The England v Russia football match in France last night was a manifestation of solid playing by both teams, which is probably reflected in the fact that Russia was able to snatched one back, as the saying goes, in the very last two minutes of the match.
The quality of playing by both teams put to shame the thuggery of thugs from both countries and France, the host of the game, whose primary motive for going to the match, was probably as basic as getting intoxicated on alcohol and the venality of beating up and frightening innocent people.
Shame on these pathetic humans.
Not so with the match, with both teams doing their level best not to be defeated at this early stage in the tournament. It was a very exciting match, the kind which elicit comments, from those who appreciate this quality of playing, like, 'it is a shame that one side has to win and one lose.' And it was that, in this particular match, that neither side lost, but neither did either of them won.
This is because, with England having been 1 to nil at the 74 minute of the game, and, just probably, taken their feet of the offensive pedal and looking to consolidate their 1 to nil advantage, instead of probably pressing their attack even more, resulted in a drawn match, after Russia and fate contrived to create the opportunity for them to score an exciting goal in the 92 minutes of the match.
Yes, disappointment for England and great relief and eventual joy for Russia. The outcome, from a non-partisan perspective, was a good one; probably the most equitable one, considering the quality of both teams' performance.
It is the case that English and Russian fans will be disappointed, because each side naturally wanted their team to win, however commendably the opposition played. A more balance and reflective approach, however, will probably accept that it was a very good game of football; even though we or many of us have come to associate winning with 'good' and losing with 'bad or poor', which is not necessarily the case, always.
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