Thursday, June 19, 2008

GERMAN’S HEAD HEIGHT BEAT PORTUGAL


Germany pushed out tournament favorites Portugal from UEFA Euro cup 2008 in Basel secured Semfinal birth via 3-2 victory. Bastian Schweinsteiger, Miroslav Klose and Michael Ballack are the scorers of Germany. In Portugal side star shooter Christiano Ronaldo failed to click but Nuno Gomes and Hélder Postiga did. In the Semifinal Germans’will meet second quarter final winners in the Euro cup 2008 on 25th June.

In the tough match European giants picked up energetic game but Germans won upper hand in both attacking and defense. In the 22 minute Bastian Schweinsteiger kicked first goal for Germany through a diagonal cross of Podolsky from the left corner. The second goal was the result of Bastian’s free kick in the 27th minute; it was connected Mirosove Klose by a header. But Scolaries children never took rest and find first goal in the 40th minute by Nuno Gomes. In the First half Germans were lead for 2-1.

Fast and incessant attacks towards both post brought up powerful game in the second half as a result in the 60th minute Bastian Schweinsteiger’s free kick headed by Ballack after pushing Pulo Ferrere. But Portugal await till 83 minute to clear second goal , was the result of a lob of Bosinga that headed in to a goal by Hélder Postiga.

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