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Germany or Spain..? which of these teams will conquer Europe and prevail as the Euro 2008 champion? the answer of that question will be answered on this Sunday June 29th 2008..rumors have it that Germany will triumph again for the 4th time..but Spain are looking very strong through out this tournament..
Now..lets see how both teams did in the grouping stage...Germany was the runner up in Group B..the Germans started off pretty well when they defeated the tournament's underdog, Poland by 2-0..from there..the team went to Wörthersee,Klagenfurt to face Croatia..things didn't go as they planned and they faced despair when they were defeated by 2-1..the Nazis didn't give up just
yet..they still have the chance of going to the knock out stage if they win the match against the tournament's host, Austria..so they flew to Ernst Happel,Vienna with the target of being able to compete in the quarter finals...the game was pretty even at the beginning..with the scoreboard remained 0-0 at the end of first half..but..with proper team strategy..Michael Ballack managed to score one for the team on the 49th minute..the score remained 1-0 until the end of the game thus booking a place for Germany in the quater finals..
how are the Spanish doing in the grouping stage? (quote from haziq's blog)..spectacular!+..lol..they managed to become the champion of the group D which comprises of Spain,Russia,Sweden and Greece with no problem...Spain started their campaign
with an awesome performance when they defeated Russia 4-1.. 3 goals hat-trick by their ayam tambatan David Villa...next...they went to Tivoli Neu,Innsbruck to face Sweden..this time..it was a close call...the opening goal was scored by Fernando Tores a.k.a khairi..on the 15th minute..Sweden did not just keep quiet as they leveled up the scoreboard on the 34th minute by a goal from Zlatan Ibrahimović...the game lasted with 1-1 on the scoreboard until the injury time of the second half...just when everyone expected a tie in this game..David Villa made the Spanish supporters went to a frenzy when he scored the winning goal with a header on the 90+2th minute..from there...the team faced Greece on June 18..they won the game 2-1 after trailing Greece 1-0 at the end of the first half...awesome..
what about in the knockout stage? Germany had to suffer the consequences of becoming only the runner up in the grouping stage when they were forced to face the champion of group A, Portugal in the quarter finals..but then..as they say..this is the Euro 2008 quarter final..anything could happen at this point..and that is exactly what happened to
Portugal...Portugal being haunted by the humiliation of losing to Switzerland in the grouping stage was stunned on the 22nd minute when a nice side footing by Bastian Schweinsteiger hit the nets...only 4 minutes after that..the Portuguese was punished again this time by a power header by Miroslav Klose..sungguh mengkagumkan..! eventhough trailing by 2 points..Portugal still hasn't give up yet and attempted a few tries before the half time whistle was blown..and this paid of as they managed to near the gap by 1 when Nuno Gomes scored for Portugal on the 40th minute..Portugal's defense line failed again on the 61th minute when Michael Ballack scored the third goal for Germany..determined, Portugal substitute Helder Postiga pulled one back in the dying stages but there was to be no grandstand finish..it was a 3-2 win for the Germans..yeah dominic!..lol~
From there..the Germans advanced to the semi finals facing the desperately unlucky Turkey at Basel, St. Jakob-Park...Turkey..although playing without their key players ( due to injury and yellow cards received on previous games )..they dominated the first 20 minutes of the first half..this paid off when a nice tap by Uğur Boral went between the legs of Germany's goalkeeper, Jens Lehmann and brought them into the lead by 1 goal..Germany as a professional soccer team, kept their composures and created an amazing equalizer just 4 minutes after Turkey took the lead..a good cross from Lukas Podolski to Bastian Schweinsteiger and a nice flick by his right foot were all they needed for an equalizer..the
score remained equal until the end of the first half..a major power shortage disrupted the heat of Euro 2008 a couple of times..and apparently..during that power shortage..Miroslav Klose scored one for Germany..perfect..just perfect..the match then moved to the last 15 minutes...Germany started to play defensively just to make sure that they would qualify in the finals..yet..despite the change in strategy by Germany..Turkey once again denied the impossible..Semih Senturk squeaked in at the near post to poke the ball perfectly just between Lehmann and the near post..it was awesome an awesome equalizer from the Turks..the game continued until the 90th minute...and just when everyone was waiting for the final whistle...Philipp Lahm smashed the Turkish dreams of going to the final when he fired a murderous volley into the upper-V..it was an incredible goal and the crowd went wild following up to Lahm's heroic effort..the score remained 3-2 when the final whistle was blown..thus booking a spot for the Germans in the finals..congratz Germany...=)
now its time for the Spanish..Spanish had a pretty bumpy road on their road to the finals..they faced Italy on the quarter finals which
ended up with a 0-0 tie on the scoreboard at the end of 90th minute..both of the teams were forced to go into an extra time..attempts were made by both teams but none produced a goal..and soon..the final whistle was blown and so, dragged two of these superpowers to a penalty shootout..here's what happened during the shoot out..
*David Villa was up first for Spain..the ball went low left...Buffon went the wrong way... - 1-0
*Followed by Fabio Grosso..turned out to be a great pen...1-1
*Up next was Santi Cazorla..Buffon was tricked
again when he dived the wrong way..2-1
*Iker Casillas made the first save of the day..Spain was ahead..2-1
*Senna's calmness personified as his effort cold heartedly went down to the middle..3-1
*Italy shorten the gap with Mauro Camoranesi's goal 3-2
*Glimpse of hope for the Italians when Buffon made his first save of the day 3-2
*Antonio Di Natale's shot for an equalizer was stopped by Casillas 3-2
*Cesc Fabregas became Spain's hero when he sent Buffon the wrong way with his confusing twirl kick 4-2
the team as well as their supportes went crazy when the last kick of hope from Cecs Fabregas went into the nets..the match ended up with 4-2 on Spain's side to book Spain's first semi-final berth since 1984...
On the second semi final which was held in Wien, Ernst Happel..Spanish was set to face the Russians..with the confidence gained from beating the Russians in the qualifying group by 4-1..the Spains stormed of the first half with promising attempts but none prevailed...but they havent give up just yet..they continued conquering the game on the second half with Arsenal’s Cecs Fabregas being the driving force of the team substituting for the injured David
Villa.. Spain managed to score the opening goal when Xavi turned home Andres Iniesta’s cross on the 50th minute..then..with 17 minutes left on the clock..substitute Daniel Guiza converted a superb pass from Cecs Fabregas for their second goal...just when the Russians were thinking of a way to turn the table..David Villa showed the Russians the level differences between Spain and Russia when he scored the closing goal of the match on the 80th minute...a magnificent performance by Spains in the semi final and thus awarded themselves a one way ticket to the Euro 2008 finals...
And so..only two teams left in Euro 2008..an epic clash between this two monstrous power in the history of European soccer will come to an end this Sunday..only one team will be crowned as the European champion..and the other team will face complete defeat..which team will be the last man standing ?? is it the Nazi-spirited Germany? or the ever -miracle-making Spain?
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Germany or Spain..? which of these teams will conquer Europe and prevail as the Euro 2008 champion? the answer of that question will be answered on this Sunday June 29th 2008..rumors have it that Germany will triumph again for the 4th time..but Spain are looking very strong through out this tournament..Now..lets see how both teams did in the grouping stage...Germany was the runner up in Group B..the Germans started off pretty well when they defeated the tournament's underdog, Poland by 2-0..from there..the team went to Wörthersee,Klagenfurt to face Croatia..things didn't go as they planned and they faced despair when they were defeated by 2-1..the Nazis didn't give up just
yet..they still have the chance of going to the knock out stage if they win the match against the tournament's host, Austria..so they flew to Ernst Happel,Vienna with the target of being able to compete in the quarter finals...the game was pretty even at the beginning..with the scoreboard remained 0-0 at the end of first half..but..with proper team strategy..Michael Ballack managed to score one for the team on the 49th minute..the score remained 1-0 until the end of the game thus booking a place for Germany in the quater finals..how are the Spanish doing in the grouping stage? (quote from haziq's blog)..spectacular!+..lol..they managed to become the champion of the group D which comprises of Spain,Russia,Sweden and Greece with no problem...Spain started their campaign
with an awesome performance when they defeated Russia 4-1.. 3 goals hat-trick by their ayam tambatan David Villa...next...they went to Tivoli Neu,Innsbruck to face Sweden..this time..it was a close call...the opening goal was scored by Fernando Tores a.k.a khairi..on the 15th minute..Sweden did not just keep quiet as they leveled up the scoreboard on the 34th minute by a goal from Zlatan Ibrahimović...the game lasted with 1-1 on the scoreboard until the injury time of the second half...just when everyone expected a tie in this game..David Villa made the Spanish supporters went to a frenzy when he scored the winning goal with a header on the 90+2th minute..from there...the team faced Greece on June 18..they won the game 2-1 after trailing Greece 1-0 at the end of the first half...awesome..what about in the knockout stage? Germany had to suffer the consequences of becoming only the runner up in the grouping stage when they were forced to face the champion of group A, Portugal in the quarter finals..but then..as they say..this is the Euro 2008 quarter final..anything could happen at this point..and that is exactly what happened to
Portugal...Portugal being haunted by the humiliation of losing to Switzerland in the grouping stage was stunned on the 22nd minute when a nice side footing by Bastian Schweinsteiger hit the nets...only 4 minutes after that..the Portuguese was punished again this time by a power header by Miroslav Klose..sungguh mengkagumkan..! eventhough trailing by 2 points..Portugal still hasn't give up yet and attempted a few tries before the half time whistle was blown..and this paid of as they managed to near the gap by 1 when Nuno Gomes scored for Portugal on the 40th minute..Portugal's defense line failed again on the 61th minute when Michael Ballack scored the third goal for Germany..determined, Portugal substitute Helder Postiga pulled one back in the dying stages but there was to be no grandstand finish..it was a 3-2 win for the Germans..yeah dominic!..lol~From there..the Germans advanced to the semi finals facing the desperately unlucky Turkey at Basel, St. Jakob-Park...Turkey..although playing without their key players ( due to injury and yellow cards received on previous games )..they dominated the first 20 minutes of the first half..this paid off when a nice tap by Uğur Boral went between the legs of Germany's goalkeeper, Jens Lehmann and brought them into the lead by 1 goal..Germany as a professional soccer team, kept their composures and created an amazing equalizer just 4 minutes after Turkey took the lead..a good cross from Lukas Podolski to Bastian Schweinsteiger and a nice flick by his right foot were all they needed for an equalizer..the
score remained equal until the end of the first half..a major power shortage disrupted the heat of Euro 2008 a couple of times..and apparently..during that power shortage..Miroslav Klose scored one for Germany..perfect..just perfect..the match then moved to the last 15 minutes...Germany started to play defensively just to make sure that they would qualify in the finals..yet..despite the change in strategy by Germany..Turkey once again denied the impossible..Semih Senturk squeaked in at the near post to poke the ball perfectly just between Lehmann and the near post..it was awesome an awesome equalizer from the Turks..the game continued until the 90th minute...and just when everyone was waiting for the final whistle...Philipp Lahm smashed the Turkish dreams of going to the final when he fired a murderous volley into the upper-V..it was an incredible goal and the crowd went wild following up to Lahm's heroic effort..the score remained 3-2 when the final whistle was blown..thus booking a spot for the Germans in the finals..congratz Germany...=)now its time for the Spanish..Spanish had a pretty bumpy road on their road to the finals..they faced Italy on the quarter finals which
ended up with a 0-0 tie on the scoreboard at the end of 90th minute..both of the teams were forced to go into an extra time..attempts were made by both teams but none produced a goal..and soon..the final whistle was blown and so, dragged two of these superpowers to a penalty shootout..here's what happened during the shoot out..*David Villa was up first for Spain..the ball went low left...Buffon went the wrong way... - 1-0
*Followed by Fabio Grosso..turned out to be a great pen...1-1
*Up next was Santi Cazorla..Buffon was tricked
again when he dived the wrong way..2-1*Iker Casillas made the first save of the day..Spain was ahead..2-1
*Senna's calmness personified as his effort cold heartedly went down to the middle..3-1
*Italy shorten the gap with Mauro Camoranesi's goal 3-2
*Glimpse of hope for the Italians when Buffon made his first save of the day 3-2
*Antonio Di Natale's shot for an equalizer was stopped by Casillas 3-2
*Cesc Fabregas became Spain's hero when he sent Buffon the wrong way with his confusing twirl kick 4-2
the team as well as their supportes went crazy when the last kick of hope from Cecs Fabregas went into the nets..the match ended up with 4-2 on Spain's side to book Spain's first semi-final berth since 1984...
On the second semi final which was held in Wien, Ernst Happel..Spanish was set to face the Russians..with the confidence gained from beating the Russians in the qualifying group by 4-1..the Spains stormed of the first half with promising attempts but none prevailed...but they havent give up just yet..they continued conquering the game on the second half with Arsenal’s Cecs Fabregas being the driving force of the team substituting for the injured David
Villa.. Spain managed to score the opening goal when Xavi turned home Andres Iniesta’s cross on the 50th minute..then..with 17 minutes left on the clock..substitute Daniel Guiza converted a superb pass from Cecs Fabregas for their second goal...just when the Russians were thinking of a way to turn the table..David Villa showed the Russians the level differences between Spain and Russia when he scored the closing goal of the match on the 80th minute...a magnificent performance by Spains in the semi final and thus awarded themselves a one way ticket to the Euro 2008 finals...And so..only two teams left in Euro 2008..an epic clash between this two monstrous power in the history of European soccer will come to an end this Sunday..only one team will be crowned as the European champion..and the other team will face complete defeat..which team will be the last man standing ?? is it the Nazi-spirited Germany? or the ever -miracle-making Spain?
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3 comments:
ade byk gamba Fabregas..kih3..go Fabregas!! =p
haha..suke ah tu byk gmbr Fabregas? angau~
fuhhh siapa yang suka tuuu?? sniff sniff
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