Spain and Ukraine
Four goals by Spain put Ukraine at the bottom of the table. Xabi Alonso, David Villa, and Fernando Torres all got on the score sheet.
Xabi Alonso started it all in the 13th minute. From a corner from Xavi, Xabi Alonso heads the ball past the Ukrainian keeper, giving them a 1-0 lead. Four minutes later, a careless foul by Jacek Bak leads to a yellow card and free kick, which David Villa duly puts into the back of the Ukrainian net, following a deflection off the wall. In case you are wondering who it deflected off, it was Jacek Bak. Perhaps he should have gotten a red card for that high tackle, instead of the yellow. The commentators initially thought that the keeper was sleeping, as he dived right, but replays clearly showed the deflection. On the 48th minute, a red card was given to Vladyslav Vashchuk, and the resulting penalty gave David Villa his second goal. Incidentally, this is the first penalty of this World Cup. Vashchuk took down Fernando Torres in the box, but the red card and penalty was questionable, as it looked like apart from a bit of shirt pulling initially, there was no contact. In fact, it looked more like Torres lost balance and tripped.
The Coup de Grace was in the 81st minute. Fernando Torres scored of a pass from Puyol. Carlos Puyol did most of the work, evading a tackle, and passing the ball off for a one-two which he then headed to Torres. It took only one touch for Torres to bury the ball in the back of the net.
There are two more Spanish chances, but both are wasted.
Then drama down at the Spanish end. Iker Casillas comes way out of his box to meet a ball, which Andriy Voronin pushes past. With no goal keeper, Voronin goes after the ball, only to be denied by a superb tackle by Pablo. The resulting goal kick sees Oleksandr Shovkovskyi come out as well to meet a ball, but he is able to clear the ball to safety. The commentators were left wondering why both keepers had lost their heads.
Xabi Alonso started it all in the 13th minute. From a corner from Xavi, Xabi Alonso heads the ball past the Ukrainian keeper, giving them a 1-0 lead. Four minutes later, a careless foul by Jacek Bak leads to a yellow card and free kick, which David Villa duly puts into the back of the Ukrainian net, following a deflection off the wall. In case you are wondering who it deflected off, it was Jacek Bak. Perhaps he should have gotten a red card for that high tackle, instead of the yellow. The commentators initially thought that the keeper was sleeping, as he dived right, but replays clearly showed the deflection. On the 48th minute, a red card was given to Vladyslav Vashchuk, and the resulting penalty gave David Villa his second goal. Incidentally, this is the first penalty of this World Cup. Vashchuk took down Fernando Torres in the box, but the red card and penalty was questionable, as it looked like apart from a bit of shirt pulling initially, there was no contact. In fact, it looked more like Torres lost balance and tripped.
The Coup de Grace was in the 81st minute. Fernando Torres scored of a pass from Puyol. Carlos Puyol did most of the work, evading a tackle, and passing the ball off for a one-two which he then headed to Torres. It took only one touch for Torres to bury the ball in the back of the net.
There are two more Spanish chances, but both are wasted.
Then drama down at the Spanish end. Iker Casillas comes way out of his box to meet a ball, which Andriy Voronin pushes past. With no goal keeper, Voronin goes after the ball, only to be denied by a superb tackle by Pablo. The resulting goal kick sees Oleksandr Shovkovskyi come out as well to meet a ball, but he is able to clear the ball to safety. The commentators were left wondering why both keepers had lost their heads.
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