NOT!!!!!"
I had fun shouting this at the eager Spain fans watching on HD in the other room, whose broadcast was a few seconds slower than mine. I was cheering for Portugal and needed some way to vent my frustration at the one-sided refereeing. The boy who cried wolf (Cristiano Ronaldo) finally got what he deserved. Every time he got hacked, which was more or less every time he got the ball, the referee just told him to get up. Normally, Ronaldo dives like--and as often--as one of those synchronized swimmer girls wearing pink shower caps and twirling their smooth-shaven legs. But in this game, he was definitely getting mauled by the Spaniards, who were getting more than their fair share of foul calls. For the first time in my life, I pitied Cristiano Ronaldo.
For a while, Portugal seemed like they could pull the game out to a draw like they had against Brazil, but Spain was just too strong and in the 63rd minute, Xavi gave David Villa a one-on-one with a clever back-heel. Villa botched his first shot, but the rebound came straight back to him and he wasn't going to miss twice. Portugal--one of the strongest defenses of the tournament--had fallen to the Spain's veritable armada, proving yet again that defense is for losers.
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