 lead against Turkey but lost 2-3 and went home. Turkey equalized after a similar mistake by Cech.
The Czech Republic scored twice in the first six minutes, but Cech then let an easy cross slip through his hands to unmarked striker Fanis Gekas who scored in the 53rd minute, putting the Czechs under heavy pressure.
"The blunder looks comic, but such things happen in football," said the 30-year-old Cech, who helped Chelsea win the Champions League last month.
"It was my fault. I knew I'd made a very bad decision - I was trying to catch the ball too quickly," said Cech, a member of the flair-filled Czech side that had reached the Euro 2004 semifinals.
Cech shouted at defender Tomas Sivok to give way as the two looked set to clash going to clear the cross.
"Tomas stopped correctly. I shouted and then got it wrong. I could have waited and caught the ball easily behind him, but then I got ahead of him and panicked," Cech said.
He admitted he had yelled at Sivok afterwards, "out of frustration. His reaction was correct." "The main thing is we stayed in the lead to the end," said Cech.
The moment brought back the memory of the Czech Republic's last group game at Euro 2008 - the Czechs took a 2-0 lead against Turkey but lost 2-3 and went home. Turkey equalized after a similar mistake by Cech.
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