That is more like it. After a lacklustre performance against Italy, Spain actually played a decent game of football last night in their 3-0 win against Russia. After dissing the Spanish team yesterday, I was happy that they played convincingly, with the game turning around significantly after Fabregas was substituted onto the field early in the first half.
It was surprising to see from the statistics that Russia was actually dominating the possession of the ball in the first half, but Spain came into their own with three fine goals, setting up what looks like being a thrilling final. As mentioned before, most of Portugal will be supporting Spain, along with our friend from Café Santo Antonio. I'll be supporting Germany, being in the minority as usual.
It was interesting to see the coverage of the match on the Portuguese TV. During the previous matches, when Portugal were playing, there were extensive reports from the big squares in Lisbon and Porto, with thousands of screaming fans. During the half time reports of the two semi finals, Euro 2008 might as well have finished, it was business as usual. Let's see what happens on Saturday night during the final...
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