That was a bit of a weird (but entertaining) game. Wasn't a fan of the reffing, Kroos should've/could've been out of the game like 30 minutes in, but seemed to get away with anything, while Taylor kept handing out yellows like candy to everybody else.
I guess it was a tough game to ref the way Germany was playing, it almost looked like part of their game plan was to try to push the boundary by fouling so much it's tough for a ref to keep the line. There were a couple times that certainly looked like very clear fouls by Germany where every Spanish guy practically stopped playing expecting the obvious whistle which never came, leading to dangerous conters. Would've been interesting to see replays of those though to determine if they really were clear fouls or if it was actually good job by Taylor not getting baited for a call.
Which brings me to Spain, who were incredibly sloppy at times doing things like stopping playing before whistle, or weren't ready to play after a stop, just weird mistakes from a team at that level, made the game more difficult for themselves than it maybe should've been. Horrible end also by them, and again failed to play until the ending whistle, just waiting for it and it almost cost them. But running the clock over 2 minutes beyond the announced extra time was also bit questionable reffing, though maybe that 3 min extra time was counted before the 2-1 goal and ensuing long celebrations. In any case that's no excuse for Spain, need to play until the end.
