Euro 2012 openning ceremony was held on Friday 8, 2012. Opener game between Poland and Greece was very dramatic. The Poles achieved superiority over Greeks after Lewandowski's goal.

Just before the break defender Papadopoulos saw his second yellow card and Greeks have to played in weakening.

The second half was very dramatic. Ten Greeks dominated the game and Salpingidis scored in 51 minute. Polish team looked very tired and paralysed. But the hero of the game was Polish second goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tyton who defend the penalty after he had to replace Wojciech Szczesny who saw the red card.