Life is a Game…

BIGGEST UPSET IN THE RECENT PAST!!! The World No.1 Spain are knocked out of the Confederations Cup by an unheralded USA. Having scraped through to the quarters aided by an incredible luck, USA managed to upset all the odds and bring Spain’s breathtaking 15 match unbeaten streak to a screeching halt.

The match began in an ominous note for Spain as USA continued to bombard forward time and again. Casillas was forced to come off his line to clear the ball twice in 90 seconds. But Spain calmed their nerves and began to dominate the game as time went by. But it was USA who took the lead against the run of play when Altidore scored through a counter. Casillas was caught wrong footed and the ball agonizingly went off the post trickling into the net. USA sniffed a great upset and began to push Spain to its absolute limits. It was 0-1 at HT.

The second half was all about Spain. Excellent interplay between Fabregas and Riera saw Spain havin a numerous shots on goal. But USA’s defenders Onweyu and their goalie Howard kept Villa and Torres at aby for the most part. When it seemed Spain would equalize soon, a defensive lapse saw Sergio Ramos giving the ball away to Demsey just 10 cm from goal and he made no mistake. 0-2 and Spain were down and out. USA indulged in some cheap time-wasting tactics but nevertheless held on to the lead till the FT despite having a man sent off. And many players in the Spain squad faced their first defeat in their Nation colors.

This defeat will serve as a blessing in disguise to Spain as they will go into the world cup in a right frame of mind rather than in an overconfident manner. As for USA, they are enjoying their best run in their chequered history!