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Euro 2016 Final: Eder scores in extra time to stun France and break Portugal's trophy hoodoo

Coverage of Portugal versus France, final.

Euro 2016 Final: Eder scores in extra time to stun France and break Portugal's trophy hoodoo
Portugal champions

Portugal beat France in extra time thanks to an Eder long-ranger to win Euro 2016. What an achievement for a team who were considered underdogs.

 

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11 Jul 2016
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Portugal 1-0 France

It's all over. Portugal have broken the trophy hoodoo. They hadn't beaten France for 10 successive matches and now they are the champions of Europe.

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Two minutes added

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Portugal 1-0 France

109' GOOOAAAAAAAAL! Eder scores. The forward takes a shot from 25 yards out and the ball rockets past a diving Lloris into the back of the net through first post. What a time to strike!

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Last 15 minutes to go. It's still Portugal 0-0 France

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First half of extra time ends

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103' SAVED! Portugal get a corner and Eder heads the ball down on the pitch which was heading towards goal but Lloris makes a reflex save

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101' Gignac fails to control a long ball in the box and it goes out for goal-kick. It's still 0-0

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Portugal trying to slow the tempo of the game by keeping possession of the ball

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Extra time is underway

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Ronaldo is back on the field. Egging his teammates on to raise their game

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We are going to extra time

It's still Portugal 0-0 France

Referee blows the full-time whistle

90+1' SO CLOSE! Gignac gets a ball in the box and turns brilliantly to fool Pepe and takes a shot on goal which evades Patricio and hits the post. Portugal must consider themselves mighty lucky

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Three minutes added

89' Sissoko crosses from right but Patricio intercepts before it could fall on to the path of Gignac

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83' SAVED! Sissoko's rocket effort from 25 yards away is parried away by Patricio. That was travelling

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79' SAVED! Nani crosses from right but it stays on goal and Lloris has to punch it clear. The ball falls to Quaresma whose bicycle kick is again saved by the French goal-keeper

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74' SAVED! Coman threads in a cross to Giroud who takes a brilliant left-footer on goal which is saved by a diving Patricio

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74' SAVED! Coman to Giroud and the latter fires in a left-footer on goal which is stopped by a diving Patricio. Vital save

74' Portugal defence clears another hopeful cross in the box. It's still 0-0

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65' WHAT A MISS! Griezmann gets a great cross in the box and being unmarked he gets a lot of time to place his header past Patricio but he is slightly off the mark. That should have gone in.

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58' Griezmann takes a shot from a tough angle after entering the box but the ball rolls into the arms of Patricio

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53' Pogba takes a try from far way out but it's over the bar

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52' Patricio comes forward to gather a corner but he fluffs his first attempt before gathering it in the second

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50' Payet goes on and on but the ball is taken off his feet by Pepe just on the edge of the box

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Pepe fouled badly Sissoko

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Second half is underway

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HT Portugal 0-0 France

Referee blows the half-time whistle

Mario's cross goes abegging in France's box

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Two minutes added.

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Viking chants ring around the stadium as France hover around Portugal's penalty area

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Portugal get a corner which is taken quickly but the cross in the box is met by a French defender, who clears

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38' Fonte's header from a corner is over the bar

Quaresma looks in pain too

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36 minutes gone, still no goals. However, France pile up one attack after the other

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33' SAVED! Sissoko turns in the box and unleashes a powerful shot towards goal which is saved by Patricio

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28' Matuidi floats in a hopeful cross in the box but Portuguese defenders clear

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23' Referee calls for the stretcher and Ronaldo is off finally. Major blow to Portugal. It's a pity that a great player like him has to leave the field in tears. Quaresma replaces him.

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Ronaldo's left leg is heavily taped. Kudos to his character

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Ronaldo comes back on for the moment

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Ronaldo goes off again. Tears rolls down his eyes. He may have to be substituted

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13' Portugal are struggling even to take the ball into France box

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9' SAVED! Payet crosses to Griezmann, whose diving header was on goal but it was parried away by Patricio. That was a great one-handed stop.

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He get's back on the pitch now

8' Ronaldo trudges off the field after suffering an injury

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6' Griezmann's left footer from inside the box is wide of the first post

5' Sissoko's long ranger is way over the bar

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4' Nani gets a long ball on the edge of the box and his resultant shot goes over the bar

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3' Griezmann tries to thread in a pass but the ball is cleared by Portuguese defenders

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Nani gets us underway

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