Euro 2016: Eder stunner hands Portugal first ever European title

Seleção das Quinas beat hosts 1-0 at at Stade de France, Paris on Sunday


Reuters July 10, 2016
Seleção das Quinas beat hosts 1-0 at at Stade de France, Paris on Sunday. PHOTO: AFP

Substitute Eder scored in extra-time to give Portugal a 1-0 win over hosts France in the Euro 2016 final on Sunday as they secured their first major international title despite losing captain and talisman Cristiano Ronaldo to injury.



Eder collected the ball in midfield, held off his marker and fired a low 25-metre shot past Hugo Lloris with 11 minutes of extra time left to stun the Stade de France after the home team had dominated the match.



Ronaldo, Portugal's all-time leading scorer, went down after a heavy tackle from Dimitri Payet in the eighth minute but played on before being replaced by Ricardo Quaresma in the 25th minute.

France nearly snatched a win in stoppage time at the end of 90 minutes when Andre-Pierre Gignac's shot rebounded off the post while Raphael Guerreiro hit the crossbar with a free kick for Portugal in extra-time.

COMMENTS (2)

NKAli | 8 years ago | Reply Viva Portugal! Você jogou um jogo fantástico. Bravo! A fantastic game and fast paced from the start. Sorry about Ronaldo. Salamaleques para Portugal!
Lolz | 8 years ago | Reply Portugal won because Ronaldo had left, otherwise the cup wouldn't have gone to Portugal.
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