Greeks frustrated by solid Ukraine

UKRAINE are favourites to progress after defying a powderkeg atmosphere in Athens to hold Greece.

Both teams passed up good chances to score but it was the visitors who created the most opportunities and they will have the advantage in Wednesday’s return leg in Donetsk.

Theofanis Gekas passed up Greece’s best chance with a first-half header while Ruslan Rotan was guilty of missing Ukraine’s clearest opening when he dragged a shot wide.