Spain!

Spain Beat Germany To Become The Champions Of Europe!

Spain 1 : Germany 0
( Torres;33min)

Smashing match between 2 very contrasting teams. Spanish flair against German Steel, expansive free-flowing attacking football vs mechanical efficiency and determination, Speed against Strength. Wonderful stuff!

The Germans started off the match as the better team with the Spanish showing signs of nervous inexperience. A sloppy pass from Ramos very nearly let Klose in on goal. Luckily for Ramos, Puyol made a last ditch tackle to spare Ramoses' blushes. Spain though, slowly grew in confidence and started to pass the ball around more. Torres started tormenting Metzelder and Mertesacker with his blistering pace and the two big Germans were struggling to keep pace with the nifty Liverpool front man. The Germans had their opportunities going forward too with their wingers Podolski and Schweinstieger but lone striker, Klose, could not connect with any of them. Spain started imposing themselves even without top-scorer David Villa as Torres headed a good effort of the inside of the post. It seemed only a matter of time before the deadlock was broken and it was Torres who struck on the half hour mark with his pace, shrugging away Lahm's challenge before lifting the ball over a sprawling Lehman to notch his second and most important goal of the tournament. The Spanish could have scored a few more before the break but they were let down by their final ball and Joachim Leow and his men were relieved to hear the halftime whistle.

After the break, the Germans started to step up and press the Spanish for an equalizer. They also started to restrict the Spanish attacks as Frings and Hitzelsperger began to close down effectively on playmaker Fabregas, limiting him to pot-shots which Lehman was able to save. The match carried on with the momentum alternating between the two teams. As the match wore on however, the Germans started to get frustrated with captain Ballack in particular, constantly remonstrating with the Italian referee and linemen. In the end, Spain held on to their slender lead and won their first major trophy since 1964.

As a result, i now have a less then happy girlfriend but I'm sure she'll get over it! =)