EURO16 day 1

EURO 16 day 1

What a start to the #EURO16 ! After a low key opening ceremony, goal less but attractive first half and the a goal from home team, equaliser within few minutes as a result of a thoughtless few seconds from the most experienced Frenchman on the field and then 15 minutes of very ordinary scrappy football,  Payet's dream strike at 89'. The whole thing epitomised why I love football.

I can never forget the magical goal by Marco Van Basten, and this goal will surely be etched permanently in the memory. 

An individual feat of brilliance separates victor and vanquished. 

Till that moment when #Payets bootstring shot curled into the far right corner of the goal swivelling between the two defenders, with Tararusanu, the goalkeeper , making a valiant attempt to get near it and then almost applauding it. The defence can't be faulted.

Earlier in the match, Girod, after a very ordinary first half lit up the Stade de France with superb header. And then Evra. My 12 year son spoke out ' what have you done!' Well one must congratulate Evra for coming back strongly after that 'momentary loss of sense'. And then Greizman. He was all over the field , as if shirts were magically changing their number to 7. He did everything but score. 

Romania played very good football, and their defence stood steadfast except for the individual brilliances, they did well.

Earlier, #Zara Larsson's song lifted the opening ceremony spirit. She could not have chosen a more apt song. 

Well time to wait for #England in the evening.