"I don't think it's an unfair result, " said Spanish coach Vicente Del Bosque.
When Spain boss Vicente del Bosque gathered his team some six weeks ago, he found a tired and weary squad.
Defeat would leave Spain five points behind Les Bleus and almost certainly condemn Vicente Del Bosque's men to the playoffs.
Real coach Vicente del Bosque will have to decide between Nicolas Anelka and Fernando Morientes to partner Raul Gonzalez in attack.
But Vicente del Bosque, in time-honoured tradition, insists the Scots will pose his players problems when they meet at Hampden in October.
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"We were lucky this time, " said Vicente Del Bosque, the Spanish coach.
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"Pedro is a dynamic player, " Spain coach Vicente del Bosque told reporters.
Coach Vicente del Bosque withdrew his misfiring strike-force of Fernando Torres and David Villa in the 58th minute, bringing on David Silva and Daniel Guiza.
Meanwhile, Vicente del Bosque -- whose Spain side became the first team to successfully defend the European Championship -- was named Coach of the Year.
"I am happy because the three points put us in a good situation, but also because we stuck to our style, " said Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque.
Captain John Terry scored the winner against Germany in Berlin in November but agreed that he will be in for a tougher evening against Vicente del Bosque's side.
Boss Vicente del Bosque also has injury concerns over midfielder Xavi who is playing through a calf tear that may see him ruled out of the World Cup.
On Sunday, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque hedged his bets as to whether Torres, who scored the winning goal in their Euro 2008 final victory over Germany, would start Wednesday's semi-final.
Vicente del Bosque's side have still not clicked in South Africa - and the South Americans put them under real pressure before being controversially reduced to 10 men just before half-time in Pretoria.
Vicente Del Bosque's Spain team have yet to fire on all cylinders at the tournament, losing to Switzerland in the opening match and then winning all three knockout stage matches 1-0 -- including the semifinal against Germany.
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Two years to the day since they beat Germany to triumph at Euro 2008, Vicente del Bosque's side showed their slick brand of passing football is still just as effective by edging out their well-drilled Iberian rivals.
In the other major awards, Vicente del Bosque was named men's coach of the year for leading Spain to its second straight Euro title and Miroslav Stoch's stunning volley for Fenerbahce won the Puskas award for goal of 2012.
The impressive Ujfalusi had another good effort with a rasping left foot shot 15 minutes from the end but Reina again showed why he is almost certainly going to be in Spain's World Cup squad, despite the plethora of options available to Spanish coach Vicente Del Bosque.
What is more, the team coached by the avuncular figure of Vicente Del Bosque did so in such a magnificent style - thrashing dangerous Italy 4-0 in the final - that they have been widely saluted as the greatest international team ever to have played the game.
With the game won Vicente del Bosque made changes and the introduction of Cesc Fabregas almost lifted the roof off Ellis Park when, 16 seconds after being introduced, he beat the offside trap and rounded the keeper only to see his shot hacked off the line by Chavez.
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