( CNN ) -- A sensational strike from Poland captain Jakub Blaszczykowski kept alive the co-hosts ' hopes of reaching the quarter finals of Euro 2012 as they held Russia to a 1-1 draw . Russia had looked set for a second successive victory that would have sealed their place in the last eight , thanks to Alan Dzagoev 's third goal of the tournament . Dzagoev reacted quickest to glance home Andrei Arshavin 's first-half free kick and take his place as the tournament 's top goalscorer . But Blaszczykowski struck a superb left-foot equaliser on 57 minutes to earn Poland a second successive 1-1 draw and ensure that Group A remains wide open . Earlier , Czech Republic had kept their qualification hopes alive with a deserved 2-1 win over Greece , who can still qualify for the knockout stages if they beat Russia in their final game . Czech Republic 2-1 Greece . The Czechs , needing a response following their 4-1 defeat to Russia , got off to a remarkably fast start . Two goals in the opening six minutes saw them take immediate control of a game they were desperate to win . First , Petr Jiracek took advantage of an incisive pass from Joroslav Plasil to fire past Greece goalkeeper Kostas Chalkias . Greece conceded again three minutes later when lively full-back Gebre Selassie cut in from the right and pulled the ball back beyond the grasp of Chalkias for Vaclav Pilar to bundle in . It was an even worse start than the Greek 's first-half horror show against co-hosts Poland and when the beleagured Chalkias shuffled off to be replaced by Michalis Sifakis midway through the first half , it was hard to tell if he was injured or had simply had enough . Either way , as it had been in their first game against Poland , Greece 's first-half luck was completely out . Proof of that was served when Giorgos Fotakis headed in four minutes before half-time , only to see his effort ruled out for the narrowest of offsides . Their luck slowly began to change after the break , though , and finally turned courtesy of a horrible mistake by Czech Republic 's highly experienced goalkeeper Cech . The Chelsea goalkeeper appeared to have Giorgios Samaras ' low cross covered , but the presence of defender Tomas Sivok seemed to distract Cech , who fumbled the ball to allow substitute Theofanis Gekas to roll the loose ball into an empty net . Having fought back from a goal down and with only 10 men in their first game against Poland , Greece looked set to stage another second-half revival . But their approach play remained predictable and Cech , eager to make amends for his error , was never seriously threatened again . The victory means Bilak 's Czech side now have three points from two Group A games , but leaves Greece knowing that only a win against Russia in their final group game will give them any chance of reaching the knockout stages . Poland 1-1 Russia . Tuesday may have been Russia day , but Blaszczykowski 's sensational equaliser ensured it became a national day of celebration in Poland too . The co-hosts remain unbeaten after a second successive 1-1 draw and Blaszczykowski 's 57th-minute thunderbolt provided a fitting hallmark to a hugely entertaining game . It ensured Poland took away the point they deserved , but it could have been more . The co-hosts made a lively start and the impressive Robert Lewandowski saw a crisp left-foot strike fly just over before Eugen Polanski had a goal disallowed for offside . Instead , it was Russia who took control eight minutes before half-time . Andrei Arshavin was the provider , his searching free-kick inviting Dzagoev to ease through a crowded area and steer home a deft header . Russia looked set to build on that lead and Arshavin remained a constant threat , but too often his final pass proved wayward . That was a trait which ultimately came to haunt Russia as , from one such stray ball , Poland broke with devastating effect . When the ball finally found its way to Blaszczykowski , he took one right-foot touch to set himself up for a shot before unleashing an unstoppable left-foot shot that flew past Russian keeper Vyacheslav Malafeev . Malafeev had no chance with that strike but rescued his side on three other occasions to ensure that Russia stay top of Group A -- but with everything to play for in Saturday 's final round of group matches .
Co-hosts Czech Republic share 2 -1 draw with Russia in Group A. Jakub Blaszczykowski scores stunning equaliser after Petr Jiracek opener for Russia . Czech Republic seal 2 -1 win over Greece in early kick-off . Petr Jiracek and Vaclav Pilar score in opening eight minutes before Theofanis Gekas replies for Poland .