la maga

i was waiting since 12 for the broadcast of the hockey game between Germany and Argentina on the ZDF livestream. they only started showing it at about 1, with 20 minutes remaining.

i was disappointed to find the number 8 luciana aymar on the sidelines, waiting to come on again, because the reason why i wanted to watch this game was because of Germany and because i have heard alot about her. the world player of the year, she is nicknamed la maga, the magician and compared to maradona. so that tells you something.

while Germany came into this game with 3 straight wins, Argentina had come into this game with 2 surprising draws(USA, Great Britain) and a narrow win over Japan- hardly inspiring form, considering their pedigree. but when i saw that Argentina were leading 2-0, the thought that came to my mind was: form is temporary, class is permanent.

but the commentator was saying that Germany were actually on top, had 4 very good chances gone begging and are now paying the price, because Argentina is a top team. and a top team will punish you by taking their chances.

anyway, with about 8 minutes remaining, luciana aymar finally came on.

one assist, one goal. Argentina 4 Germany 0.

and you wonder if she had a part in the first two goals.