Friday, June 27, 2008

EURO 2008 Update: Semi Finals

Match #1: Germany vs Turkey

I fancied the Turkish side. They battled every moment on the field, giving the Germans almost no air to breath. But in the end, fatigue and slight inferiority of skill and technique gave way. I would say the Germans are lucky, the Turks had too many chances waisted or kena tiang. The most potong stim moment of the match is that we lost live coverage for almost ten minutes. And in that ten minutes, two goals were scored. Gaahh. All in all, salute the Turks for their fighting spirit.















Lahm with the decider of the match.
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Match #2: Spain vs Russia

Russia is another Turkey sort of team, their never-say-die attitude is much accounted for their claim in the semis. Too bad Spain had much more entertainment and a better team to offer. And as they had done once in thrashing the Russians in the group stages, they met the expectations. A 3-0 thrashing by the Spanish armada is too much for the Russians. Fast tempo and the short passing are too much to handle. And maybe Russia got a lil'bit relaxed or fatigued by now. They don't really show the determination that was apparent against Holland. The Spaniards bossed around. Of note, Torres was awful and Fabregas is well, Fab-ulous. Casillas can seat at the goal post and play PSP almost the whole match. And oh, finally alot of people now know who Daniel Guiza is.
















Daniel Guiza: "Esta manera al final."
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The ultimate final to follow: Spain vs Germany.
Stay tuned.

2 comments:

Elmo's Friend said...

I've always been a Germany supporter. But Casillas has swayed me over to the dark side.

~tia~ said...

ooo..i remember cassilas since 2000 euro cup. i understand what you mean Denise.
But of course im still loyal to me husband. :D