Euro Cup 2004 Final - Portugal vs. Greece
Greece won. I can eat back my words now. Portugal was definitely the better team but somehow they jus couldn't get the ball into the back of the net. Kinda frustrating for the players themselves and for us the onlookers. Sigh. Pauletta din perform when I tot it was time for him to prove himself. A bad move to include him from the start. Ronaldo was shown crying real bad after the final whistle, guessed he was upset for giving away the corner that resulted in Greek's goal as well as the several missed attempts on goal. Poor thing. And a stupid fan who ran in and disturbed the match for 5 min. Bet he was Greece's supporter who wanted to waste as much time as possible. And the referee din add back much injury time, kinda unfair. Felt that he was a bit pro-Greece (well, he was Otto's family dentist).
Greece, on the other hand, was really a surprise all the way. From the moment it defeated Portugal in the opening match, qualified for the quarter-finals, beat France the previous Cup holder, overcame Czech the hot favourite and winning Portugal the 2nd time to claim the Cup. Really have to give Otto and his players credit to overcome all odds and kick all the way through.
But still, rather disappointed that Portugal din win especially after the fine display of team spirit and skills they had shown in the match against Holland. Well Euro's over. Looking forward to see Argentina and Brazil in Copa America.