UEFA EURO 2016

No goals between Germany and Poland

First the Germans, then the poles dominate, but achieves a hit either one of them. It remains exciting until the end, but the bottom line is a fair goalless draw.

The German football national team missed the European championship, the premature entry into the knockout stage. The Team of national coach Joachim Löw did not come at the Stade de France against Poland on a 0:0. With four points from two Games, the world champion leads the group C thanks to a better Torverhältnisses in front of the point the same poles. Mathematically, sure, the eighth-final the catchment but is not as yet clear whether the German team belongs to at least one of the four best group third.

In front of 74,000 spectators in Saint-Denis, near Paris, the Löw-Elf in a determined and powerful began. After four minutes there was the first degree: Julian Draxler crossed from the left, Mario Götze, came from seven meters to the head to the ball and nodded just over. The poles of the respect for the German team was to be noted in the first few minutes. The Eleven of coach Adam Nawalka was waiting for.

Returnees Mats Hummels was the only Change of national coach Joachim Loew in the starting lineup compared to the opening of the European championship game against Ukraine. The defender had at the beginning, however, is a little shaky. On the side of his future Munich club colleague Jerome Boateng he was not well and in a timely manner in the two fights.

Germany dominates

For Robert Lewandowski, it can’t

The poles were in German possession of the ball very deep, only Robert Lewandowski was lurking about on the halfway line on the counter-attack opportunities. Against this bulwark of the world champion on the wing, tried it, especially on the left, with Julian Draxler and Jonas Hector. Lukasz Piszczek to be strong on this site, not always as a stand.

Germany dominated the Events to your liking, however, no Chance jumped out of the efforts for a long time. From the 20. Minute the poles were attacking and naughty: Lewandowski came in the first box scene of the sixteen-meter edge of the room, to the shot, but the German defense was able to block it. The DFB-Team ran more. Over long distances, the lot is recalled a football game in which the Germans played again and again to the area of Poland around the key were looking for.

Shortly before the break as Khedira it held from the second row by a volley shot, but the Ball flew past meters on the Polish box. In comparison to the first appearance against Ukraine the Defensive stand much safer. In the case of loss of the ball Germany switched quickly and made the rear of the Scots tight. The gateless draw at the break was for the poles to be quite flattering.

Poland surprised

Hard fight, fair game: Thomas Müller and Grzegorz Krychowiak

After the break, the poles went surprisingly like the fire Department. 60 seconds after the restart, Arkadiusz Milik came after a cross from Kamil Grosicki from four meters completely free to head the ball and the housing fell just short. This had to be the guide. Shortly afterwards, Toni Kroos struck a fine Pass in the tip, idol came out about ten meters in the right half Position to the final, but goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski was able to parry. In the 48. Minute started Hummels watched a flank of the advanced Left-back Artur Jedrzejczyk with a bit of luck in the Fall from Lewandowski had already in his back.

With fire and pace it went on. A free-kick for the poles in the 59. Minute caused a murmur among the German Fans. Lewandowski’s cross put the Ball with the hoe, Milik pulled flat, the Ball sizzled just wide of the left post. The Germans were not shocked. Kroos held in the 65. Minute from the second row on it, but went about it. A Minute later Gotze left the field for Andre schurrle. It went on. First of all the first-class Chance for Poland as Grosicki gave the Ball to the left flat clean, Milik was on the penalty spot to totally free the ball but not properly met. On the other hand, Mesut Özil pulled on the penalty area edge, with the left foot, but Fabianski deflected the Ball over the bar.

Also Mesut Özil (R) does not succeed in the proceeds at the end of matches

In the 72. Minute moved Löw once again, the Fans want Mario Gomez came on for Julian Draxler. The game was a little slower, the high Tempo previously had a lot of energy, but it remained exciting. In the case of the German team a lot went well on the left. Schürrle on the wing pressure, was, however, slows down in the penalty area. Five minutes before the break, Thomas Müller put away for Benedikt Höwedes, in a good position for a shot, the ball jumped to the right defender, however, far from the foot, Michal Pazdan was able to go in between. In the end, it was the just 0:0.

And so, too, the national coach said in the ZDF: “Overall, the draw is completely fair. Defensively we played well, made hardly any chances. In the game forward, we have found only a few solutions.” The setting have, however, voted, analyzed Löw. “We have won a one-on-One. We can be glad that we played 0:0”, ruled, however, Jerome Boateng: “We don’t play until the last third, well, then, we will go past the opponent and are not dangerous. That must improve, or we’ll be not far.” And Toni Kroos said: “We have had two, three clear chances to score too little. After the front has just been missing a little something.” Also Mats Hummels showed dissatisfaction: “We have not managed to control the game. The poles have brought us to the Counter-attack often in trouble in the second half, we were lucky.” In the last group game of the DFB-selection meets next Tuesday in Northern Ireland.

Here you can read through the game again with all the highlights.