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Germany in semis

Portuguese dream ends

AFP, Basel
A Germany XZ |A\ marched into the
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Goals from Bastian Schweinsteiger. Miroslav Klose and Michael Ballack earned Joachim Loew's side a 3-2 win that sets up a semifinal meeting with either Croatia or TUrkey.
Nuno Gomes and Helder Posnga replied for the Portuguese but the)’ were always trailing and. only briefly did it look like they could reclaim control of a match they had been widely expected to win.
Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari's worst pre-match fears were all realised as Cristiano Ronaldo. Deco and the rest of Portugal's wonderful array of attacking talent was cruelly let down by the woeful defending and goalkeeping that contributed to all three German goals.
Scolari, as he had announced on the eve of the match, reverted to the Wde that had beaten the Czech Republic and TUrkey in their opening two matches.
Germany, in contrast, rang the changes with Lukas Podolski the only member of the midfield to remain in the same slot he had occupied in the 1 -0 win over Austria that clinched their quarterfinal place.
Schweinsteiger returned from suspension on the right in place of Clemens Fritz. Ballack was pushed
up front alongside Klose with Mario Gomez dropping to the bench, while Thomas Hitzlsperger and Simon Rolfes doubled up in the centre in the absence of the injured Torsten Frings.
Portugal's start was promising enough Starting on the left. Ronaldo quickly got away from rightback Arne Friedrich although the resulting cross was easily gathered by Jens Lehmann.
Jose Bosingwa did better from the opposite flank, whipping a dangerous ball across the six-yard Une that Nuno Gomes inexpUcably missed after ten minutes, and Joao Moutinho should have put his side ahead ten minutes later.
Stooping to head another Bosingwa cross, the midfielder changed his mind and finally kneed the ball over from the six-yard Une.
Germany had plenty of early possession but it was Portugal who were looking the more likely scorers until a lapse of concentration by Paulo Ferreira gifted Germany the opener.
A one-two with Ballack sent Podolski clear on the left and Schweinsteiger's aggressive run to the near post caught the Chelsea defender flat-footed, giving the Bayern Munich star the yard he needed to meet the low cross with a first-time finish from six yards.
Four minutes later, more poor defending combined with poor goalkeeping to leave Portugal reeling.
Granted a free header of Schweinsteiger's chipped free-kick, Klose directed the ball almost straight at Ricardo but. falling backwards, Portugal’s goalkeeper failed to block.
"There's only one team in Basel," sang the German supporters -- in EngUsh.
Deco begged to differ and the Brazilian-born playmaker's artful prompting gave his side a platform for recovery five minutes before the break when his pass sent Ronaldo into the box. The winger's shot was parried by Lehmann but Nuno Gomes hooked in the loose ball.
Another Ronaldo effort zipped inches wide in first-half stoppage time and the opening minutes of the second period saw Friedrich and Philipp Lahm booked for cynical trips on the winger and Deco respectively.
Germany were feeling the heat and the Portuguese should have equalised 11 minutes after the restart, when centreback Pepe headed over from barely two yards out after Deco had flicked-on Simao's comer.
Instead, it was the Germans who extended their lead with a hugely controversial goal just after the hour mark, after Pepe had conceded a freekickon the right.
Once again, the back four failed to deal with Schweinsteiger's delivery but Ballack still needed the help of a blatant shove in the back of his Chelsea teammate Ferreira to get the space he needed to head past Ricardo, who had, ill-advisedly, rushed offhis line.
Portugal's hopes of a great escape were raised with three minutes left, when Nani swung in a cross that fellow substitute Helder Postiga headed past Lehmann. But Germany held out through four minutes of added-on time without further alarm.