The Letter D 2 (Forlan 55, Villa 83) The Letter K 2 (Klose 68, 89) - The Letter D win 1-0 on penaltiesThe D Team: Dani Alves, Paulo Da Silva, Darlo Veron, Diego Lugano, Martin Demichelis, Angel Di Maria, Nigel De Jong, Dominic Adiyiah, Diego Perez, Diego Forlan, David Villa.
The Letter D won their second consecutive penalty shoot-out to march into the semi-finals of The Alphabet World Cup. The Letter K were always likely to be a threat with their three-pronged strike-force of Miroslav Klose, Dirk Kuyt and Kaka always likely to test the D defence.
The first half was a dull affair with both sides looking tentative and nervous of making mistakes, but after half-time orange segments, both teams returned to the field with a more adventurous spirit. The Letter D took the lead in the 55th minute when Diego Forlan sent a fizzing free-kick past the wrong-footed Richard Kingson, the jabulani flying like a pigeon on heat.
Miroslav Klose restored parity shortly afterwards with a simple finish from all of three yards before David Villa looked to have won it for the D Team when his close range finish hit both posts before nestling in the onion bag. But, Klose wasn't finished yet and his controlled close-range volley one minute from the whistle sent the tie to extra-time.
Extra-time yielded little excitement and penalties followed. An incredible inability to find the back of the net from twelve yards by almost every player meant that Diego Forlan's composed finish gave The Letter D a 1-0 victory in the shoot-out. They face The Letter T in the semi-finals who beat Players' Names Who Start and Finish with the Same Letter 1-0.
Quarter-final Results
The Letter D 2-2 The Letter K (The Letter D win 1-0 on penalties)
The Letter H 0-0 The Letter L (The Letter H win 12-11 on penalties)
The Letter T 1-0 Players' Names Who Start and Finish with the Same Letter
The Letter R 1-1 The Letter V (The Letter V win 2-1 on penalties)
Semi-final Draw
The Letter D vs The Letter T
The Letter H vs The Letter V
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