WRAP Reax from the fan zone during the Portugal Germany quarter final
SHOTLIST
++EVENING SHOTS++
1. Wide of fans sitting in the fanzone along
Basel's waterfront watching football match on giant screen
2. Mid of fans waving
German flags
3. Wide of fans celebrating
Germany's second goal against
Portugal, zoom closer and pan along fans
4. Mid of fans on waterfront
5.
Low level celebrations as Portugal score goal against Germany
6.
Extreme wide of river and fan zone
++
NIGHT SHOTS++
7. Mid of security boat on river
8. Wide pan of fans celebrating Germany's third goal
9. Mid pan of celebrations
10. Wide pan of small number of Portugal supporters in crowd celebrating Portugal's second goal
11. Mid of Germany fans celebrating Germany's win at final whistle
STORYLINE
Bastian Schweinsteiger scored one goal and set up two more on Thursday to give Germany a
3-2 win over Portugal and a spot in the semi-finals of the
Euro 2008 football championship.
AP
Television footage showed supporters of Germany and Portugal watched all the action on a giant screen at a fanzone in Basel.
It was the first time Germany moved into the final four since it won in
1996, and it was also the first time Portugal failed to make the semifinals in the last three international tournaments.
Chelsea's Michael Ballack delivered the deciding blow by scoring the third goal in the 61st minute, shoving away
Paulo Ferreira and heading past an out-of-position
Ricardo.
Portugal coach
Luiz Felipe Scolari criticised referee
Peter Frojdfeldt for allowing Ballack's goal.
Germany went ahead in the
22nd minute when captain Ballack's pass allowed
Lukas Podolski to streak down the left flank, beat Portugal defender Jose
Boswinga and send in a low cross that Schweinsteiger tapped in from close range.
Four minutes later,
Miroslav Klose made it 2-0 after a free kick from Schweinsteiger, rising high and unmarked to score past goalkeeper Ricardo with an attempted header that appeared to glance off his shoulder.
Portugal striker
Nuno Gomes pulled a goal back at St
Jakob Park in the 40th, collecting the rebound after
Cristiano Ronaldo's shot was blocked by goalkeeper
Jens Lehmann and scoring after a deflection from Germany defender
Christoph Metzelder.
Helder Postiga scored for Portugal in the 87th minute.
Meanwhile, the capacity 39,374-crowd at St Jakob Park was overwhelmingly German.
The sterling performance from Schweinsteiger was a perfect comeback for the peroxide-dyed midfielder after he had been sent off for a petulant shove on an opponent in Germany's 2-1 loss to
Croatia.
Germany prevailed even though coach
Joachim Loew was banned from the game by
UEFA after getting sent to the stands during the final group game, a 1-0 win over
Austria.
Now, the
Germans will play the winner of Friday's quarterfinal match between
Turkey and Croatia.
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