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Spain 1 Netherlands 0 after extra time (Johannesburg) 11 July 2010
Andres Iniesta scored late in extra time as European champions Spain lifted the World Cup for the first time and condemned the Netherlands to their third defeat in a World Cup final.
Stekelenburg made a diving save to keep out a header from Ramos in the 5th minute and 6 minutes later Ramos got into the box and drove the ball across goal but Heitinga diverted it over the bar. Casillas got down to turn a shot from Robben round the post just before the break and got the better of Robben again in the 61st minute with a trailing foot as the Dutchman was through on goal. Heitinga allowed a low cross to reach Villa in front of goal in the 69th minute but made amends with a last ditch block, and in the 77th minute Spain came close again but Ramos saw his free header from a corner fly over the bar. Robben ran towards goal in the 83rd minute but the physical presence of Puyol and the reaction of Casillas averted the danger, as did the foot of Stekelenburg 5 minutes into extra time when Farbregas was through on goal for Spain. A minute later Mathijsen headed the ball over from a corner and in the 101st minute a shot from van Bronckhorst was deflected into the side netting. Heitinga who was one of the 13 players booked in this match received his 2nd yellow and took an early shower for a foul in the 109th minute and with 4 minutes of extra time left the ball broke to Iniesta in the box who hammered it past Stekelenburg into the far corner to win the World Cup for Spain.
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England 2 Spain 1 UEFA under 17 final (Vaduz 30 May 2010)
England won the European under 17 championships after coming from behind to beat Spain 2-1 in Liechtenstein. Gerard gave Spain a deserved lead in the 22nd minute when he fired the ball in with a deflection off Andre Wisdom who scored at the right end 8 minutes later with a header to level the score. Two minutes into the 2nd half, Connor Wickham picked up a long ball and exchanged passes with Keane before running into the box and drilling the winner into the bottom corner.
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Inter Milan 2 Bayern Munich 0 Champions League final(Bernabeu de Madrid 22 May 2010)
Having won their domestic leagues and cups, both Inter Milan and Bayern Munich knew that victory in the Champions League final in Madrid would give them an unprecedented treble. Diego Milito benefited from a long ball from his keeper Julio Cesar nodding it to Schneider and then receiving it back to poke over Butt and open the scoring in the 35th minute. Both teams came close minutes into the 2nd half with Julio Cesar blocking a Thomas Mueller effort and Butt spectacularly denying Pandev, but with 20 minutes remaining Milito walzed into the box and swept the ball past Butt into th ecorner of the net to give Jose Mourinho’s men the cushion they would take to the final whistle.
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Chelsea 1 Portsmouth 0 FA Cup final (Wembley 15 May 2010)
In a match with 2 missed penalties and 5 encounters with the woodwork a goal from Didier Drogba was enough to win Chelsea the Cup. Lampard tested James in the 14th minute with a dipping shot from long range that scraped the outside of the post, but having dealt with the pressure Portsmouth came close in the 22nd minute when Petr Cech made an instinctive save to deny Piquionne who diverted a Boateng volley at 3 yards out. Five minutes later after some good work on the left, Cole delivered the ball on a plate for Kalou who struck the bar of the unguarded goal from 6 yards. The Portsmouth crossbar saw further action on the half-hour mark when a John Terry header failed to find its target and in the 38th minute a fierce free-kick from Drogba was pushed onto the underside of the crossbar by the outstretched James in the Portsmouth goal who nervously watched the ball bounce back off the goal-line. Portsmouth were given a golden chance ten minutes into the 2nd half when Belletti brought Dindane down in the box, but Petr Cech saved Kevin Prince Boateng’s poor spot-kick with his trailing leg and 3 minutes later Drogba swung in a free-kick off the base of the post to break the deadlock and Portsmouth hearts. Frank Lampard was also guilty of a penalty miss when he shot wide of the post just minutes before the final whistle which signaled the double for Chelsea.
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Atletico Madrid 2 Fulham 1 after extra time Europa League final (Hamburg 12 May 2010)
Fulham’s amazing run in the Europa League came to a forlorn end with Diego Forlan -who had knocked Liverpool out with his goals in the semi- scoring late in extra time to break Fulham hearts and win Atletico Madrid the Europa League Cup in Hamburg’s Nordbank Arena. Forlan saw his effort come off the post in the 11th mintue, but when Aguero struck the ball into the path of the Uruguayan in the 32nd minute his instinctive finish gave Atletico the lead which they could only hold for 5 minutes before Simon Davies volleyed the ball past David de Gea who got down well to save from the Fulham scorer on the hour-mark. Fulham held the Spanish representatives until 4 minute from the end of extra time when Aguero kept the ball in at the byline and found Forlan who flicked it into the corner of the net to give Atletico the cup.
Africa Cup of Nations Final
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The Pharaohs of Egypt won the Africa Cup of Nations for an unprecedented 3rd time in a row with a 1-0 win over an energetic young Ghana team in the heat of Angola. The experienced Egyptians kept the Black Stars of Ghana at bay allowing them very few openings and with 20 minutes left Hassan Shehata sent on super sub and top goal scorer Mohamed Gedo who in the 85th minute played a one-two with Zidan and curled the ball into the far corner past the diving Kingson in the Ghana goal to win the match and tournament for Egypt. (Egypt 1 Ghana 0)
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Germany 6 England 2 Women's Euro final (Helsinki 10 September 2009)
Germany continued their domination of women's football by thrashing England 6-2 in the final of Euro 2099 in Finland. Grings laid the ball on for Prinz to roll past Brown in the 19th minute and 3 minutes later Melanie Behringer let fly from 41 yards to double the German lead, but within 2 minute England pulled a goal back when Kelly Smith ran onto a long ball in the box and dribbled her way along the by-line to present Karen Carney with a tap-in. Five minutes into the 2nd half Krahn's volley came off the post and Kim Kulig knocked the rebound into the roof of the net, but 5 minutes later Kelly Smith skilfully beat a German defender in the box to fire past Angerer in the German goal. Inka Grings restored Germany's 2 goal lead with a firm header in the 62nd minute and caught England's defence flat-footed on the counter attack to cue the ball up for a shot past Brown in the 73rd minute. Birgit Prinz lashed in the 6th a few minutes later to cap a magnificent victory for Germany.
How they reached the final
2009 Community Shield
August 9 Wembley
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UEFA under 21 Final
29 June 2009 in Sweden
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Brazil end the American dream
(Brazil 3 USA 2)
Brazil came from 2 goals down to win the Confederations Cup with 3 goals in the 2nd half against the USA. Clint Dempsey helped a Jonathan Spector cross past Julio Cesar in the 10th minute, and when Charlie Davies raced towards goal on the counter-attack and passed the ball to Landon Donavan, the American striker beat his marker with one swift move and dispatched the ball into the bottom corner to make another shock result a distinct possibility, but Brazil came out in the 2nd half with all guns blazing, and within a minute Luis Fabiano had turned the ball past Tim Howard to reduce the deficit. Brazil were unlucky not to be level on the hour-mark when Howard pushed a downward header by Kaka onto the underside of the bar from what looked to be behind the goal line, but in the 74th minute Kaka ran down the left side and fed Robinho whose shot came off the underside of the bar for Luis Fabiano to nod past the despairing Howard. With 6 minutes remaining Brazilian captain, Lucio, rose to meet a corner-kick with a decisive header which he steered in off the upright to give Brazil the 2009 Confederations Cup. Confederations Cup full match reports and pictures
Saturday August 23rd Argentina 1 Nigeria 0 (2008 Olympics Final in Beijing)
A single goal against Nigeria in the final was enough to give Argentina gold in the scorching Beijing heat. A through ball from Messi in the 58th minute fed Angel di Maria who lifted the ball past Nigeria keeper Ambruse Vanzekin to decide the match. Nigeria created very few chances and had to settle for silver as the midday sun took its toll. Brazil had won bronze a day earlier with a convencing but somewhat flattering 3-0 win over Belgium. In the women's final Carli Lloyd struck a powerful low shot past Brazilian keeper Barbara 6 minutes into extra time to win the USA another gold. Bajramaj scored both goals as Germany defeated Japan 2-0 for the bronze. More ....
Spain 1 Germany 0 (Euro 2008 Final in Vienna)
A stylish Spanish side were crowned champions of Europe after beating Germany in the final of Euro 2008. Lehmann reacted well to save Metzelder from an own goal as he intercepted a low cross in the 14th minute and had to rely on luck in the 23rd minute as a header from Torres came off the inside of the post. Ten minutes later Fernando Torres showed strength, pace and accuracy to shrug off Lahm and dink the ball past Lehmann into the far corner of the goal. Ballack came close for Germany with a shot on the hour-mark, but Spain continued to create chances and Lehmann was forced to make a brilliant reflex save to push a free header from Ramos over the bar in the 67th minute with Frings clearing off the line to keep out Iniesta's shot from the ensuing corner. A cross in the 81st minute was headed back across the face of the German goal by Guiza, but the sliding Senna failed to connect. The final whistle marked Spain's biggest achievement since 1964.
Germany queens of the world
Germany 2 Brazil 0 ( Women's World Cup Final )
Asian Cup 2007 (Final)
Sunday 29 July 2007 Indonesia Iraq 1-0 Saudi Arabia
War-stricken Iraq showed unity and determination to win the 2007 Asian Cup, beating Saudi Arabia in the final.
Sunday 15 July 2007 Venezuela Brazil 3-0 Argentina
Brazil retained the Copa America by beating Argentina in the final as they did 3 years ago.
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