The best offense is defense, for Greece

Greece extended its perfect start to the World Cup qualifiers with a 2-0 win in Tallinn over host Estonia on Monday night. Both of its goals came from defenders.

The players of German coach Michael Skibbe were slightly improved on the home game against Cyprus, that ended with the same score in Greece's favor. This time the Greeks had to face misfortune as well, as two of its defenders were taken off injured in the first 20 minutes.

Experienced Vassilis Torosidis opened the score through a header just after the first minute of the game, to give the Greeks an early lead. A few minutes later he had to be substituted, as was also the case with Sokratis Pastathathopoulos. Costas Fortounis snd Giorgos Tzavellas missed the game altogether due to injuries.

Even so the Greeks absorbed the pressure of the Estonians who enjoyed possession but lacked quality in finishing....