11th July, 2010
A fabulous Andres Iniesta strike after 116 minutes of a tight, dirty final handed the World Cup to Spain with a 1-0 win over the Netherlands at Soccer City on Sunday, leaving the Dutch with a great deal to regret.
Iniesta ran into the box and picked up a Cesc Fabregas pass which he fired hard and low to the bottom left of Maarten Stekelenburg’s goal, sending his teammates into seventh heaven.
There were missed chances galore during normal time and extra-time began with a constant stream of Spanish pressure, which finally paid dividends against a visibly tiring Dutch side.
There were 13 yellow cards and one red the sending off going to John Heitinga of the Netherlands as English referee Howard Webb kept a tight lid on the rough tackling.
Courtesy AFP