Portugal's Last Stand

As the seconds ticked by during the end of the 2nd half, I had a nagging feeling that my good buddy in the Maldives, AINDHY would be starting to tear his hair out!! My symphaties buddy!!... I was hoping your team made it into the finals... I can just imagine the emacipation and the suspense during those final moments when the goalie joined in the foray in a hope to score that 1 goal which could have made a diff...

The onslaught of the Potugese in the 2nd half of yesterday's match coulda brought tears to me eyes... I mean, they really tried. After France led 1-0 by penalty, I happenned to have stumbled out of my slumber and got glued to the idiot box, despite me not being a football sorta guy. But those suspense moments had me begging for a glimer of hope for the poor team.

France honestly did not show that much of an offence, although I thought they really marked Christiano Ronaldo very well. Our friend and his teammate, Simao really displayed the most agile performance I have yet to witness. At every turn, the Portugese hurled their fury at the French, only to suffer near misses... I was actually hoping that they'd equalise at some time....

Well, we have yet to see the beginning of the end of this instalment of the world's biggest football tournament. I hope ya pundits out there will put yer bets wisely... may the force be with you...