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Easy win pleases Klinsmann

24 Jun 2006 - 18:47:20

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Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann hailed the performance of his side after the host nation cruised into the quarter-finals following a 2-0 victory over Sweden.

"It could not be better," said Klinsmann. "We went in highly concentrated but strangely enough the red card (for Sweden defender Teddy Lucic) took our rhythm away.

"The penalty could also have been a turning point but we are excited by the team and how they played.

"We were very prepared and we respected them, especially the attacking trio. We did not want to concede a goal. We did not want to give them any breathing space."

Sweden coach Lars Lagerback praised the performance of his side despite their elimination from the tournament.

He said: "It is difficult to beat anyone with 10 men, especially a team like Germany but my players showed a lot of character.

"I'm very proud of the way they played in the second half but we let in two easy goals at the beginning."