Swedes swept away by Germans
Goodbye Sweden and in all honesty, they deserved to go out of the World Cup at this stage. They were soundly beaten by a German side which was better in all departments.
Two goals by Lukas Podolski in the opening 12 minutes were sufficient to kill off the Swedes, who had a man sent off in the 34th minute, and they had their keeper to thank for keeping the score down. In all, the Germans had about 20 shots on goal, including hitting the posts twice.
No one more than Michael Ballack was responsible for the onslaughts. The German captain totally took over the midfield, and orchestrated every German move. And I am surprised that he didn’t score a goal through one of his many long range shots. For me, without doubt, he was the man-of-the-match.
Up front, Podolski and Miroslav Klose linked well, creating many chances for each other. Their link up play for the second goal was just an example.
However again, a weakness in the German defence is quite apparent. Sweden could not make use of it but I think other teams – like Argentina whom they play in the quarter-finals – will.
As for the Swedes, I think their best performance at the World Cup has come in the second half against England when they scored two goals to draw level. I am disappointed with their strikers, especially Zlatan Ibrahimovic who came into the finals with such high reputation.
They could have done something in the game today when they were awarded a penalty in the second half but Henrik Larsson ballooned his kick – and that summed up their day. Everything was out of sorts for them today. Their players looked so average, their tactics very normal and their overall performance pathetic.
I disagree with the referee for the second yellow card which resulted in the Swedish player given the marching orders but even with 11 men and with the penalty scored, I still think Sweden would have lost this match.
Goodbye Sweden and in all honesty, they deserved to go out of the World Cup at this stage. They were soundly beaten by a German side which was better in all departments.
Two goals by Lukas Podolski in the opening 12 minutes were sufficient to kill off the Swedes, who had a man sent off in the 34th minute, and they had their keeper to thank for keeping the score down. In all, the Germans had about 20 shots on goal, including hitting the posts twice.
No one more than Michael Ballack was responsible for the onslaughts. The German captain totally took over the midfield, and orchestrated every German move. And I am surprised that he didn’t score a goal through one of his many long range shots. For me, without doubt, he was the man-of-the-match.
Up front, Podolski and Miroslav Klose linked well, creating many chances for each other. Their link up play for the second goal was just an example.However again, a weakness in the German defence is quite apparent. Sweden could not make use of it but I think other teams – like Argentina whom they play in the quarter-finals – will.
As for the Swedes, I think their best performance at the World Cup has come in the second half against England when they scored two goals to draw level. I am disappointed with their strikers, especially Zlatan Ibrahimovic who came into the finals with such high reputation.
They could have done something in the game today when they were awarded a penalty in the second half but Henrik Larsson ballooned his kick – and that summed up their day. Everything was out of sorts for them today. Their players looked so average, their tactics very normal and their overall performance pathetic.
I disagree with the referee for the second yellow card which resulted in the Swedish player given the marching orders but even with 11 men and with the penalty scored, I still think Sweden would have lost this match.
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