Yahooo!! Germany made it! That too in style! It was one hellova match on Saturday!Managed to watch this one..phew!!how i wished Germany won! It was a "Klose" encounter!!And the rest was Lehmann magic!Bad day for Argentina though.They could not contain the German juggernaut!But Germany entered the match as dark horses,though resilient!It looked like a pretty one sided match untill the 80th minute when Ballack's pass resulted in a goal by Klose. It was a beauty! Marvellously executed by awesome threesome-Ballack,Borowski,and Miroslav Klose!!
The Argentine defence looked weak there after. And unfortunately for them the replaced goalkeeper-Franco could not deliver.Only the final few minutes were fateful for both the teams. The penalty shoot outs!! The Argentine goalkeeper simply could not take the heat,whereas his German counterpart stood like a fortress! Lehmann was awesome if not anything! Klose pulled them into the match while Lehmann saw them through to the semis! Great co-ordination indeed! And if all goes well,i will be probably watching Germany up against France on Sunday night,of course rooting for Germany. Its time the home team secures the cup for the homeland after 8 years.The last time being the French who succeeded in such a feat.
And as for England and Brazil,all i can say is-Better luck next time guys!Probably Brazil deserved more than what they got,and England more than what they actually deserved! Yeah,i know i am an avid England fan,and i should not be saying this!But sometimes we need to think with our brains rather than our hearts :) Not that i thought winning would be altogether impossible for England,but maybe a place in the final four would have done some justice to my blind convictions!Anyways alls well that ends well!
A surprise Brazil exit has paved the way for the other (speculative) not so powerful teams to battle it out for the ultimate prize in football! If i am not wrong,it would be first time in many years that Brazil would not be playing in the finals of the WC; courtesy:France!! A lot of football fans across the globe had to eat a humble pie after Brazil's dismal show:) I hope that Germany does not let that happen to me this time:))
A marvellous article to say the least. For a football amateur to write a blog like this is simply too good. I can't forget this match which we watched together with Pizza and Pepsi to add to the excitement. I got my money worth. Germany truly deserve to win this World Cup. They have played as a cohesive unit and played attacking football. Micheal Ballack has been meticulous with his captaincy. The Ballack-Kilnsman combination has worked wonders for Germany. The old warhorse Klose with Podolski and Borowski have brought life into this German side. Can Klose earn the Golden Boot this time around? And to add to that Lehmann's keeping has been fantastic. Germany won the Quarter-final because of the rock solid defence of Lehmann. And imagine, they still have Oliver Kahn as the backup keeper. Can Germany repeat the 2002 magic of going into the final and go on to win the cup in front of their home fans. Lets wait and watch. Hopefully I get to see another blog from you next monday about the German win. Get ready for some more Pizza.....
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