World Cup Log - Day 3

Thank god for the Germans. Many a European has echoed those words in these times of unprecedented crisis off the pitch. On the pitch the Germans treated us to a celebration of attacking football, knocking in four goals in all. We have to qualify this performance by saying Australia looked badly out of their depth, most worryingly for them in defense. Germany's youthful side committed to attack from the outset and goals from Podolski, Klose, Mueller & Cacau secured a comprehensive and impressive victory. A footnote to this victory was the overly harsh dismissal of Tim Cahill, a victim of fussy refereeing in what has otherwise been an exemplary performance by the officials. The Germans was the most impressive performance in the World Cup to date.
The earlier games featured Ghana, Serbia, Algeria & Slovenia. Algeria are arguably the weakest of all the African teams along with South Africa. Their game against Slovenia was a contender for dullest so far, a Koren strike late on giving the Slovenians victory.
Serbia vs Ghana wasn't much to get warm about either. A deserved winner for Ghana came late on when Serbia's Kuzmanovic stupidly handled the ball in the area. Gyan dispatched the penalty and Africa celebrated.