A total number of 76 goals- 60 in the round robin league, nine in quarter finals, three in the semi finals and four in the final -were scored in 31 matches at an average of 2.45 goals per match.
As many as 77 goals- 57 in the round robin legaue, 11 in quarter finals, eight in the semi finals and one in the final -were scored in 31 matches at an average of 2.48 goals per match in the last European Championship in Austria and Switzerland four years ago while the same number of goals were scored in the 2004 European Championship in Portugal.
The highest number of goals were scored in the 2000 edition played in Holland. As many as 85 goals were scored in 31 matches at 2.74. Only 32 goals were scored in 15 matches at 2.13 in the 1992 edition which is the lowest in 14 championships.
Fifty three players scored these goals. Fernando Torres scored one and set up another in the closing stages of the championship to take the adidas Golden Boot award. Fernando Torres finishes tied with five other players on three goals for the tournament, with he and Germany’s Mario Gomez also on one assist apiece. The Spain striker, a second-half substitute in the 4-0 final win against Italy, takes the top-scorers’ honour having played fewer minutes (189 minutes) at the finals than Mario Gomez (282 minutes).
Four years ago, Fernando Torres scored the only goal in the decider against Germany but it was team-mate David Villa who finished as leading scorer. At the time, David Villa became the first player to claim both that honour and the Henri Delaunay Cup since Denmark’s Henrik Larsen earned a share of the scoring prize in 1992.
England’s Glen Johnson scored the only own goal, against Sweden at Kviv, in this tournament.
Irish goal-keeper Shay Given conceded nine goals in three matches while Italy’s Gianluigi Buffon conceded seven in six. Czech Republic’s Petr Cech and Germany’s Manuel Neuer shared the third spot with six goals each.
Apart from the two goalless encounters, seven matches ended 1-0, five matches ended 1-1, four ended 2-0 another two ended 3-2, six ended 2-1, two ended 4-0 another one ended 4-1, one ended 3-1 and one ended 4-2.
A total number of 887 fouls were committed and 123 yellow and three red cards were shown in the 24 days long tournament. As many as 1118 fouls were committed and 122 yellow and three red cards were shown in the 23 days long tournament four year ago.
