Zidane penalty gives France hafltime lead
Posted on: Wednesday, 5 July 2006, 14:49 CDT
By Timothy Collings
MUNICH (Reuters) - A penalty by Zinedine Zidane after 33 minutes gave France a 1-0 halftime lead in their World Cup semi-final with Portugal at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday.
The 34-year-old French captain and midfield inspiration shot low to Ricardo's right after the kick was awarded for a foul by Portuguese defender Ricardo Carvalho on Thierry Henry.
Carvalho was beaten by the pace of Henry's movement inside the area and appeared to catch his ankle. The French striker fell and referee Jorge Larrionda of Uruguay gave the penalty.
Until then the game had been a tense, high-quality encounter with possession shared evenly but with Portugal looking more dangerous on the counter-attack with Deco testing keeper Fabien Barthez and Maniche firing just over the bar.
Source: REUTERS
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