And so it ends. The remarkable Welsh run
ran out of steam. Maybe the tension got too much. More likely they missed
Ramsey running the show in midfield. Maybe it was the black tops, last worn in
their loss to England.
This wasn’t the same Wales that dispatched
Belgium.
Conversely, Portugal moved up a gear here.
Certainly not cruising in fifth yet, but maybe up to third, definitely in the
final on Sunday.
A Ronaldo header, how he hangs in the air,
and a Nani poke in quick succession proved too much for a Wales team that
perhaps felt the weight of expectation for the first time this tournament.
Sure, they were underdogs, but not by much.
Form was on their side, but Ronaldo wasn’t, and in the battle between him and
Real team-mate Bale, Ronaldo won.
It’s hard to see them beating either
Germany or France on Sunday, even on the widescreen I’ll be watching it on.
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