115:54 (116'): NED couldn't clear the ball and ESP's Fabregas collects and lays off a nice ball to Andres Iniesta who slots it home past the GK into the left side of the net. He takes his shirt off in the celebration so that will be the 12th card, but I don't think he minds. It was funny because after 116 minutes of scoreless soccer, nobody seemed really sure the goal counted.
Four minutes til glory for Spain. NED picks up a yellow for dissent (their 9th) before Iniesta picks up his. So that's 13 for the match. Ugly.
That goal also means there have been 6 goals in the 3rd+Final which means right now, Soccerbix and Former MLS Writer will split the $60 4th place prize and Big Tex has wrestled away the Bonus from BigRedMessi.
115': Sneidjer's deep FK after some distraction deflects off the wall, but the ref gives a goal kick! But ESP doesn't kick the ball back to NED like NED did earlier :-)
113': Robben nearly got his 2nd yellow for kicking the ball after being called offsides. Close.
111': Another yellow for NED. That's eight for them and 11 for the match. NED's ejection was the 17th player this WC to be red-carded.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
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