Germany vs Australia 13 June 2010
The world cup match between Germany and Australia was the second match of Group D, the match kicking off in Durban. The German squad chosen was the youngest ever in Germany’s world cup history. The Socceroos on the other hand had a squad with many of its players in the thirties. The stadium at Durban is a wonderful piece of architecture and one of the best venues of the ten built for the world cup 2010.
The Socceroos had an early chance from a corner kick in the first half, Tim Cahill heading the ball first and Richard Garcia striking it directly at Philip Lahm. This instance shows the importance of stationing a player at the far post when a corner kick is taken. After this chance it was the Germans who had the lion’s share of the possession, dominating the game and making those quick cheeky and well timed runs past the Australian defenders.
It was just a matter of time before Germany went ahead with a goal from Podolski in the eighth minute. It was superbly struck shot from Podolski with his dangerous left foot. The sheer power with which it was struck took the ball past the Aussie keeper who managed to get a right hand to it.
Germany would have doubled its lead in no time but a miss from Klose from 6 yards denied the Germans their second goal. Confidence was brewing up in this young German side and in the twenty seventh minute a well executed cross from Lahm and a bold header by Klose gave the Gemans their second goal. This was Klose’s eleventh world cup final goal. He is one of the favourites for the ‘golden boot’ title at this world cup. The Aussies struggled to crack the solid German defence leave alone find their target. Fisrt half gone the Germans were leading two goals to nil and were in high spirits.
The second half provided more excitement for both the spectators and player alike. The Germans took the game to the Aussies right from the first minute of the second half. The passing, the crosses, the runs past the Aussie defence were all executed to perfection by the Germans. The Germans doubled their lead with two more goals in the second half and put the game beyond Socceroos’ reach, Muller and Cacau putting their names on the score sheet. The woes of the socceroos doubled as Tim Cahill was shown a straight red by the strict Mexican referee in the 56th minute for a harsh tackle on Schweinsteiger, the Aussie team was reduced to ten men.
Final score line; GERMANY 4-0 AUSTRALIA
Germany now sits on top the table in Group D, followed by Ghana who also registered a win against Serbia. The Aussies being the underdogs of the tournament face an uphill task of making it to the second round.
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