Spain leave Greece pointless

Angelos Charisteas had given Greece a half-time lead, but second-half goals from Ruben De la Red and Guiza helped Group D winners Spain extend their unbeaten run to 19 matches ahead of their quarter-final showdown against Italy.

Respective coaches Luis Aragones of Spain and Greece's Otto Rehhagel rang the changes for the match at the Stadion Salzburg Wals-Siezenheim, which had little riding on it other than match practice for one team and pride for the other.

Aragones, as expected, brought in 10 newcomers to the team that had been unchanged for the victories over Russia and Sweden, with Andres Iniesta the only player to have started all three group games.

Greece's attacking threat was limited mainly to dead-ball situations in the first half, and it appeared as though there was going to be little to worry Jose Reina in the Spanish goal as the match drifted towards half-time.

However, that was all to change in the 42nd minute when Greece took the lead against the run of play through Charisteas.

The goal stemmed from a free-kick out on the left touchline, which was curled into the box by Giorgos Karagounis and Charisteas escaped his marker to send a thumping header past Reina.

Spain got back on level terms though, with De la Red blasting home his side's leveller from 15 yards out.

A Xabi Alonso chip into the area was nodded back by Guiza and De la Red was on hand to send an unstoppable shot past Antonis Nikopolidis, who got his hand to the ball but could do nothing to keep it out.

Then, with just two minutes remaining Guiza got on the end of Sergio Garcia's far-post cross to thump a header past Nikopolidis, giving Spain their second successive last-gasp win following their 2-1 triumph over Sweden.