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Euro 2008
Full-Time: GERMANY 0-1 SPAIN.
Spain deserve their victory. Germany have never really looked like grabbing an equaliser.
There's a heart-stopping moment for Spain as a goalmouth scramble ends with the referee blowing his whistle - and awarding Spain a free-kick for a foul on Capdevila.
Kuranyi catches Senna with a late challenge and is rightly booked.
The Germans try to launch an attack but Kuranyi is caught offside.
Xavi's free-kick is high and wide but Spain will be more concerned that more valuable seconds have been wasted.
Germany appear to have given up but there's still time for one more chance - if they can get out of their own half.
Spain appear to be in complete control as they keep possession well, to the delight of their fans.
Marcos Senna is centimetres away from making it 2-0 as Cazorla and Guiza create the chance by carving the German defence open again.
The minutes are ticking by and at this stage it seems that Spain are the more likely to score again.
Germany make their final change with Mario Gomez coming on for Klose.
Torres makes way for Daniel Guiza.
Torres beats Mertesacker yet again but plays the ball too far ahead of him and Lehmann makes a smart stop.
Torres is shown a yellow card after clashing with Mertesacker.
Spain appear to have weathered the latest Germany storm as the game settles down again.
Frings' free-kick is poor and is punched away from danger by the outstanding Casillas.
Jansen charges forward and wins a free-kick in a dangerous position.
It's really opening up as Torsten Frings is forced to knock Iniesta's shot off the line.
An unmarked Ramos seems to have doubled Spain's lead but Lehmann makes a fine one-handed stop.
Aragones is taking no chances. He brings Silva off with Santiago Cazorla replacing him.
Silva appears to move his head towards Podolski but the referee does not deem it serious enough to send the Spaniard off.
Aragones responds to Germany's pressure by bringing Xabi Alonso on for Fabregas.
Schweinsteiger's drilled cross hits Klose and deflects wide but they're getting closer.
Casillas does just enough to stop Ballack's tantalising cross reaching Kuranyi as the Germans enjoy their best spell of the match.
Schweinsteiger plays the ball back to Ballack whose shot is inches wide with Casillas struggling to get across his goal in time.
Ramos' cross-cum-shot dribbles through the six-yard area with no-one able to get a toe to the ball.
Another change by Germany as Hitzlsperger makes way for Kevin Kuranyi.
It's almost a second goal for Torres as he out-paces Mertesacker only for Lehmann to race off his line and gather the ball.
Spain still hold all the aces, but football history has shown Germany can never be written off.
The corner is half-cleared to Silva whose shot is deflected wide by Ramos.
Xavi's shot is touched behind for a corner by Lehmann, although the veteran keeper claims he didn't make the save.
Silva finds himself in a good position but his cross is woeful.
Torres tries to trick Mertesacker after latching on to Ramos' long ball forward but the much-maligned German defender wins the battle this time.
Spain are sitting back and letting the Germans have all the possession at the start of the second period.
Germany have a mountain to climb, and the chances are that Spain can clinch the trophy by grabbing a second goal on the break.
Joachim Low has made a change at the break with Marcell Jansen replacing Lahm.
Germany get the second half underway.
Half-Time: GERMANY 0-1 SPAIN.
Spain have been the better side and deserve their half-time lead.
Iniesta dallies when in a good position and has to be content with a corner when two team-mates were waiting for a pass.
Casillas is also shown a yellow card after racing out of his goal to remonstrate with the referee.
Ballack is booked for bringing down Fabregas.
Casillas does well to punch an excellent Hitzlsperger corner away from danger.
The German defence is creaking as David Silva tries to wriggle free inside the penalty area.
When Germany try to respond Bastian Schweinsteiger's terrible free-kick is high and very wide.
Ballack needs treatment with what appears to be a cut close to his eye.
It was very poor defending by Lahm who has not had the best of tournaments. He should have been first to the ball and cleared the danger easily.
GERMANY 0-1 SPAIN. It seems that TORRES is chasing a lost cause but Lahm seems to stop chasing the ball, allowing the striker to clip a shot over Lehmann and into the back of the unguarded net.
Iniesta works an opening for Fabregas but the Arsenal youngster's drilled shot is straight at Lehmann.
Germany have half-hearted penalty attempts turned down after the ball appears to strike Joan Capdevila on the hand.
The game is starting to open up but these appear to be two very well-matched teams.
Ballack's shot is blocked by Ramos but Spain survive.
All Germany's attacks are coming down the left as Lukas Podolski wins a corner.
Spain are starting to get on top and could very easily be two goals ahead already.
Spain have hit their stride as Fabregas picks out Sergio Ramos whose cross is headed against a post by Torres with Lehmann beaten.
The free-kick is met by Torres but the Liverpool man's header drifts over the bar.
Torres wins a free-kick after being manhandled by Mertzelder.
Hernandez Xavi's long-range free-kick trundles through to Lehmann, but at least Spain finally appear to have settled.
That was the closest we've come to a breakthrough and it came against the run of play.
Andres Iniesta's cross hits Metzelder and is heading towards goal until Jens Lehmann pulls off a fine reaction save.
All Spain's passing is sideways. No-one has yet to play a stunning throughball as Fabregas finds a Germany shirt with aplomb.
Ballack is caught in possession but Spain, nervous in the opening stages, fail to capitalise.
Germany have settled the better, they look a different team to the one that struggled so badly against Turkey on Wednesday.
Hitzlsperger fires in the first on-target effort but it's easy for Iker Casillas to gather.
Ballack powers down the left again but no-one can get on the end of his cross.
Spain continue to be patient when in possession of the ball but their careful probing is currently coming to nothing.
Philipp Lahm, Thomas Hitzlsperger and Ballack combine well down the left but the move eventually fizzles out.
Sergio Ramos' mistake gives Miroslav Klose a sniff of goal but Carles Puyol gets back to put the Germany striker off his stride and the chance is lost.
Spain are passing the ball about neatly at the back with Germany quite happy to let them.
Spain are the first team to launch an attack as both sides try to settle down.
The closing ceremony, anthems and handshakes over, Spain get the Euro 2008 Final underway.
The tournament's top scorer, Spain's David Villa, misses out so Cesc Fabregas starts as coach Luis Aragones looks to go out on a high.
After his injury scare, Germany captain Michael Ballack starts, with the much-derided central defensive partnership of Per Mertesacker and Christoph Metzelder again in tandem.
Three-times winners Germany have spluttered at times this month, irresistible against Poland and Portugal, decidedly average in defeat to Croatia and fortunate success over Turkey.
Spain are aiming to clinch their first major trophy in 44 years and impressed in both their victories against Russia in this tournament, although they looked far from world-beaters against Sweden and Italy.
After three weeks of enthralling football, Germany face Spain in the Euro 2008 Final in Vienna.
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