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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul Campbell

'Iceland inflict crushing 1-1 defeat on Portugal' – the view from Reykjavik

Birkir Bjarnason
Birkir Bjarnason scores Iceland’s first ever goal at a major tournament. Photograph: Michael Sohn/AP

Nearly 10% of Iceland’s population are in France this summer, but the remaining few are enjoying their Euro 2016 glory from home – none more so than the staff of the Reykjavik Grapevine, the English-language magazine who were live-tweeting their first match on Tuesday night. As Cristiano Ronaldo “fannied about” during Iceland’s “crushing defeat of Portugal,” the writers in Reykjavik gathered more and more friends online. Here is their somewhat partisan account of the contest:

The tension builds

The game kicks off

Iceland go on the offensive

The referee denies them a free-kick

Cristiano Ronaldo makes an appearance

Portugal players start going down easily

Iceland complete a few passes

The Iceland keeper makes a save

Gylfi Sigurdsson falls over

The Iceland keeper saves again

Portugal players keep on diving

A 37-year-old substitute is suggested

Portugal open the scoring

Nani
Nani celebrates. Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images

Portugal push for a second

An Iceland player enters the Portugal box

Portugal lead 1-0 at half-time

The second half begins

Iceland equalise

Bjarnason
Birkir Bjarnason is the hero. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Their goal reverberates around the continent

Iceland go back to defending

Portugal have chances but can’t score

Gudjohnsen does some stretches

Iceland’s defence stands firm

Aron Gunnarsson’s facial hair draws praise

Gunnarsson
And rightly so. Photograph: Cj Gunther/EPA

The final whistle blows

Ronaldo speaks

Iceland want a rematch

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