GREECE: CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE - 2004

This page contains mainly small video clips taken from my camera, showing celebrations in Montreal, plus a few other media files that I found here and there.
The videos have 320x240 resolution, so maybe its best to view them on 2x zoom on your computer.

AVI Videos ( "!!!" marks a favorite)

Just one video from the 3rd game, against Russia (score: 1-2)

!!! About half a minute after Vryzas scored. Notice the giagia cheering in front of the tv at the end 3.5 megs

From the semifinal between Greece and the Czech Republic (1-0).
The streets were packed, but in the end it proved to be a quiet evening, compared to what was to come on Sunday.

!!! About half a minute after the goal was scored, this is what was happening in cafe-cosmos. 10.0 megs
After the game, outside of cosmos 2.2 megs
! Guys didn't hesitate to jump on top of any passing vehicle 2.5 megs
After walking around for a while, we got in a car and tried to go South on Parc Ave. Shoulda walked! 1.3 megs
Drivers hi-five-ing 1.4 megs
After a while we saw some traffic going North. 2.4 megs
Canadians are so polite. Even Greek-Canadians. We stopped at traffic lights. 4.0 megs
Still moving South... 2.5 megs
...really slowly 6.4 megs
Outside of another cafe, Remezzo 1.7 megs
just more beeping 10.6 megs
! this girl ran all the way up Parc. Here we're outside of Mythos restaurant-bar 4.1 megs
The same giagia from the game VS Russia !!! in a bus. 2.2 megs
The car horns wont last long 4.2 megs
Music! Parties are starting. 3.7 megs
! This guy was loud. 1.3 megs

From the day of the FINAL (Greece - Portugal : 1-0)

It's 4:40pm Singing in cafe-cosmos after the game --- please note: the tone-deaf singer was not me :) 8.8mb
We want the cup ! 3.6mb
LIFTING THE CUP !!! 7.0mb
!!! Some guy painted his car and asked people to dance on the roof 3.8mb
!! People started to gather in front of the park with the statue of Athena 3.8mb (5 bucks to whoever tells me what the singer yells out)
Syrtaki was playing 5.2mb
! even more people, even faster syrtaki 5.2mb
Once again, it is faster to walk than drive 2.5mb
!!! Its probably more comfortable to walk too 5.7mb
! We found my cousin, James, who was not Greek, but has now defected 1.9mb
!! He is now James (Jimmy) (Tzimis) Lamarchopoulos 2.9mb
We went through the Portugues area (they are great fans) 1.7mb
Surprisingly, many car horns weren't destroyed from previous nights 3.1mb
An A.C.S. high school alumnus, Jimmy Magriplis. 3.6mb
Where's the traffic police? 3.7mb
! Everybody's Greek on Parc Ave. 3.9mb
! Everybody. 1.4mb
Who needs car seats 6.3mb
Or car doors 1.9mb
Car roofs are essential though. 3.1mb
!! I decided to walk a bit (way faster) 9.0mb
Tsolias 2.6mb
Car horns are sort of like birds calling to each other 4.6mb
!! Outside of Remezzo. What a mess. 10.2mb
Sikose to!!! 2.9mb
!!! SIKOSE TO!!! 4.5mb
!!! A bad time to use the restrooms 6.2mb
Adding a little beat 4.9mb
Not once but twice 3.5mb
! Some little firecrackers 2.5mb
4-5 police vans joined the honking 3.5mb
James's car, and Yiannis on the door. 2.2mb
Some friends pass by 2.0mb
!! More crazies 2.8mb
! Mr. Crazy himself --- Tassos 1.7mb
!!!!! A special fan, worshiped by the crowd on Parc Ave. 4.0mb
! Music from cars 2.8mb
A few football lessons 2.0mb
!! Rock and football 4.2mb
Portuguese fans, still celebrating 4.3mb
its the good ol' boys 1.7mb
starting to get dark 2.9mb
here's Tassos one more time 3.2mb
The time is way past 9pm, too dark to keep shooting.
Photos:
Truck
Ena kai na tsouzei
Dog

Audio:
"Sikosame to" Recorded live from Mythos (WAV format, 400k)

Videos from TV and other people (wmv format) Quarterfinal goal vs France from BBC (1.4mb)
Quarterfinal goal vs France from ERT (1.1mb)
Semifinal highlights vs Czechs from BBC (1mb)
Final goal vs Portugal from ET1 (5mb)
Greek players, a bit after receiving the cup(3.4mb)
Fans celebrating, inside and outside (5.6mb)

Crazy!!! : If you think you're good with a football, think again (6mb)

Images Ora gia Spor newspaper frontpage
Spor tou Borra newspaper frontpage
Aggelioforos newspaper frontpage
Score newspaper frontpage
Team photo

Audio mp3

Sportfm radio goals from first game vs Portugal (1.7mb) Xelakis "to peiratiko"
Erasport radio quarterfinal goal (266k) . . . . . . . . . Same, but with more at end (2.9mb)
Sportfm radio quarterfinal goal plus more (300k) (klassikos Xelakis "skizei tous gallous san sardelles")

AWESOME !!!!! Radio coverage of semifinal goal in German, English, French, Italian, PORTUGUESE, Russian (or is it Czech?), and SPANISH 1.3 mb WAV format
(I taped this from internet radio on cassette and then blasted the speakers and held my camera in front to make it digital, so hopefully i'll get better quality soon).

Sportfm semifinal goal (1.2mb)
Sportfm final goal (1.2mb) . . . . . . . . . . same, but with more at end of game (1.4mb)

the Imiskoumpria song (2.7mb)

Links uefa euro2004 site.

rehakles.com huge site with videos etc