As the skies of Kiev were lit up with spectacular fireworks
and the Olympics stadium painted in red with the Spaniards frolicking with the
silver cup, it was the end of yet again the end of a memorable season of good
football.
The defending champions and world‘s best thrashed the
Italians 4-0 to win the biggest final in 52 years, while favourites like Villa
and Puyol missing the match. It was
achieved with David Silva and Jordi Alba scoring two in the first half and two
in the second, one coming from the much meme-d Fernando Torres- the recipient
of the prestigious golden boot (not the one to leave a print). Safe to say
Italy got served with a cherry on top
The much favoured (personally) Germany choked out in the
semis yet again, after dazzling form all season and a great show in the latest
edition of the world cup. With big wins like 4-2 over Greece, they succumbed to
the Italian 1-2, a bitter disappointment in the hearts of fans all over.
Portugal too, with hotshot Cristiano Ronaldo was sent
packing in the semis by the La Rojas themselves. A stumbling penalty shootout,
with Spain winning 4-2.
The best match came from the Portuguese as they beat Denmark
2-0 with an 87th min goal from Silvestre Varela ending Denmark’s
euro dreams, exciting stuff.
The seasons set net footnotes in history as Spain became the
first ever to retain the euro cup and Vincete De Bosco became the only coach to
win the world cup, euro cup and the champions league.
And with the on field theatrics, suave passes and critical
goals from the eminent players and Mexican waves the whole tournament was
exciting enough to claim the life of an 26 year old Chinese guy, who died trying to watch all euro cup
matches for 11 continious days
.
Still, this edition did justice to the world’s favourite
game, leaving fans satisfied and Poland –Ukraine’s coffers a bit fuller.
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