Euro 2008 : Español delicia

Casillas became the first goal keeper captain to lift the Euro Cup. The finals of Euro 2008 was filled with class and artistry from Spaniards that crushed the Germans. The flair and style of the attacking game displayed by Spain was too much to handle for the Germans. Germans have always relied on early goals from their forwards. Instead it were the Spaniards who scored the early goal, infact, the only goal of the match.

Even though we had only one goal in the entire match, the match in itself was very entertaining. It was good to see a European team rely so much on beautiful passes. It looked more like a south american team playing against the might of German defense. The way they were passing the ball with small passes frustrated the Germans as was evident from the brawls and shouts from their captain, Ballack. These beautiful small passes produced quite a few exciting moments for the Spanish team. They could have easily scored another couple of goals had it not been for some poor finishing. Probably, the Golden boot boy, Villa could have provided them that so important finishing touch.

I felt sad for Ballack who played very well during the course of the match. He provided very good passes and opened up the Spanish defense. The Germans could not capatalise on those lovely passes. I found them to be bewildered. Probably, the backdrop of playing in the finals, and then lagging behind by a goal was too much pressure for them to handle. It was even more sad to hear that this was Ballack's 5th final where he did not  lift the winning trophy. May be 2010 World Cup could be his.

I dont know how far its true, but I got very superstitous for the last 3 matches of this tournament. Every single prediction I made for the knockout stage went wrong. I was hoping for a Russia-Turkey final, and they both got knocked off in the semis. With Germany and Spain fighting for the coveted European Champions crown, I wanted the Spaniards to win. I didnt want to test my predictions this time and decided not to blog about it. Luckily, I think it worked :)



I wonder if its a Spanish delight thats gonna rule the sporting events this season. Is this some kind of a signal for Nadal winning Wimbeldon this year ??