So I bought the game and watched at home rather than driving 70 miles to
watch it in a pub (and paying $20 for the privilege of watching it there).
Three Alaskan Ambers and 94 odd minutes of gut-wrenching football later, England are ushered out as 2-1 losers. Gutting. They led for the entire 90 minutes of regulation, defending quite brilliantly until Zinedine Zidane ("Zizou") scored on an injury-time freekick 6 yards outside the box. Stunning freekick.
So, thinks I, at least we have a draw (waving goodbye to my ill-gotten gambling gains!).
Not so, for one minute later and an errant backpass by Steven Gerrard and Thierry Henry gambols into the box to be upended by David James, giving Zidane another chance to score from a penalty kick.
And he does.
In two and a half minutes England go from likely to win the group to "hope to get out of the first round and have a chance to play France again."
Damn, and I was counting my shekels. This sucks.
But it was a great game and lived up to its billing as a very exciting one. Great quality in the French team (even if most of it seems to be concentrated in Zidane!).
Posted by artandscience at June 13, 2004 01:45 PM