Switzerland V Croatia: 0-0
10-man Switzerland battled 2 a goalless draw wif a disappointing Croatia side in an ugly opening Euro 2004 grp B clash...a game devoid of flowing football was littered wif stoppages as Portuguese referee batista produced 9 yellow cards..2 of which meant a sending off 4 swiss midfielder vogel...
England V France: 1-2
England suffered a calamitous start 2 deir Euro 2004 quest as zidane conjured a stunning 2-goal laz gasp comeback tt left eriksson's side paying e price of becks' penalty miss...eriksson's side had battled so hard 2 put demselves on e brink of victory..wif lampard having headed dem in2 e lead 6 mins b4 e break...bt wif former man utd player barthez watching over goal 4 the french..becks..n ex-man-utd player himself..stepped up 2 take e penalty...wad a mistake.barthez..having save countless shots frm becks during dose training days @ old trafford..knew juz wad 2 do.even wif owen replaced earlier..cudden sum1 barthez was less familiar wif - lyk gerrard or lampard - hav taken tt penalty?BUT NO...up stepped beckham.was he trying 2 b a hero in frnt of al of england..juz as he converted successfully against Argentina 2 yrs ago?well..it was nt 2 b...barthez..reading becks lyk an old bk..dived e rite way...rooney + owen juz had 2 b replaced by heskey n hargreaves..didnt it?an obviously bad decision.as it turned out..heskey was told 2 use his physical presence...NOT IN THE FRENCH DEFENSIVE AREA BUT IN ENGLAND'S!damn him...he juz had 2 foul makelele in e 91st min 2 giv dem a penalty..didnt he?n gerrard juz had 2 pass e ball bac 2 'keeper james..rite?n e fucking ball fell rite in2 e path of henry!speak abt snatching disastrous defeat frm e jaws of victory.
"You can be a hero for 89 minutes, and all of a sudden, you've made an error and the game's over."
how absolutely brilliant..england is @ e bottom of grp B wif 0 pts...fine..i'll stop..in case i send another bottle flying.
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