The Rain in Spain were tears of joy as they snatch a World Cup dream- BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor)
It was raining tears of joy in Spain as the plucky Spanish pulled off a sensational 1-0 win over a luckless England to lift the World Cup in Sydney.
In all fairness, England were fancied to go all the way but found the Spanish women a daunting prospect.
It was all Spain for most parts of the game as they launched endless waves of attacks into England territory but were thwarted by a solid defence that could have made the margin more emphatic.
A magnificent strike from Olga Carmona in the 29th minute which whizzed into the right corner of the net was the difference in a tightly contested game. England missed what seemed like a gettable equaliser in front of the Spanish goal. But it was the only opportunity that presented itself as the Spanish girls ran riot.
The win gave Spain it first World Cup win and made it one apiece for the men’s and women’s teams. A proud achievement.
Spanish Royalty was present at the final with Queen Leitsa of Spain and her daughter attending the final while Prince William a big fan of English sport was surprisingly a no show.
The Spanish fairy tale ended one of the best World Cups ever staged according to expert commentators, and proved that outside being fiercely competitive, Australia is one of the best host nation’s for all sport.
