Germany is rated higher than Scotland in the opening match of EURO 2024. That was quickly proven when in just the first half of the match, the home team of the EURO 2024 finals led the opponent 3-0 and was able to play again. ahead from minute 44.
In the second half, Scotland played very hard, but only got 1 honorable goal when Rudiger scored an own goal. However, the “Tank” also scored 2 goals in the second half to win the final score 5-1, thereby having a dream start in EURO 2024.
FORCE INFORMATION
– GERMANY: Aleksandar Pavlovic absent (injured).
– SCOTLAND: Missing Lyndon Dykes, Ben Doak (injured); The ability of Callum McGregor, Andy Robertson and Lawrence Shankland to play is still open.
FORM AND CONFRONTATION
– Germany only lost 2/9 recent matches in all competitions (won 5, drew 2, lost 2).
– Scotland only won 1/9 recent matches in all competitions (won 1, drew 3, lost 5).
– Germany lost only 1/13 of their most recent clashes with Scotland in all competitions (won 8, drew 4, lost 1).
Speaking at the press conference before the Germany – Scotland match, coach Nagelsmann said: “Scotland is not a team with many stars, but that makes them more dangerous. They have very fast players who play with dedication.”
Germany is a candidate for the EURO 2024 championship, but since winning the 2014 World Cup, German football has continuously disappointed in major tournaments. In fact, in the last 3 matches on major playgrounds, Germany lost all of them. Therefore, “Tank” fans are very worried about coach Nagelsmann and his team.
Talking about this, coach Nagelsmann affirmed: “When I look into the players’ eyes, I see their belief and confidence. That is also what I want. We have home advantage and we want to win. There will be pressure, but Germany will overcome the pressure and we can beat Scotland.”
According to the schedule, the match between Germany and Scotland takes place at 2:00 a.m. on June 15 (Vietnam time). VOV Electronic Newspaper will report online, inviting interested readers to follow.
Some pictures before the opening match of EURO 2024 (Photo: Reuters).
THE GAME BEGINS !!!
1′: DO NOT ENTER!!! Antonio Rudiger flicked a long ball to Florian Wirtz so he could face the opponent’s goalkeeper. Unfortunately, this player’s final shot was inaccurate.
4′: NO!!! Jamal Musiala dribbled the ball on the right wing in an attacking direction, but could not beat the Scottish defender. Germany is attacking aggressively and creating many dangers for the opponent’s goal.
9′: PRESS THE FIELD!!! Germany dominated the ball, creating great pressure on the opponent’s field, but the home team could not open the scoring.
10′: IN IN IN IN !!! Florian Wirtz accurately cushioned the ball from his teammate’s cross to beat goalkeeper Angus Gunn to score the opening goal for Germany.
14′: After scoring the opening goal, Germany continued to attack aggressively, making it difficult for Scotland to defend. Germany’s midfield is in complete control of the game, making it impossible for the away team to deploy the game as desired.
18′: SAVE !!! Goalkeeper Angus Gunn left the goal and ran far away to neutralize Germany’s very good attack.
19′: IN IN IN IN!!! Germany attacked in the middle very well, the opportunity came to Jamal Musiala, this player handled the ball neatly in the penalty area, then scored accurately to increase the score to 2-0 for the home team.
25′: PENALTY!!! Jamal Musiala dribbled the ball into the penalty area, the away team’s defenders blocked it, the referee determined there was an error and gave the home team a penalty.
26′: WHISPER!!! After consulting VAR technology, the referee determined that Jamal Musiala was fouled from outside the penalty area before falling inside the penalty area, so the home team was awarded a direct free kick.
28′: DO NOT ENTER!!! Kai Havertz took a free kick, this player hit the goal, but could not beat goalkeeper Angus Gunn.
31′: YELLOW CARD!!! Robert Andrich committed a harsh foul and was shown a yellow card by the referee.
36′: NO!!! Scotland launched a quick counter-attack, the ball was stuffed into Germany’s penalty area, but the home team’s defense easily and successfully neutralized it.
42′: NO GOAL!!! Germany attacked very well on the right wing. Joshua Kimmich crossed the ball very well for Ilkay Gundogan to score, but goalkeeper Angus Gunn made an excellent save. The referee is checking VAR to see if Ilkay Gundogan was fouled before the shot.
43′: PENALTY AND RED CARD!!! After checking VAR, the referee determined that Ilkay Gundogan had been fouled, and Germany was awarded an 11m penalty. Ryan Porteous was even shown a straight red card.
45+1′: IN IN IN IN !!! Kai Havertz was assigned the responsibility of taking the 11m penalty kick. The striker accurately scored to increase the score to 3-0 for Germany.
