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Euro 2004 Diary : Day 19

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 Wednesday 30th June

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 With Lisbon in their sights
and as the end of the tournament nears
‘Big Phil’ Scolari wins over the detractors
and puts an end to the smears

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 The first host nation to reach the final
in nigh on twenty years
The men in maroon really upped their game
to allay the Portuguese fears

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 Young Cristiano Ronaldo, was constantly motoring
working hard then gamely upped the gears
Maturing nicely, and more than able
to live alongside his peers

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 Figo fought in a way we’d rarely seen
he sweated blood, then shed tears
He needed a big performance
one that would silence the sneers

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 By contrast, Arjen Robben, kept flippin’ floppin’
always to jeers
He’d better watch himself, when on his way
to Chelsea he veers

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 The Dutch despaired and offered little
but as the fog of febrile fêting clears
Just the Greeks and Czechs battle out to reach
potentially the best finale in years

Notes

Portugal 2 Holland 1

Scorers : Ronaldo, Maniche, Andrade (o.g.)

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