Guy Oliver - Oliver's Almanack of World Football
Guy Oliver - Oliver's Almanack of World Football
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Semi-finals<br />
2 0 1 0 F I FA W O R L D C U P S O U T H A F R I C A – S E M I – F I N A L S<br />
Durban Stadium<br />
Durban<br />
89<br />
Wednesday<br />
7-07-2010<br />
Kick-<strong>of</strong>f: 20:30 Cloudy Night 18° Attendance: 60 960<br />
GERMANY 0 1 SPAIN<br />
MATCH STATS<br />
GER ESP<br />
5 Shots 13<br />
2 Shots on Goal 5<br />
9 Fouls Committed 7<br />
6 Corner Kicks 7<br />
2 Caught Offside 1<br />
589 Passes 731<br />
441 Completed Passes 590<br />
75% Passes Success 81%<br />
111 Km Covered 109<br />
22 Av. Top Speed km/h 21<br />
49% Possession 51%<br />
MATCH OFFICIALS<br />
REFEREE<br />
Viktor Kassai HUN<br />
ASSISTANTS<br />
Gabor Eros HUN<br />
Tibor Vamos HUN<br />
4TH OFFICIAL<br />
Frank De Bleeckere BEL<br />
(C)Captain †Man <strong>of</strong> the Match<br />
16 Philipp Lahm(c) 17 Per Mertesacker<br />
They stifled us in certain areas, and we weren’t able to<br />
break free. Their passing game is so good, you spend<br />
practically all your time just chasing the ball. We were<br />
unable to win possession in the key areas which would<br />
have allowed us to switch from defence to attack at<br />
speed. Overall, my young team has had a magnificent<br />
tournament, but it's not worked out the way we wanted<br />
it today. It's a shame, we're sad, and we're disappointed,<br />
but at the end <strong>of</strong> the day, Spain were terrific.<br />
Joachim Löw<br />
62<br />
81<br />
15 Piotr Trochowski<br />
18 Toni Kroos<br />
6 Andres Iniesta<br />
GERMANY<br />
White shirts, Black shorts, White socks<br />
6 Sami Khedira<br />
23 Mario Gomez<br />
81<br />
14 Xabi Alonso<br />
93+<br />
4 Carlos Marchena<br />
Tr: Joachim Löw<br />
1 Manuel Neuer<br />
8 Mesut Ozil<br />
11 Miroslav Klose<br />
3 Arne Friedrich<br />
7 David Villa<br />
9 Fernando Torres<br />
8 Xavi†<br />
Tr: Vicente Del Bosque<br />
Red shirts, Blue shorts, Red socks<br />
SPAIN<br />
86<br />
18 Pedro<br />
21 David Silva<br />
Carles Puyol 73<br />
We're delighted about the win, which we deserved.<br />
The team did a great job, we put our stamp on the<br />
game, we dominated Germany, especially in the<br />
second half. We felt good out there and controlled the<br />
ball. Added to that, we were lucky enough to get the<br />
goal from the corner for Puyol.<br />
Xavi<br />
This was the best we've played so far this tournament.<br />
The bigger the challenge, the better we get.<br />
David Villa<br />
52<br />
7 Bastian Schweinsteiger<br />
16 Sergio Busquets<br />
20 Jerome Boateng<br />
2 Marcell Jansen<br />
10 Lukas Podolski<br />
11 Joan Capdevila 5 Carles Puyol 3 Gerard Pique 15 Sergio Ramos<br />
1 Iker Casillas(c)
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