FOOTBALL// Portugual beat favourites France 1-0 last month to lift the Euro 2016 cup, their first major international trophy. And the amazing part was that they won this game without their captain and key player Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo had to leave the field in the 23rd minute of the match after an injury. Instead of falling apart, the Portugal players came together, determined to get a win for their famous captain. For most of the match they defended stoutly, preventing France from scoring.

The unlikely hero of the match was Éderzito António Macedo Lopes who was brought on the field as a substitute in the 79th minute of the match. Inspite of the fact that Lopes had played in just one match in the entire tournament, he managed a tremendous goal in extra time.

In what will be remembered as one of the key moments of Euro 2016, Cristiano Ronaldo rose two and a half feet in the air to deliver a ‘header’ and the goal that gave his team the lead over Wales in the semi-finals.