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Euro glory for Spain

AFP, Vienna
Spain ended their 44-year wait for a major international title with a 1-0 victory over Germany at the Euro 2008 final here on Sunday.
Fernando Torres scored the only goal of the game in the first half as football's perennial underachievers finally banished that unwanted tag to the history books.
It was the first time Spain had won the European title since 1964 and their first final since 1984.
Spain dominated the final throughout, with Torres heading against the post and Marcos Senna within inches of adding a second after 80 minutes.
They seemed to start tentatively and a mistake from Sergio Ramos
gave Miroslav Klose a glorious opportunity after just four minutes, but after taking the ball past Carles Puyol his next touch was too strong and he ran the ball out of play.
Spain gradually started to settle but three-time champions Germany still had the next chance, Thomas Hitzlsperger hitting a tame shot straight at Spain captain Iker Casillas.
Just before the quarter-hour mark Jens Lehmann came to Germany's rescue as a cross from Andres Iniesta deflected off Christoph Metzelder's boot and only a stunning reaction save from the Arsenal stopper prevented a goal
Spain were starting to take control and Torres, after a hesitant
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start, made himself known to the German defence in the 20th minute with a looping header which went high.
On 23 minutes Sergio Ramos cut in from the right and crossed to the back post where Liverpool striker Tones climbed above die considerably taller Per Mertersackcr; his downward header beat Lehmann but unfortunately for Spain not the base of the post.
Up the other end Spain's slightly suspect defence was struggling to cope with the direct running of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lukas Podolski but Germany created little despite captain Michael Ballack's volley being blocked by Sergio Ramos.
Then in the 33rd minute Torres put Spain ahead with a moment of sublime quality. He latched onto a piercing through ball from Xavi, outpaced Philipp Lahm and chipped the ball over the advancing Lehmann with a flicked shot that could have threaded the eye of a needle.
It was his 17th international goal in 53 appearances for Spain.
Spain were suddenly rampant and Iniesta crossed to the back post where the unmarked David Silva had a rush of blood to the head and lashed a volley wildly over.
Spain seemed brimming with confidence at the start of the second period and both Xavi and Silva went close with long range efforts before Torres again outpaced the German defence but could not quite reach the ball before Lehmann came out to smother.
Germany coach Joachim Loew responded by sending on a second forward in Kevin Kuranyi to replace midfielder Hitzlsperger.
That immediately shifted the momentum of the game and on the hour a mistake from Puyol was almost punished as Ballack fired just wide; moments later Casillas came storming out of goal to take a cross from Ballack off Kuranyi’s head.
Spain remained dangerous and Sergio Ramos forced Lehmann into a fine block with a powerful header from a Xavi freekick before Torsten Frings cleared a shot from Iniesta off the line.
Brazil-born Marcos Senna came within inches of settling the game in the final 10 minutes but he could not quite stretch his leg out far enough to meet substitute Daniel Guiza's downward header with the goal at his mercy.
Yellow cards: Iker Casillas, Fernando Torres (Spain) and Michael Ballack, Kevin Kuranyi (Germany)
TEAMS
SPAIN: Iker Casillas; Sergio Ramos, Carlos Marchena, Carles Puyol, Joan Capdevila; Marcos Senna, Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez, Cesc Fabregas (Xabi Alonso, 63), David Silva (Santi Cazorla,66); Fernando Torres (Daniel Guiza, 78).
GERMANY: Jens Lehmann; Arne Friedrich, Per Mertesacker, Christoph Metzelder, Philipp Lahm (Marcell Jansen, 46); Bastian Schweinsteiger, Torsten Frings, Michael Ballack, Thomas Hitzlsperger (Kevin Kuranyi, 58) Lukas Podolski; Miroslav Klose (Mario Gomez, 79).
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (ITA) Attendance: 51,428