Monday, July 12, 2010

Extra Time -- Second Half -- 2010 World Cup final--Netherlands/Spain

Replacement by Spain. New guy Torres. Supposedly the golden boy for Spain.

Very good action in this second half.

Red card to John Heitinga of Netherlands. That means he goes off the field. Bad news for the Dutch. They are now down to ten. Spain has a free kick just outside the Dutch goal as a result of the red card. No goal for Spain.

Neither of the teams look like they can score a goal.

6 minutes to go. Free kick for Netherlands. No joy.

Fantastic. Spain nets the goal! What a goal! Real classic. The Dutch look really angry. Was the Spanish striker off side? The dutch seem to think so. The replay also hints that this was an off side.

118 minutes. 2 minutes to go. This is it, I think. Spain should be the World Cup winner, barring surprises.

Must be heartrending for the Dutch. This is the third time they have been beaten in the finals. '74, '78 and now in 2010.

45 seconds to go (2 min of added time).

That's it. Spain are the World Champions.

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