Germany eliminates Denmark and gets a ticket to the quarterfinals (2-0)
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The selection of Germany was imposed by 2-0 to that of Denmark in the round of 16 of Euro 2024, with goals from Kai Havertzfrom a penalty in the 53rd minute, and Jamal Musialain 68, to advance to the quarterfinals, where the winner of the match between Spain and Georgia this Sunday in Cologne awaits.
The Borussia Dortmund stadium experienced a A brilliant start for the hosts, including a goal from Nico Schlotterbeck with a strong header on a corner taken by Toni Kroos. However, he cancelled it English referee Michael Oliver, who assessed a foul by Joshua Kimmich on Andreas Skov Olsen in a block prior to the corner kick.
Immediately afterwards, Kimmich came quite close to redeeming himself with a powerful right-footed shot from outside the area that forced the Danish goalkeeper, Kasper Schmeichel, to make a nice stretch to clear the ball for a corner.
At the request of UEFA, Oliver stopped everything under threat of electric storm and the footballers took refuge almost half an hour in the changing rooms with their technical staff and the refereeing team. As soon as the match resumed, Schmeichel He excelled again with a save after a point-blank header from Havertz, from David Raum’s cross from the left side.
Before the break, Denmark enjoyed another time in a counterattack guided by former Sevilla player Thomas Delaney, who combined with Eriksen and extended the run for the arrival of Hojlund, whose shot was thwarted by goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
Upon returning from the locker room, and with almost no time to settle, Denmark took a free kick towards Neuer’s area and caused a commotion; Delaney touched the ball foreshortened, it bounced off German midfielder Robert Andrich and Joachim Andersen took advantage to finish in the small area at the back of the net. But VAR truncated quickly the Danish joy.
In the next play, a Raum cross tripped Andersen’s right arm and Oliver declared penalty. Despite Hjulmand’s protests, Havertz He threw it and scored the 1-0 with a low shot that hit the post.
The Denmark coach made several substitutions in search of his players to take flight, but they left too much space behind a couple of times and that’s where he slipped in. Musiala in the 68th minute, behind Andersen, to sprint towards Schmeichel’s area. The young Bayern Munich attacker did not waste the stage and scored 2-0.
Data sheet:
,2 – Germany: Neuer; Kimmich, Rudiger, Schlotterbeck, Raum (Heinrichs, d. 80); Kroos, Andrich (Emre Can, d. 64); Musiala (Wirtz, d. 80), Gundogan (Füllkrug, d. 64), Sané (Waldemar Anton, d. 87); Havertz.
0 – Denmark: Schmeichel; Andersen, Vestergaard, Christensen (Bruun Larsen, d. 82); Bah (Kristiansen, d. 81), Delaney (Norgaard, d. 69), Hojbjerg, Maehle; Skov Olsen (Poulsen, d. 69), Eriksen; Hojlund.
Goals: 1-0, m. 53: Havertz, from penalty. 2-0, m. 68: Musiala.
Referee: Michael Oliver (England). He showed a yellow card to the Denmark coach, Kasper Hjulmand, in the 41st minute, and to the Germany coach, Julian Nagelsmann, in the 60th minute. Among the players, he showed a yellow card to the Danes Bah (m. 57) and Maehle (m. 61).
Source: Eitb
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