Minute 48: Joachim Andersen picks up a loose ball in the German box and mark at the 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 cross from Raum. He is a defender, and he is in the Danish box. Minute 52: The VAR warns 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 video review had a goal disallowed by Nico Schlotterbeck for an unclear reason at the start of the match, and it is a modern development that the match was stopped due to the threat of a thunderstorm which was confirmed by a brief hailstorm.
But there are traditions that are usually fulfilled and Germany made the most of 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, given the shake-up it gave Italy. Germany awaits Spain if they beat Georgia in the quarterfinals.
Germany had a couple of tight moments – what team doesn’t have them these days? – which ended when Jamal Musiala made it 2-0 off the scoreboard in a solo breakaway. Poor Andersen could not keep up with him, whether it was due to the weight of his conscience, disgust or guilt.
Referee Michael Oliver explains to Gündogan why he had disallowed Schlotterbeck’s goal. / Georgi Licovski / Efe
Frustrated defeat
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 charge to impress, even though In 10 minutes Germany took three corners and finished all three: The first ended in a goal, with Gündogan apparently interfering with Schmeichel so much that he was unable to reach Schlotterbeck’s impressive header.
Jamal Musiala shoots on goal against Denmark. / Friedemann Vogel / Efe
The game stops
Germany kept the gas on, and when the match was stopped, they filled up the tank with petrol. Oliver stopped the game shortly after the lightning flashes in the sky; the English referee was wise, because he unleashed a strong storm of water and hail that did not catch 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 backlash which aborted Neuer’s early exit at Hojlund’s feet.
The third restart precipitated the events with the goals and dictated the progressive change of the script, insufficient for Germany not to confirm that it is once again what it was.
2024-06-29 21:24:29
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