And one more time a football cup was decided in a "fairy tale" way.
France had the best team, the support of the crowd, while all that Portugal had was Cristiano Ronaldo. But Ronaldo, was forced to leave the pitch early in the first half of the match, injuried.
France had the control of the match, but suddenly, Portugal's goalkepper, Rui Patrício turned on a wall, saving all the shoots "fired by the France army", and in the very attempt that he failed, the post saved Portugal.
Than we had the extra time, where the star of the substitute, Éder, shone, when in one of the rare Portugal offensive moves, he mamaged a perfect shoot and scored the most important goal of the history of Portugal's football team.
Twelve years before the disaster of the "Estádio da Luz" (Stadium of the Light), Portugal won. A fairy tale story, for the redemption day.
I fell sorry for the French people, the French players, but in the end, all this "drama" is what made us to love sports.
Congratulations Portugal!
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