SPAIN vs. PORTUGAL 2-1 (1-1)
Cape Town welcomed the two neighbouring countries in the last encounter of the first knockout round. Real Madrid's star player facing both his coleagues and his rivals from Barcelona as Spain and Portugal engaged in an epic battle.
Only 15 minutes took Spain to score the opening goal, Torres finally finding the way to the opponent's penalty area. C. Ronaldo equalised soon after, briging the two teams together at 1-1 before the half time whistle. The second half was somewhat of a exhausting fight for the ball, neither of the teams gaining a creativity advantage. Everything ended for Portugal when majestic Villa gathered his forces and unleashed a thunderous strike from around 30m right in the top corner of a hopeless Eduardo. There he was then, poor Ronaldo, crying like a baby after the final whistle. Thank you for that priceless image, Spain!
go Spain, go...
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