Germany thrashed Portugal 4-0 in its opener, with that backdrop in mind at least i expected a comfortable German victory over Ghana. The first half had some moments to cheer for both the sides specifically the attack by the Germans and the defense by the African team. It took 51 minutes for the eagles to break the dead lock. Mario Gotze got at the end of a great pass from Thomas Muller to head the ball onto his knees and in. But there was no delay in the response from the men in red.
André Ayew headed the ball just two minutes later to restore parity and make this encounter amazingly interesting in the 54th minute. After the equalizer as we thought that the Germans would come with waves after waves of their customary quick passed attack, Ghana struck again.
The Ghanaian skipper this time slaughtering a perfectly balanced pass into Manuel Neuer's net in the 63rd minute. The Germans looked shocked and looking at the importance of the result, the Germans turned to their history maker.
When the 36 year old Miroslav Klose was called from the bench you knew there was a grand finale in the making. With just twenty more minutes to go in the match, the German striker did what he does best and scored his 15th goal in the world cup finals. Miroslav Klose made history in the 71st minute by equaling the record of 15 goals in world cup finals scored by Brazilian Ronaldo.
When Klose was introduced this match was destined to make history be it Klose's goal or Ghana's win. To the German's relief it was the goal from Klose that made all the history and headlines.
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