*** WORLD CUP MATCH REPORT *** The Final: Team Canada (#2 seed) (#2 in D) vs Team Germany (#1 seed) (#2 in C) 143104 fans showed up to WEFS Ground Match seed: 19722869 Starting lineups ---------------- CAN Coach Victor, Z, Jason GK 1684 Glen Hanlon CAN SW 1390 Trifon Ivanov VA DF 1704 Gary Neville WMW DF 1395 Ronny Johnsen WMW DF 1373 Paul Reinhart CAN MF 1705 David Beckham WMW MF 1685 Darcy Rota CAN FW 1870 DC Kerravala CAN FW 1728 Lars Ricken VA FW 1375 Stan Smyl CAN FW 1396 OleGunnar Solskjaer WMW S1 1893 Paul Scholes WMW S2 985 Roy Keane WMW S3 1007 Lee Sharpe WMW S4 81 Felix Potvin VA S5 1892 Jaap Stam WMW GER Coach Andreas, Lars, Richard, Sven, Thomas GK 1408 RUR's Player FAR SW 1932 EOA's Player FAR DF 2242 Jennifer Walbank SYD DF 1770 Henning Scherf GEP DF 1772 Alisia Alu-Fiend HEL MF 1773 Tatjana Tiefling HEL MF 1026 CBC's Player FAR FW 1785 March Hair FAR FW 1756 Alexandra Kittos SYD FW 1399 Rugiero Rizzitelli BAY FW 1463 Lydia Lich HEL S1 1939 Laurent Lemure HEL S3 1020 Rita Suessmuth GEP S4 1921 Simone Esamie SYD S5 2278 Rex Red_Dragon HEL Officials from Ecuador: referee Marco Aguas linesman #1 Bommer Fierro linesman #2 Victor Mero Chronology for the match: Min 1: Pheeeep! Referee Aguas signals the kick-off! Min 1: CAN adopts stalling tactic. Min 1: DC Kerravala (CAN FW) drops back. Min 1: Lars Ricken (CAN FW) drops back. Min 1: Stan Smyl (CAN FW) drops back and goes rough. Min 1: Manager Andreas, Lars, Richard, Sven, Thomas (GER) orders his team to play rough. Min 1: >>> Thomas goes to a corner stripping on his donkey hat. Min 1: Jennifer Walbank (GER DF) gets orders to mark. Min 1: Tatjana Tiefling (GER MF) drops back. Min 1: March Hair (GER FW) drops back. Min 1: Rugiero Rizzitelli (GER FW) drops back. Min 1: Lydia Lich (GER FW) goes rough. Min 1: CBC's Player (GER MF) drops back. Min 1: DC Kerravala (CAN FW) is getting marked by Jennifer Walbank. Min 2: CAN hopeless chance by OleGunnar Solskjaer ... ... grazes the woodwork! Min 3: Gary Neville (CAN DF) makes a foul just outside the box ... ... referee Aguas surprises the crowd by ignoring the foul. Min 5: GER win a corner kick, which is taken by Alisia Alu-Fiend ... ... the cross is deflected to Lydia Lich, whose mediocre volley ... ... just beats the keeper's fingertips! GOAL!!! ... score now: CAN 0 - GER 1 Min 5: DC Kerravala (CAN FW) positions normally. Min 5: Lars Ricken (CAN FW) positions normally. Min 5: GER starts playing opportunistic. Min 5: Manager Andreas, Lars, Richard, Sven, Thomas (GER) orders his team to play normally. Min 5: >>> Toooooooor Min 5: Lydia Lich (GER FW) drops back. Min 8: CAN desperate long-range shot by Paul Reinhart ... ... is saved acrobatically by GK RUR's Player! Min 8: CAN discards their tactics. Min 8: Manager Victor, Z, Jason (CAN) orders his team to play rough. Min 11: GER difficult header by Rugiero Rizzitelli ... ... is saved with a gentle burp by GK Glen Hanlon! Min 11: GER mediocre chance by Lydia Lich ... ... is blocked in the last second by MF Darcy Rota! Min 12: CAN decent volley by Ronny Johnsen ... ... is headed clear by DF Jennifer Walbank! Min 15: Darcy Rota (CAN MF) trips Henning Scherf just outside the box ... ... referee Aguas awards GER a direct free kick! ... Lydia Lich takes the kick ... ... the shot just beats the keeper's fingertips! GOAL!!! ... score now: CAN 0 - GER 2 Min 15: >>> Pippy cackles with glee Min 15: Alexandra Kittos (GER FW) drops back. Min 15: Lydia Lich (GER FW) plays normally. Min 17: >>> Lydia Lich points at HEL's goal, which becomes smaller. Min 18: >>> Lydia Lich scratches her head. Min 19: GER difficult long-range shot by Alexandra Kittos ... ... is saved with a confident wink by GK Glen Hanlon! Min 19: >>> Lydia Lich points at Rur Player, who becomes bigger. Min 22: Trifon Ivanov (CAN SW) is nudged away by EOA's Player (GER SW). Min 23: CAN mediocre long-range shot by David Beckham ... ... is headed clear by MF Tatjana Tiefling! Min 24: GER really difficult shot by Tatjana Tiefling ... ... is punted upfield by MF David Beckham! Min 26: CAN decent long-range shot by David Beckham ... ... just beats the keeper's fingertips! GOAL!!! ... Lars Ricken is credited with the assist. ... score now: CAN 1 - GER 2 Min 26: Alexandra Kittos (GER FW) positions normally. Min 26: Lydia Lich (GER FW) goes rough. Min 27: >>> Dale Death_Angel(GER) opens his wings and darkens the sun. Min 30: CAN win a corner kick, which is taken by Gary Neville ... ... the cross is deflected to Darcy Rota, whose decent volley ... ... just misses the left hand post! Min 30: EOA's Player (GER SW) boots the ball out of reach of Ronny Johnsen (CAN DF). Min 34: CAN mediocre volley by Lars Ricken ... ... is saved with a deep sigh by GK RUR's Player! Min 34: >>> GK Glen Hanlon(CAN) hides behind the goal. Min 35: CAN mediocre volley by Gary Neville ... ... is headed clear by SW EOA's Player! Min 35: GER difficult header by Lydia Lich ... ... just misses the right hand post! Min 36: GER difficult attempt by Alexandra Kittos ... ... is punted upfield by DF Paul Reinhart! Min 39: GER mediocre long-range shot by Henning Scherf ... ... dips over the bar! Min 40: Alisia Alu-Fiend (GER DF) handles the ball just outside the box ... ... referee Aguas awards CAN a direct free kick! ... OleGunnar Solskjaer takes the kick ... ... the shot goes in off the post! GOAL!!! ... score now: CAN 2 - GER 2 Min 40: DC Kerravala (CAN FW) drops back. Min 40: GER discards their tactics. Min 40: Manager Andreas, Lars, Richard, Sven, Thomas (GER) orders his team to play rough. Min 40: Lydia Lich (GER FW) positions normally. Min 41: Rugiero Rizzitelli (GER FW) tackles violently DC Kerravala ... ... referee Aguas shows Rizzitelli a yellow card! Min 45: CAN decent long shot by Paul Reinhart ... ... is smothered by GK RUR's Player! Min 45: Paul Reinhart (CAN DF) steals the ball from Alisia Alu-Fiend (GER DF). Min 45: Tatjana Tiefling (GER MF) makes a foul just outside the box ... ... referee Aguas awards CAN a direct free kick! ... OleGunnar Solskjaer takes the kick ... ... the shot is smothered by GK RUR's Player! Min 45: Pheeeep! Referee Aguas signals the end of the first half! Half-time score: CAN 2 - GER 2 [ 6 (2 fk) - 5 (1 fk) ] Manager Andreas, Lars, Richard, Sven, Thomas shouts orders in GER's locker room ... GER adopts ball controlling tactic. he wants to sub out GK RUR's Player ... RUR's Player goes to shower and Laurent Lemure takes his place. he wants to sub out SW EOA's Player ... EOA's Player goes to shower and Rita Suessmuth takes his place. MF Tatjana Tiefling pushes forward. FW March Hair switches to play MF and positions normally. FW Alexandra Kittos drops back and goes rough. FW Lydia Lich drops back. SW Rita Suessmuth switches to play FW and drops back. MF CBC's Player positions normally. Min 46: Pheeeep! Referee Aguas gets the second half on the way! Min 46: Laurent Lemure (GER GK) goes rough. Min 47: GER good volley by Lydia Lich ... ... linesman Mero judges the play to be barely offside! Min 47: Stan Smyl (CAN FW) elbows Rita Suessmuth ... ... referee Aguas exchanges few words with Smyl. Min 48: >>> Karl Killerbunny(GER) snaps at linesman Bommer Fierro. Min 52: GER win a corner kick, which is taken by Rita Suessmuth ... ... the cross finds Tatjana Tiefling, whose promising shot ... ... just beats the keeper's fingertips! GOAL!!! ... Rita Suessmuth is credited with the assist. ... score now: CAN 2 - GER 3 Min 52: CAN adopts ball controlling tactic. Min 52: Paul Reinhart (CAN DF) switches to play MF and drops back. Min 52: DC Kerravala (CAN FW) positions normally. Min 52: >>> Karl Killerbunny(GER) snaps at Fars. Min 54: >>> Karl Killerbunny(GER) snaps at a ball-boy. Min 55: >>> Karl Killerbunny(GER) eats a ball-boy. Min 57: GER excellent shot by Tatjana Tiefling ... ... linesman Mero judges the play to be barely offside! Min 57: CAN good header by Lars Ricken ... ... is knocked to a teammate by MF Tatjana Tiefling! Min 57: >>> Karl Killerbunny(GER) burps loudly on the bench. Min 58: CAN excellent long-range shot by Trifon Ivanov ... ... is held comfortably by GK Laurent Lemure! Min 58: GER excellent effort by Rugiero Rizzitelli ... ... is hastily hoofed clear by DF Gary Neville! Min 58: GER win a corner kick, which is taken by Rita Suessmuth ... ... the cross finds March Hair, whose excellent attempt ... ... is saved easily by GK Glen Hanlon! Min 60: Trifon Ivanov (CAN SW) is told to sub out ... ... he walks off the pitch ... ... Paul Scholes enters the field. Min 60: Gary Neville (CAN DF) is told to sub out ... ... he walks off the pitch ... ... Lee Sharpe enters the field. Min 60: Lee Sharpe (CAN DF) can't switch from DF to MF. Too few DF! Min 60: Paul Scholes (CAN SW) switches to play MF. Min 62: GER excellent long-range shot by Lydia Lich ... ... flies a couple of yards wide! Min 62: CBC's Player (GER MF) trips Lars Ricken just outside the box ... ... referee Aguas surprises the crowd by ignoring the foul. Min 63: CAN excellent long shot by Ronny Johnsen ... ... swerves well away from the goal! Min 66: Darcy Rota (CAN MF) commits a foul, ruining the attack! Min 67: GER excellent long-range shot by March Hair ... ... is punched to safety by GK Glen Hanlon! Min 68: GER excellent shot by Tatjana Tiefling ... ... linesman Mero judges the play to be barely offside! Min 70: Lee Sharpe (CAN DF) goes rough. Min 70: DC Kerravala (CAN FW) goes rough. Min 70: GER starts playing opportunistic. Min 70: Manager Andreas, Lars, Richard, Sven, Thomas (GER) orders his team to play normally. Min 70: Tatjana Tiefling (GER MF) drops back. Min 70: March Hair (GER MF) switches to play FW and drops back. Min 70: Alexandra Kittos (GER FW) positions normally and plays normally. Min 70: Lydia Lich (GER FW) positions normally. Min 70: CBC's Player (GER MF) drops back. Min 71: Rugiero Rizzitelli (GER FW) switches to play MF. Min 74: CAN promising chance by Stan Smyl ... ... is punted upfield by MF CBC's Player! Min 75: Tatjana Tiefling (GER MF) is nudged away by David Beckham (CAN MF). Min 75: Lars Ricken (CAN FW) goes rough. Min 75: OleGunnar Solskjaer (CAN FW) goes rough. Min 76: GER good volley by CBC's Player ... ... is headed clear by MF Paul Reinhart! Min 77: GER excellent volley by Rita Suessmuth ... ... trickles over the line! GOAL!!! ... Tatjana Tiefling is credited with the assist. ... score now: CAN 2 - GER 4 Min 77: CAN promising long-range shot by Darcy Rota ... ... is saved easily by GK Laurent Lemure! Min 77: Laurent Lemure (GER GK) plays normally. Min 77: Alexandra Kittos (GER FW) drops back. Min 77: Lydia Lich (GER FW) drops back and plays normally. Min 80: CAN decent long shot by Ronny Johnsen ... ... swerves well away from the goal! Min 82: March Hair (GER FW) elbows Ronny Johnsen ... ... referee Aguas shows Hair a yellow card! Min 83: Alexandra Kittos (GER FW) switches to play MF. Min 89: Laurent Lemure (GER GK) goes down injured ... ... diagnosed as bruised thigh ... ... 10 cans of cool spray get him back to the field. Min 89: >>> Lydia Lich mumbles some words Min 90: Glen Hanlon (CAN GK) is told to sub out ... ... he walks off the pitch ... ... Felix Potvin enters the field. Min 90: >>> Lydia Lich points to the sky and it rains diamonds. Min 92: CAN decent shot by Paul Scholes ... ... linesman Fierro judges the play to be marginally offside! Min 92: Pheeeep! Referee Aguas blows the final whistle! Final score: CAN 2 - GER 4 Game summary (lineups at the end of game): ------------------------------------------ CAN vs GER: 2 - 4 [ 11 (2 fk) - 13 (1 fk) ] CAN (B) GK Glen Hanlon (-4:0 0 0 4) subbed @90 GK Felix Potvin (0:0 0 0 0) entered @90 SW Trifon Ivanov (0:1 0 0 0) subbed @60 DF Gary Neville (0:0 0 1 0) subbed @60 DF Ronny Johnsen (0:2 0 0 0) DF Lee Sharpe (0:0 0 0 0) entered @60 MF < Paul Reinhart (0:2 0 2 0) MF David Beckham (1:1 0 1 0) MF Darcy Rota (0:2 0 1 0) MF Paul Scholes (0:1 0 0 0) entered @60 FW DC Kerravala (0:0 0 0 0) FW Lars Ricken (0:1 1 0 0) FW < Stan Smyl (0:0 0 0 0) FW OleGunnar Solskjaer (1:3 0 0 0) GER (O) GK Laurent Lemure (0:0 0 0 2) entered @45 GK RUR's Player (-2:0 0 0 4) subbed @45 SW EOA's Player (0:0 0 1 0) subbed @45 DF Jennifer Walbank (0:0 0 1 0) marked D. Kerravala DF Henning Scherf (0:1 0 0 0) DF Alisia Alu-Fiend (0:0 0 0 0) MF < Tatjana Tiefling (1:3 1 2 0) MF < Alexandra Kittos (0:1 0 0 0) MF < Rugiero Rizzitelli (0:1 0 0 0) YC MF < CBC's Player (0:0 0 1 0) FW < March Hair (0:2 0 0 0) YC FW < Lydia Lich (2:5 0 0 0) FW < Rita Suessmuth (1:1 1 0 0) entered @45 Three stars of the match are: *** GER MF T. Tiefling ** GER FW L. Lich * GER FW R. Suessmuth Offsides: CAN: 1 GER: 3