My unofficial attentive viewing of the recent World Cup
final featuring Germany and Argentina began in the 30th minute
with the offside Argentinian goal (Argentina was offside at several crucial
times at the final) at the Rio de Janeiro Maracana stadium venue. At the 35th minute, Cristoph Kramer
(23) was off the pitch (substitution was Andre Schürrle (9)) with an apparent
injury that followed some brutal play in which Germany’s Schweinsteiner (29th
minute) received a yellow. This brutal
play against the Germans was again followed by a Howedes yellow, and in the 35th
minute as well, Messi went for goal with his left. Then in the 36th minute, Thomas
Müller went for the Argentinian goal with his right. At the 38th minute, it was Messi
again on goal with a crucial German clearance out to the pitch’s right midfield
from the German goal area. At the 44th
minute, it was again Müller on goal with his left. In the 45th minute (approximately
45 : 20 and 45 : 40), Germany had corner
kicks of which an outstanding header by Howedes (Kroos) that only found the
middle of the right – hand post of the Argentinian frame; and the first half then
ended even 0 – 0.
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The Argentinians then substituted Sergio Aguero (20) for
Ezequiel Lavezzi (22), and within seconds were offside again in front of the
German goal on the right. At the end of
the 46th minute, Messi made another left – footed attempt on the
German goal, and the Germans replied in the 54th minute with a left –
footed attempt again by Thomas Müller on the Argentinian goal. This was followed by a decisive save /
clearance by Neuer at the opposite end and in the 59th minute
Germany had a header on goal (Klose), and again in the 61st minute, Özil
of Germany made his goal attempt of the match followed by another in the 70th
against the Argentines by Howedes. In
the 74th minute, Messi of the Argentines tried again against Neuer
with his left; still no good for the Argentines. In the 76th minute, the Argentines
substituted Rodrigo Palacio (18) for Gonzalo Higuian (9). Neuer made another decisive save in the 77th,
followed in the opposite end by a clearance near the Argentine goal, and at the
81st minute, Kroos made another creative goal attempt of the match
against the Argentines (right foot). At
the 85th minute, Argentina made their final substitute with Enzo
Perez (8) out and Fernando Gago (5) in, and Germany at the 87th
minute brought on Götze (19) in exchange for Miroslave Klose (11,) followed by
a Götze right – footed attempt on the Argentine goal. Regulation time ended at the 93rd
minute on or about another German attempt on the opposing goal (Müller). One interpretation indicates Argentina at
this point were tired and increasingly shaky.
At the end of the first extra time, Argentina’s Palacio (18)
was at the German goal again, and the first extra time ended at the 95th
minute. At the second extra time, and
featuring throughout very physical play with a number of clashes marked a
crucial serious foul called on Schweinsteiger (by Aguero), play could have gone
either way save for the exhaustion of the Argentinians. This was definitively marked by Thomas Müller’s
receiving the ball on the left side within range of the Argentinian goal and
making for the end line, beating his defender with a center to Götze who took
the ball off his ribs, playing to his left and putting the ball in the air well
by the Argentinian keeper : At about the
112th minute, Germany 1 : Argentina 0. The logic of the German defense from this
time carried to the end of the match, even with a midfield foul on Messi toward
the end (121st minute.)
Germany substituted Per Mertesacker (17) for Mesut Özil (8,) Messi’s
free kick sailed, and extra time ended at or about the 125th minute
with the final tally again at Germany 1 : Argentina 0.
Please note the best accounts in English are from the UK
papers, but USA Today had good coverage from the U.S., and there are numerous
other sites with minute – by – minute coverage.
The network broadcast I viewed, and needless to mention this was a
terrific match, featured a lag in the clock, so you might assume my times are
entirely incorrect plus or minus maybe four minutes either way. Also, as of today, July 18, the great German national team captain Philipp Lahm after ten years with his
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