As predicted Friday by Online Casino Advisory's European sports analyst, Edmund Crumley, Spain did indeed win the Euro Cup 2008, carving out a one-nil victory as foreseen. Those who wagered on Crumley's expertise and took the exact score were able to collect at a 10-1 rate, not a bad payday.

Spain did score its goal a bit earlier than Crumley expected, netting the point in the 33rd minute. Fernando Torres, an attacker having a fantastic club season for Liverpool with 33 goals, took a beautiful pass from Xavi Hernandez and pushed it over the sliding German goalkeeper, Jens Lehmann, for the only score of the day.

Lehmann's age, 38, had some concerned that he would be able to sustain his level of play throughout the match, but he actually handled several other Spanish opportunities quite well, coming up with saves that kept the match from becoming one-sided.

Rather, it was Spain's relentless attack that kept the German defense off balance and out of position. Playing a style more traditionally associated with South American powers Brazil and Argentina, Spain showed that European soccer can be fluid and offense-minded and still overcome more standard European defensive stalwarts.

Even in the second half, with the lead, and missing top scorer David Villa, Spain refused to change its style, playing the way they got to the final with several forays deep into German territory, keeping pressure on Germany to defend rather than launch attacks of their own.

Germany may have had history on its side, as the Germans have three Euro Cups and three world titles to their name, but the present and near future might belong to Spain.

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