SpainGermany
8′ – Subst. Pedri by Dani Olmo
13′ – Yellow – Antonio Rüdiger
28′ – Geel – David Raum
29′ – Yellow – Robin Le Normand
51′ – Goal – Dani Olmo (1 – 0)
57′ – Yellow – Robert Andrich
57′ – Substitution by David Raum for Maximilian Mittelstädt
57′ – Substitution. Ilkay Gündogan by Niclas Füllkrug
63′ – Verv. Lamine Yamal from Ferran Torres
67′ – Yellow – Toni Kroos
73′ – Geel – Maximilian Mittelstädt
79′ – Verv. Nico Williams door Mikel Merino
79′ – Verv. Alvaro Morata by Mikel Oyarzabal
80′ – Verv. Jonathan Tah door Thomas Müller
82′ – Geel – Unai Simon
89′ – Goal – Florian Wirtz (1 – 1)
90′ – Yellow – Nico Schlotterbeck
European Championship – Matchday 1 – 05/07/24 – 18:00
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51′
Dani Olmo
51′
Dani Olmo
1 – 0
89′
Florian Wirtz
1 – 1
Florian Wirtz
89′
119′
Mikel Merino
119′
Mikel Merino
2 – 1
No party on home soil for Germany. Spain knocked the host out of their own European Championship after a thrilling duel. At the end of regular time, Wirtz had initially avoided an exit, but a late Spanish goal plunged Germany into mourning. Substitute Mikel Merino crowned himself the unexpected hero at La Roja.
Highlights Spain – Germany
Spain – Germany in a nutshell
Man of the match
Dani Olmo came on for the injured Pedri and did not disappoint at all. Just after half-time he opened the score on a pass from Yamal and was also decisive in the end. With penalties in sight, Olmo also served Merino for the goal of the qualification.
Key moment
You can’t get much closer to penalties. For two periods of extra time, the two teams went all out for the win, but Mikel Merino did what Füllkrug couldn’t: head it in. Great jump and header from the substitute.
Statistics
We got the two most attractive teams in this quarter final, but they also showed that they could be tough. Over 120 minutes we got 16 yellow cards and one red.
Remarkable
Toni Kroos led the line in the duels. After three minutes he went way too hard on Pedri, who had to go off injured a few minutes later. The passes, but also the tackles at Kroos, who we can now call retired.
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It turned out to be a bit more tension than was good for the match. Toni Kroos had to win, and he already knocked Pedri over after a few minutes. Exit Pedri, in Dani.
Luis de la Fuente was grateful for that match against Albania, in which Dani Olmo had already shown what he could do. Before half-time, the lines were too closed and too strong to do much football and so we had to make do with pinpricks.
Both keepers were in action, but never had to produce the wonder saves. Neuer made his goal small for Nico Williams and pushed away an Olmo shot well, Unai Simon easily saved a header from Havertz.
Dani in Florian
So rest, Germany wanted to get more control of the match with substitutes Wirtz and Andrich.
The opposite happened, with the elusive Yamal in a leading role. With a first would-be assist, Morata still did too little, the second Olmo took over nicely in one go.
Nagelsmann felt the storm coming and made further substitutions. With more dominant play and many chances, it was only until the end that the liberating goal was achieved.
Füllkrug did his best to force the equalizer, but could not get past the post. His powers as a super sub are not that great.
Florian Wirtz had been there longer and did better after the Germans had started pumping. On a pass from Mittelstädt and Kimmich he hit the post, but on the right side. Extra time in Stuttgart.
During the tense extra time, the teams left gaps to attack, but without any major clear-cut chances.
There was some controversy about the penalty, with Cucurella unintentionally stopping a shot from Musiala with his hand. Anthony Taylor and the VAR did not award it, others would have done so. Food for discussion.
Füllkrug missed another big chance to become an even bigger hero and had to watch Mikel Merino finish on the other side. A good cross from Olmo, a powerful jump and header from Merino. Spain to the semi-finals, Toni Kroos and Germany to the exit.
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Step by step
End
Kroos throws the very last chance in front of goal, but Simon plucks it and goes down. The signal for Anthony Taylor to blow the whistle! Spain goes through to the semi-finals and had to get past a very creditable and pleasant Germany. Mikel Merino is the savior of the fatherland, on a pass from Olmo.
Carvajal – who was already suspended – receives his second yellow card
Carvajal, who was already suspended for the semi-final, will happily hang on Musiala’s neck. The wonder boy was gone, vintage Carvajal.
Dani Olmo, the standout player for Spain, has cramps, but is in no hurry to get back on his feet. Of course.
There will be 3 minutes of added time.
No, it’s not going to be Niclas Füllkrug’s day. In a fantastically undulating final phase, he’s allowed to head alone, from close range. But somehow ‘die Lücke’ heads just wide.
Füllkrug misses last chance header!
Olapola, it’s a shooting gallery in the German box. Everyone gets a go, but the ball doesn’t even reach Simon.
So farewell to the Germans? They get three more minutes from Taylor.
Mikel Merino!
No, we’re not going to penalties! Dani Olmo throws the ball well in front of goal, from his left flank, and Mikel Merino heads the ball nicely into the net. Beautiful jump from the Real Sociedad man.
There isn’t really any football played anymore.
Eddy Demarez
2-1 to Spain! Merino heads in Olmo’s cross
Füllkrug extends Kimmich’s cross, Simon is alert
Füllkrug can’t get his head against it! Fantastic cross from Kimmich, who even without the touch of the German needs his save. It’s not meant to be for Füllkrug today.
Nacho writhes in pain, but is just a first-class seamstress. He actually lets Wirtz, who is already yellow, run into his back.
2024-07-05 19:21:55
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