Ibrahimovic delight at ending drought

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The 26-year-old had not scored since October 2005 until he cracked a drive into the top corner from the edge of the area at Salzburg's Stadion Wals-Siezenheim against the European Championship holders.

"It was a fantastic feeling," he said. "I haven't scored for a long time but it was the perfect time to score a goal and I felt fantastic, you could see the reaction on television."

Coach Lars Lagerback added: "It was very good play before and the conclusion was world-class. It was beautiful and wonderful to see."

Petter Hansson bundled in a second to seal the win and ensure Greece's defence of their title started with a defeat.

"The players did an excellent job," Lagerback added. "They are a tough team to play against. Physically they work very hard, they move their line forward and we worked hard on that so it's fantastic to win, particularly with the way we played, it was a 100% deserved victory."

The only negative aspect of the night was an injury to Christian Wilhelmsson, who could miss the rest of the group stages.

"It was a difficult game and we did a fantastic job," Ibrahimovic added. "We worked and were intelligent with our passes. We didn't let them play their own game and pressed them.

"It wasn't an easy game for the strikers as they had three good centre-backs and changed their tactic from four in defence."

Greece coach Otto Rehhagel is expected to be criticised for playing five defenders, saying: "I did what I thought was right. But if we play like that we won't win (the tournament) again."