Germany reached their first quarter-finals in 4 makes an attempt at a big match as targets from Kai Havertz and Jamal Musiala fix a 2-0 victory over Denmark in a storm-delayed and debatable come across in Dortmund.
At the eve of Saturday’s assembly at Sign Iduna Terrain, meteorologists had warned that inclement climate statuses within the Ruhr pocket may just disrupt court cases – and referee Michael Oliver was once compelled to droop play games for 20 mins all through the primary part as safety feature.
By means of upcoming, Germany had visible Nico Schlotterbeck’s header dominated out next Andreas Skov Olsen was once illegally banned via Joshua Kimmich.
Rasmus Hojlund was once to blame of lacking two just right possibilities past due within the first part, however the recreation’s fat flashpoint centred on Crystal Palace defender Joachim Andersen within the territory of 2 mins.
First, the centre-back idea he had scored the primary function for his nation when he swivelled and located the base nook however Thomas Delaney was once deemed to had been fractionally offside within the build-up.
As Germany celebrated their reprieve, VAR Stuart Atwell noticed a handball from Andersen moments after in blocking off David Raum’s go. It gave the impression harsh given the proximity of Andersen to the go, however Havertz stayed composed to overcome Kasper Schmeichel from 12 yards.
There was once not anything debatable about Germany’s 2d, then again, which killed the competition as Schlotterbeck picked out the run of Musiala, who breezed clear of Andersen to fireside throughout Schmeichel and arrange a quarter-final towards both Spain or Georgia.
Talking on ITV, Roy Keane was once no longer inspired with the decision-making of the Denmark goalkeeper, pronouncing: “His starting position was OK but then Kasper hesitates in that split-second and makes the wrong decision. Once he started going back to his own goal, he was in trouble. It was a brilliant finish but hesitation cost him.”
Kai Havertz’s penalty put Germany forward in Dortmund
Why was once Denmark’s function dominated out?
Andersen is puzzled as to why his function was once chalked off
There have been 3 choices which needed to be made within the incident which noticed Andersen suppose he had given Denmark the manage.
At the start, the English fit officers checked out whether or not there was once an preliminary offside from Christian Eriksen’s free-kick. That was once dominated out.
All the way through the second one section, it was once checked whether or not there was once a penalty offence on Thomas Delaney via Havertz, which was once deemed to not be ample plethora to be overturned.
Subsequently, Delaney was once status in an offside place – via a toe – when he attacked the ball off when it got here off Rasmus Hojlund’s shoulder. Semi-automated VAR replays confirmed simply how tight the offside name was once.
Joachim Andersen’s flip and end was once dominated out
UEFA observation on Andersen disallowed function
Denmark idea they’d taken the manage in Dortmund
“During the match between Germany and Denmark, connected ball technology housed inside adidas’s Fussballliebe ball showed that Denmark defender Joachim Andersen touched the ball with his hand inside the penalty area.
“On this example, the sensor was once in a position to report as it should be the contact of the hand of the participant with the skin of the ball.
“The ‘heartbeat’ of the ball shown on broadcast is the same as the referee sees during the on-field review and discerns the point of contact accurately to five-hundredths of a second.”
Must Andersen had been penalised for handball?
Andersen was once additionally penalised for dealing with Raum’s go
The Andersen handball incident fell throughout the flow interpretation and alertness of the IFAB laws. Andersen’s frame is outdoor the silhouette, making a barrier combating the ball from being crossed.
Andersen’s arm is outstretched, due to this fact it was once really useful for it to be a penalty offence.
Roy Keane talking on ITV:
“I’m always critical of defenders who put their hands behind their back, as their balance can’t be right. But you feel for defenders now. I can’t see that as a penalty.
“Does each defender now have to place their palms in the back of their again? You are feeling for Denmark. The spirit of the sport – it’s so unfair for that handball to move towards them.”
Sky Sports’ Lewis Jones:
“This handball legislation is a farce. To punish Andersen that critically for that more or less infringement is a comic story. It’s a very simple recovery. If a handball isn’t planned within the section, award an oblique free-kick. It could oppose all this nonsense.”
Stats: Tale of the fit
Response from Dortmund
Denmark have didn’t win any in their utmost 8 video games at primary competitions (D4 L4), with their utmost such victory coming within the quarter-finals of EURO 2020 towards Czechia (2-1)
Germany educator Julian Nagelsmann: “The first 20 minutes of the game was the best we’ve played at the tournament and then the rain break unsettled everyone. Denmark didn’t have a shot in the first half but in the second half put more pressure on us. There’s a lot of work to do ahead of the quarter-finals, we need to be a little more patient in the build-up phase and wait for our moments.”
German defender Nico Schlotterbeck: “I think we had a super game and hope that the fans in Dortmund enjoyed it. I’m very happy for the team, it’s reward for the hard work. The break for the rain, we handled well. We played with euphoria and with pleasure and now we go to Stuttgart (for the quarter-final). I grew up just a few kilometres away.”
Denmark midfielder Thomas Delaney: “It’s very heavy right now, very heavy. We met a good team. We just needed to stick the knife in. We got what we expected. I don’t know if it’s a big offside for our goal, but it’s probably on me. It was like a bucket of cold water over the head. We invested a lot, we suffered a lot, we have to be honest to say that too. It was a tough match, and we expect that against Germany too.”
Superstar participant – Kai Havertz
Germany have now received 3 in their 5 encounters with Denmark at primary competitions (Global Cups/EUROs – L2), with all 3 victories coming on the UEFA Ecu Championship finals (1988 and 2012 additionally).
From the elegant to the ridiculous. This was once an indicator efficiency from the Arsenal ahead, the type that makes him so lively. He must have scored from six yards out within the first part when he headed Raum’s supply directly at Schmeichel.
In the second one, a grand piece of talent avoided Jannik Vestergaard just for the end to once more be missing. However Havertz will get via such a lot paintings and his efforts have been rewarded from the spot.
On what was once his fiftieth cap for Germany, Havertz netted his 18th function for the nationwide staff, with most effective Niclas Füllkrug (7) netting extra targets because the appointment of Julian Nagelsmann than his six.
Most effective Jürgen Klinsmann and Mario Gomez (each 5) have scored extra targets for Germany on the UEFA Ecu Championship finals than Havertz (4), year he’s netted 5 targets in his utmost 10 video games for the nationwide staff.
Musiala coming of hour – Opta stats
Musiala is the primary Germany participant to attain 3+ targets in one EUROs version since Mario Gómez in 2012 (3)
- Most effective Wayne Rooney (4) has scored extra targets elderly 21 and underneath on the UEFA Ecu Championship finals than Germany’s Jamal Musiala (3), year he’s scored extra targets at this EUROs in 4 video games than in his first 29 appearances for the nationwide staff (2).
- Manuel Neuer made his thirty eighth look for Germany at a big pageant; the joint-most of any participant for the nationwide staff along Bastian Schweinsteiger. Certainly, this was once additionally his nineteenth look on the UEFA Ecu Championship finals, probably the most of any German participant.
- Most effective France and Netherlands (each 6) have scored extra consequences on the UEFA Ecu Championship finals than Germany (5, no longer together with shootouts), with most effective EURO 2020 (9) visual extra consequences scored than EURO 2024 (8).
- Germany have reached the quarter-finals of a big pageant for the primary week since doing so at EURO 2016, attaining the semi-finals of that version.