HESC 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: David De Gea, Sergio Ramos, Truism
Halftime: Two Ronaldo Goals Give Portugal the Lead
Cristiano Ronaldo scores early — a fourth-minute penalty — and late — on a 44th-minute blunder by
Spain’s goalkeeper — and Portugal leads the Iberian Derby in Sochi, 2-1 at the break. Spain was solid
except for the two times it wasn’t, and Ronaldo — an assassin of a forward who seems to get better
with age — was there each time to pounce.
44’: GOAL! Ronaldo Does it Again
A howler from De Gea and Portugal leads 2-1. Ronaldo gets the ball near the top of the area, and
wangles a hard low shot at De Gea. Eminently saveable, he instead lets it skip off him and in. That’s a
terrible mistake from an outstanding goalkeeper, and it’s cost his team badly here in the closing second
of the half. Rory Smith: This will be no solace for David De Gea — who really does not make mistakes like
that — but this is the game the World Cup needed. Spain has been breathtaking at times, but there’s a
resilience to Portugal, a nous, that makes them a threat. And they have this guy upfront: tall, tan, who
looks tOne of the eternal truths of world soccer is that when Pepe fouls a guy from behind and then
helps him up and says “sorry,” he’s probably not. The same truism applies to Sergio Ramos and probably
a dozen other players you can think of off the top of your head.
40’: This Is the Real World Cup
And we close in on halftime, let’s all acknowledge and say thanks that this game is far, far better than
both Egypt-Uruguay and Iran-Morocco were.o have quite the career ahead of him.
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Document Summary
Halftime: two ronaldo goals give portugal the lead. Cristiano ronaldo scores early a fourth-minute penalty and late on a 44th-minute blunder by. Spain"s goalkeeper and portugal leads the iberian derby in sochi, 2-1 at the break. Spain was solid except for the two times it wasn"t, and ronaldo an assassin of a forward who seems to get better with age was there each time to pounce. A howler from de gea and portugal leads 2-1. Ronaldo gets the ball near the top of the area, and wangles a hard low shot at de gea. Eminently saveable, he instead lets it skip off him and in. That"s a terrible mistake from an outstanding goalkeeper, and it"s cost his team badly here in the closing second of the half. Rory smith: this will be no solace for david de gea who really does not make mistakes like that but this is the game the world cup needed.
