FT + extra time - Portugal V England: 2-2
Penalties - Portugal V England: 6-5
England tumbled out of Euro 2004 aft a 6-5 penalty shoot out defeat in lisbon...e winning spot kick came frm goalkeeper ricardo aft crucial misses frm 1st beckham den vassell...it was a nerve shredding end 2 a controversial nite in dis quarter final...campbell appeared 2 hav given England victory rite on time when he powered in a header aft his initial effort frm a beckham free kick had cum back off e bar...howeva referee meier ruled out e central defender's effort apparently 4 pushing...instead e match went in2 extra-time aft subst postiga cancelled out owen's opener wif 7 mins remaining when he headed home a cross frm simao...rui costa gave Portugal e lead in e 110th min only 4 lampard 2 grab e equalizer 5mins ltr...England lost deir way 4 long spells aft losing rooney in e 27th min..it was left 4 owen 2 take up e baton up front n he did juz tt..owen nt only made e breakthrough aft 3 minus wif a clinical finish bt worked tirelessly 4 e cause..he latched on2 a mistake by andrade 2 loop a shot over stranded goalkeeper ricardo..owen almoz made it 2-0 aft beckham saw his chip deflected on2 e roof of e net..he made space in e area only 2 c his shot go narrowly over e top...
perhaps England was nt lucky wif sum thgs..bt ttz football..e spirit among e lads has been fantastic..bt losing dis way is v hard...i dun wanna comment on e referee..e campbell effort looked alrite..bt e referee said it was a push n he decides..2 lose on penalties is e biggest kick in e teeth u can hav in e game...portugal was xtremely gd in possession..bt i stil tink england created more chances..wif a bit of luck dey cld hav been 2-0 up @ half time...technically..Portugal r a rilli gd side..dey had sum shots..bt nt v much inside e box...
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