Pedro attempted an acrobatic effort from an Iniesta cross in the 24th minute but the ball was a bit slow in arriving though and he had to make a hash of his volley.
The first shot from Germany came in the 31st minute when midfielder Piotr Trochowski's low drive was tipped behind by Spain skipper Iker Casillas.
Spain geared up after the interval, laying siege to the German goal.
The 48th minute saw an excellent play from Pedro who beat German defenders Jerome Boateng and Arne Friedrich on the right before pulling back to Xabi Alonso. Unfortunately, the Real Madrid midfielder dragged his shot a bit wide.
After one minute, Xavi's lay off found Alonso whose crisp shot went a bit wide again.
Loew fielded Hamburger SV defender Marcell Jansen to replace Boateng in a bid to fortify the left side defence on 52 minutes.
However, the 57th minute witnessed a brilliant chance for Spain. German keeper Manuel Neuer denied Pedro with a superb save. But Spain came again with Iniesta, exchanging passes with Alonso before firing the ball across the German goal. Villa streched but was an inch from making it.
German substitute Toni Kroos squandered a scoring chance in the 68th minute when a cross from a neat exchange of passes between Ozil and Podolski sat up perfectly for the unmarked Kroos in the box. But the Bayer Leverkusen young talent's volley was denied by Casillas.
Spain pleased the fans with their amazing play of football and it was only a matter of time before they got the goal their slick possession football deserved.
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