In a friendly at the RheinEnergieStadion, in Cologne, the Belgium visited the Germany and won the match by 3 to 2. Carrasco, Lukaku and De Bruyne were responsible for the triumph in the match, while Fullkrug and Gnabry reduced the score this Tuesday.
This was Belgium’s second victory since the end of the World Cup in Qatar. After falling in the group stage, the team is in the process of reformulation with the hiring of coach Domenico Tedesco. The team’s next match will be on June 17, against Austria, for the Euro Qualifiers.
Germany, which also disappointed in the 2022 Cup, is preparing to host the 2024 edition of the Euro. The team is scheduling friendlies to keep the pace, as they are not participating in the Qualifiers.
22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Belgians win. #GERBEL #WirSchaffenDas pic.twitter.com/gnRhmuIM7k
— Belgian Red Devils (@BelRedDevils) March 28, 2023
The game
Belgium started the first half with everything and opened the scoring after just six minutes. On the counterattack, De Bruyne threaded the ball to Carrasco. The winger had space to advance on the left, cut Wolf at the edge of the area and hit a powerful shot high, with no chance of defense for Stegen.
Three minutes later, the visitors had already scored the second goal, with another move made by De Bruyne. The midfielder hit another through ball and left Lukaku face to face with ter Stegen. The striker only needed to hit the ball to take it from the goalkeeper and increase the advantage.
The home team only managed to react in the 42nd minute, when Lukaku deflected the ball with his hand and the referee awarded a penalty. On the kick, Fullkrug dislodged Casteels and hit the left corner, putting Germany back in the game.
In the second stage, Germany began to pose more danger to the defense of Belgium and had chances to draw. Werner even scored in the 14th minute, but the flag marked offside on the move.
Even with the greater volume of the opponents’ game, the Belgians managed to extend the advantage in the 33rd minute. Trossard took advantage of the space in the German defense and launched a counterattack. The winger passed to De Bruyne, who finished from the left into ter Stegen’s corner to take the visitors’ third.
Gnabry almost scored a goal worthy of Puskas in the 40th minute. The German broke through five Belgian defenders and finished on the crossbar. However, three minutes later the striker pounced on Schade’s cross to score Germany’s second.
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End in Cologne. #GERBEL | 📸 DFB/Philipp Reinhard pic.twitter.com/Pza5Ew9wxJ
— DFB-Team (@DFB_Team) March 28, 2023
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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