Aogo and Bruma face off at 2012 Euros

03.12.2011

Germany including HSV's Dennis Aogo have (for a change) not had as much luck in the draw for a major tournament this time around. The Germans have been drawn in a group with Jeffrey Bruma's Holland, as the draw was made on Friday (02.12.11) for the 2012 European Championships in Poland/Ukraine, so sparks will surely fly! Read the full draw below.

As the draw was made for the 2012 European Championships in Poland/Ukraine on Friday evening (02.12.11). Germany were drawn in Group B, with Holland, Portugal and Denmark. HSV defender Dennis Aogo will therefore face HSV team mate Jeffrey Bruma across the halfway line. Aogo was taking it all in his stride as he said shortly after the draw was completed: "There is no such thing as an easy opponent any more." Aogo of course wants to finish top of the group ahead of Bruma! Leg-pulling on the cards until then!

HSV's Croatian strike force of Ivo Ilicevic and Mladen Petric also got a tough draw, being drawn in Group C alongside reigning World Cup and European champions Spain, as well as Italy and Ireland: "Spain are the favourites to win the group", knows Ilicevic, "but second place is a realistic target." On paper, Jaroslav Drobny is probably the happiest of HSV's internationals. His Czech Republic national team were drawn in Group A with co-hosts Poland, Greece and Russia. Marcus Berg and Sweden in Group D take on co-hosts Ukraine, England and France.

The Euro 2012 groups:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Poland	Holland	Spain	Ukraine
Greece	Denmark	Italy	Sweden
Russia	Germany	Ireland	France
Czech Rep.	Portugal	Croatia	England

Six HSV players hope to play a part in the 2012 Euros:

Player	Country	Group
Jaroslav Drobny	Czech Rep.	A
Dennis Aogo	Germany	B
Jeffrey Bruma	Holland	B
Ivo Ilicevic	Croatia	C
Mladen Petric*	Croatia	C
Marcus Berg*	Sweden	D

*Not recently called-up, but with a good chance of participation at the championships.

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Rk.		Played	+/-		Pts.
1.	Dortmund	34	80:	25	81
2.	FC Bayern	34	77:	22	73
3.	Schalke 04	34	74:	44	64
4.	M'gladbach	34	49:	24	60
5.	Leverkusen	34	52:	44	54
6.	Stuttgart	34	63:	46	53
7.	Hannover	34	41:	45	48
8.	Wolfsburg	34	47:	60	44
9.	Bremen	34	49:	58	42
10.	Nürnberg	34	38:	49	42
11.	Hoffenheim	34	41:	47	41
12.	Freiburg	34	45:	61	40
13.	Mainz	34	47:	51	39
14.	Augsburg	34	36:	49	38
15.	Hamburg	34	35:	57	36
16.	Hertha BSC	34	38:	64	31
17.	Köln	34	39:	75	30
18.	K'lautern	34	24:	54	23

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