France took on Portugal in the final of 2016 UEFA Euro in what was a very highly anticipated game. Portugal dealt an early blow when Cristiano Ronaldo was forced to withdraw from the game after suffering a calf injury. He left the game in tears in first half. France as expected dominated to proceedings but Portugal as so often in the tournament hanged in there and looked dangerous on counter attacks. Game was still 0-0 at the break but France were growing as the game wore on. Late in the extra time, Portugal found themselves unlikely hero in Eder whos low hard strike in the bottom corner put Portugal on the verge of European title.
Portugal 1-0 France Match Video Highlights
Absolute marathon of a game and on both teams pretty much canceled each other out for most part and it was a game where one goal would be enough to win the title. That was the case as Eder’s wonderful strike from outside the box put Portugal in lead with minutes to play for.
France had their chances probably the best chances in the game but they failed to score from the two three good chances they had. It took a moment of magic from Eder who has never scored a competitive international goal before to win the game and the cup. Portugal became first team in history to win the major title with only winning 1 game in normal time.
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| Eder scores in extra time to stun France as Portugal break trophy |
All in all it was a underwhelming final and France will have regrets having hit the cross bar not once but twice. But credit to Portugal they like defending and they put in massive effort even without their star man Ronaldo.
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