With a 2-0 victory over Denmark, Germany qualifies for the quarter-finals of the European Championship, and is impatiently awaiting the winner of the Spain-Georgia match. A penalty kick scored by Kai Havertz (53 minutes) and Musiala's pass (69 minutes) decided the second match of the “round of 16” in favor of the host team, which thus “revenged” the Euro 1992 final.
Germany raced to secure qualification to the quarter-finals, pushing Denmark to the brink with a flurry of attacks that could have changed the scoreboard twice in seven minutes. After warning the Scandinavian team, they built a wall inspired by the famous yellow wall in Iduna Park.
Kasper Hjulmand had no qualms about deploying a line of five defenders, protected by a midfielder (Delaney) guarding the entire front area of the area. Despite the thunderbolt, Germany only scored because Kasper Schmeichel literally protected the goal from strikes from Havertz and Kimmich. When the giant's son, Peter Schmeichel, did not catch the ball from Schlotterbeck, the referee disallowed the goal due to Kimmich's “disruptive” behavior.
The weather was unstable and the storm announced by the meteorologists arrived a few minutes before the end of the first half, suddenly but conveniently for the hosts, interrupting the best stage for Denmark, which emerged unscathed from the mixture left by the passing of “Panzer” Nagelsmann.
Eriksen was the brains and heart of the comeback, which failed to turn the game around because Mahéli did not have the skill to hurt the Germans. With the match temperature reaching dangerous levels, both teams stopped to cool down, which the gods disproportionately resolved, unleashing a fight that took everyone to the changing rooms, and the match was stopped for 25 minutes. As the sky closed and lightning and thunder moved elsewhere, the match returned with three electric shocks that could have changed the face of the match.
Havertz once again threatened Laird Schmeichel, giving Manuel Neuer, in the opposite goal, the opportunity to shine on the day he surpassed Schweinsteiger's mark, becoming the German player who participated in the most matches (19) in the final stages of the European Championships. Neuer excelled in all the saves and denied Hoglund, who moments before had already threatened with a shot into the side netting. Once again, Eriksen was the reason behind the move, as Delaney freed himself to isolate the striker, who was denied absolute joy by Neuer.
But Denmark had more tricks up its sleeve. A trick that didn't work perfectly because Andersen's goal (50') was illegal, as VAR showed. Germany needed Maria da Fonte's inspiration to try to reunite it and stop the Scandinavian threat.
The greatest irony of fate is that Andersen himself, for whom the Danish goal was disallowed, touched the ball with his hand after Raum's cross. Hey chip VAR alerted and Germany took advantage of a penalty that was not forgiven to Havertz. The Arsenal forward could have scored twice after that, but he couldn't find the right angle and the ball went around the post, adding to the uncertainty for a few more moments.
Kai Havertz puts Germany ahead??#sporttvportugal #EURONaSPORTTV #Euro2024 #Germany #Denmark #Petano pic.twitter.com/wzd99oxSVw
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Havertz was close to scoring twice again, but Musiala dispelled the doubts and increased the lead, returning to the top scorer, alongside Georgian Mikautadze, with three goals in the tournament. Germany's victory only needed the official seal, which Denmark is still trying to avoid with valid arguments but not enough to get them out.Manshaft“From your European.
Musiala extends Germany's lead by a foot and a half in the quarter-finals#sporttvportugal #EURONaSPORTTV #Euro2024 #Germany #Denmark #Petano pic.twitter.com/xXr1VxuYt5
– Sports TV (@sporttvportugal) June 29, 2024
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