Tuesday afternoon at the Puskas Arena.
Carried by 50,000 hot supporters, the Hungarian national team has resisted the Portuguese European champion for more than an hour.
To the clamor of the public, Loïc Nego comes into play and then delivers an assist to his teammate Szabolcs Schön.
The Budapest arena explodes, but the joy is short-lived.
The goalscorer is flagged offside.
The dream of defeating Cristiano Ronaldo and his family flies away for the Magyars who crack at the end of the match (0-3).
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Nego was not far from capsizing a whole country again.
Like last November 12, when he equalized against Iceland in the 88 minute to allow Hungary to snatch their ticket for the Euro in the jump-off.
An extraordinary fate for a player who grew up 1,200 km away, in Garges-lès-Gonesse.
“
It was a magical moment, an indescribable joy
,” he told
Le Figaro
.
“After my goal, I kissed the coat of arms on my jersey
”.
A spontaneous gesture to express gratitude
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