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HardyEuro 2008 Final: Germany 0 - 1 Spain
June 30th 2008 04:45
Viva Espana!
Spain has ended 44 years of hurt by winning Euro 2008 in a thrilling 1-0 victory over Germany through a solitary goal from Liverpool striker Fernando Torres at the Ernst Happel Stadion.
The sensational 33-goal striker for the Reds last season outpaced and out-muscled Germany defender Philip Lahm before deftly lifting the ball over the onrushing Jens Lehmann to score what would be the only goal of the final in the 33rd minute.
The 1-0 scoreline, however, will not do the Spanish any justice at all as they utterly dominated proceedings from the first whistle and despite letting the Germans dominate for a ten-minute spell in the second half, always looked more likely to score with Torres hitting a post with a thumping header in the early minutes of the first half and Jens Lehmann producing a brilliant save to keep out Sergio Ramos' bullet header after the break.
In the end, the biggest winner was football with the best team who played the best football throughout the tournament (and also scored the most goals and conceded the least) deservedly winning the Henri Delaunay trophy.
Aragones will now step down as national head coach but with such a talented young squad, Spain are already marked down as the favourites for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
[Video Source: DailyMotion]
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