Spain Oust Portugal by 1-0
Posted on June 30, 2010 - Filed Under Soccer | Leave a Comment
David Villa guided his team, Spain to the 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter finals. Spain had a magnificent win over Portugal by 1-0 at Cape Town stadium. Now, the Spaniards will meet the Paraguay team who earlier won against Japan. The new entrant in Barcelona FC from Valencia, Villa scored his 4th goal in the World Cup, taking him to the leading spot on the goalscorer chart. He is ahead of star strikers Argentina’s Gonzalo Higuain (3 goals), Diego Forlan (2 goals) and Brazil’s Luis Fabiano (2 goals).
David Villa scored the single goal of the match in the 63rd minute of the game, after his team made an immense comeback. He found enough space on the left side of the goalpost. They were under a huge pressure from the Portuguese team. The Portugal team squad looked better throughout the first half of the match, but they missed countless opportunities to score.
Both the teams met each other protecting their proud records. The Spanish team had won 29 of their 31 matches and the Portugal sqaud were undefeated from 19 matches since November 2008. Ricardo Costa was sent off the field in the late 90 minutes after elbowing Capdeville. Fernando Torres, the leading Spanish striker looked like a lost soul in his position up front. Spanish coach Vicente del Bosque will have some major concerns for their next match with Paraguay about their defenders and mid-fielders performance.
Paraguay defeated the Japanese squad on penalties in their match. So, they are now going to encounter with Spain in the quarter final.
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