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Germany reach semi-finals of Euro 2012 following impressive 4-2 defeat of Greece in Poland

• From correspondents in Gdansk, Poland
• AAP
• June 23, 2012 6:39Ami-final bound ... Miroslav Klose and Philipp Lahm both scored for the Germans in the big win. Source: Frank Augstein / AAP

Goals from Philipp Lahm, Sami Khedira, Miroslav Klose and Marco Reus gave three-times winners Germany a 4-2 win over Greece in their Euro 2012 soccer championship quarter-final on Friday.

Defender Lahm broke the deadlock with a sizzling drive six minutes before the interval.

Dimitris Salpingidis laid on an equaliser for Giorgos Samaras 10 minutes after the restart. But Khedira restored the lead on the hour with a thumping drive that ripped past overworked Greek keeper Michalis Sifakis before a Klose header and a Reus drive wrapped things up.

A last-gasp Salpingidis penalty was scant Greek consolation as Germany moved into a semi-final against England or Italy.

Klose had an early effort chalked off for offside in the opening period as the Germans dominated the early exchanges in front of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who raced to Poland after a meeting of top eurozone economies in Rome.