Taekwondo EC: Teemu lost in the opening match, Juho in the second

Juho Kostiainen took a sure victory over his Ukrainian opponent in the first round in the men's category under 74 kg.

In the second round, the Russian Aliaskhab Sirazhov, who won the whole competition, won the match with 4-15.

In the opening match, Simo Siltanen (men under 68 kilos) faced a very experienced representative of Croatia, who did not give the Finn much of a chance. Filip Gricic won the opening match 20-3 and continued until the silver.

Overall, the team's performance was quite modest. Only Sami and Toni Lahtinen's good opening matches gave the team hope for better, but in the future their inexperience prevented them from going further.

The tournament was a celebration of Great Britain, Russia and Turkey. All results at http://www.gbtaekwondo.co.uk/Euros.html

All matches of the tournament can be seen as videos at http://www.247.tv/taekwondo/european-taekwondo-championships-2012/