You’d think I’d be used to teams I support getting beaten in the last minutes of play (think Italy last World Cup) but it never gets any easier. Steve Gerrard is going to be the Beckham-esque martyr of that last match against France. England led by a single goal for the whole of play, before Zidane put away an amazing free kick to equalize in the first minute of injury time. Then, after the England fans felt dejected and settled for a draw, Steve Gerrard managed to feed Henry a ball that no French player could have matched, right into his own penalty box. The goalkeeper David James tackled Henry, conceded a penalty and Zidane slotted the ball home with tremendous power.
In short we went from 1-0 up to 2-1 down in the space of 2 minutes, 2 minutes of extra time added on at the end of the game no less!
At least Italy plays tomorrow so I’ll have something else to concentrate on.
(Update - I just realized that France did it to my team in the Euro 2002 Finals too! Last minute equalizer and goal against Italy - Gits!)
Later
John
Posted by John Swaine at June 13, 2004 10:45 PM | TrackBack