Minute 48: Joachim Andersen catches a loose ball in the German area and mark at half turn. Minute 50: The referee, at the request the VAR cancels it for offside at the start of the play. Minute 51: Andersen deflects with his hand a Raum center. He is a defender, and he is in the Danish area. Minute 52: The VAR notifies the referee Michael Oliver to see the penalty that went unnoticed. Minute 53: Havertz scores 1-0 for Germany.
The ups and downs of modern football marked the duel, since the videographic review had disallowed a goal by Nico Schlotterbeck without the reason being clear at the beginning of the game, and it is modern that the game was stopped due to the threat of a thunderstorm that was confirmed with a brief storm with hail.
But there are traditions that tend to be fulfilled and Germany asserted its status as host and the strength of its will to eliminate Denmark with a solid performance, the fourth of the tournament, although it had difficulties with Switzerland, understandable, seeing the shake it gave to Italy. Germany will face Spain if they beat Georgia in the quarter-finals.
Germany had a couple of tight moments – what team doesn’t have them these days? – which ended when Jamal Musiala made it 2-0 of the scoreboard in a solo breakaway. Poor Andersen couldn’t stand the race, it is not known if due to the weight of conscience, disgust or guilt.
Referee Michael Oliver explains to Gündogan why he disallowed Schlotterbeck’s goal. / Georgi Licovski / Efe
Frustrated goal
Germany could have also scored a goal with several escapes from their forwards, making it 2-0. It was then that Denmark played with three defenders at the back, an idea that had become unviable from the start due to Germany’s pressure. Bah and Maehle played deep, and the team was never able to stretch forward, neither with their wingers nor with balls that Hojlund held up in front, except at very specific moments due to a German loss.
It was not just an early push to impress, though, as Germany took three corners in 10 minutes and finished all three, with the first ending in a goal, with Gündogan not seen interfering enough with Schmeichel to prevent him from reaching Schlotterbeck’s impressive header.
Jamal Musiala shoots on goal against Denmark. / Friedemann Vogel / Efe
Germany kept the gas tight, and when the game stopped, they filled the tank with gasoline. Oliver stopped the game shortly after they saw flashes of lightning in the sky; The English referee was wise, because he unleashed a strong storm of water and hail that did not affect the players, already in the locker room.
The second trip to the field repeated the course of the first. Within a minute, Havertz and Schlotterbeck – the centre-back who replaced the suspended Bah, a hyperactive presence in both areas – finished off Schmeichel again. But Germany returned to the booth with the scare for a exemplary Nordic counterattack which aborted Neuer’s early exit at Hojlund’s feet.
The third resumption precipitated events with the goals and dictated the progressive change of script, insufficient for Germany not to confirm that it is back to what it once was.
2024-06-29 21:27:35
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