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After 44 years of being deprived of the Euro cup, Spain finally showed that it has what it takes to beat the three time champions Germany to claim victory.
On Sunday, the world witnessed a stupendous, adrenalin filled soccer match in the beautiful city of Vienna. In the 33rd-minute striker Fernando Torres’ magnificent goal powered Spain to its glorious win over the Germans. Germany, as everyone knew they would, fought hard in Vienna and occasionally threatened on the break but they could not match the sleek skills and swift inter-passing of veteran coach Luis Aragones’s team. In the end, Spain had 13 shots on goal to Germany’s four, and seven on target to Germany’s one, by far proving the Iberian supremacy.
The Spanish victory was mainly based upon the swift inter-passing of veteran coach Luis Aragones’s team. Torres, a superb striker who had been mostly misfiring in the tournament until the final with just one goal and a barrow load of misses to his name. His electric pace earned him his goal as he raced on to a great through ball from Xavi, touched it on and then sprinted round defender Philipp Lahm, stretching to dink the ball with his right foot past advancing German keeper Jens Lehmann and just inside the far post.
Germany, as Russia before them, were plainly outclassed by the superior Spaniards. The Germans played typical, solid football whereas the Spanish team played a game of flair and fantasy.
The stretched out victory in a major tournament sent fans in Madrid and in all of Spain onto the streets preparing for night long celebrations, waving red and yellow banners and singing “Viva Espana”.
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