German striker Miroslav Klose was named Man of the Match in their 2-0 win over Sweden at the second round of the World Cup here on Saturday.

Klose showed that he was more than just a pure goalscorer, as his outstanding creative work led to two goals for strike partner Lukas Podolski to put Germany in the quarter-finals.

Klose, who led the goal tally with four goals, played a wonderful touch to split two defenders and burst into the box four minutes into the game.

Goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson did well to come off his line and break up Klose's attempt to shoot, but the ball spilled out perfectly for Podolski, who finished with the keeper still on the ground and the net exposed.

Klose needed just eight more minutes to create Germany's second goal. This time he dribbled along the edge of the penalty area and drew a crowd of Swedish defenders before cleverly playing a reverse ball for Podolski, who found himself in acres of space to fire a shot past Isaksson.

"Klose did a great job and had the assists for the goals," said FIFA Technical Study Group member Rodrigo Kenton. "He played well with Podolski and he was always positive in his efforts. He was offensively very important throughout the game."

Source: Xinhua