Post by mesi10 on Jan 10, 2024 22:31:18 GMT -5
Germany left everything for the last minute this Saturday, had the luxury of navigating the drama of an imminent early elimination and with an epic comeback they beat Sweden 2-1 at the stroke of 96 minutes.
Sweden, which came into the match on the second day of Group F with 3 points in its bags, may have dispatched the world champion from Russia, not because of Ola Toinoven's great goal at 32 minutes, but because of the string of three chances that He got lost before going to break.
He spared the opponent's life, forgot that it was Binance App Users Data Germany, and after the interval the best version of the team that had refused to appear appeared.
The goal from a free kick in the 95th minute by Toni Kroos was the highlight of a magnificent work, but it was also the redemption for the Real Madrid midfielder, who was to blame for the ball that the Swedes found to push the counterattack that the giant of the Toulouse.
Kroos, subdued and indifferent in the first half, threw flames in the second and helped set fire to a match for which the Swedes had no reaction.
The turn of the helm for a ship that seemed to be shipwrecked with Toinoven's goal was given by Marco Reus at the dawn of the second half, in the 48th minute.
It was the reunion of a Germany with its best football and the forceful response to the criticism that already seemed to anticipate the end of the Löw era.
The coach introduced four changes to the starting lineup today to undertake the small revolution and the dizzying start seemed to prove him right.
So much so that his pupils had 84 percent possession of the ball.
But Janne Andersson's men, who seem very comfortable in the role of resisting, suffering and waiting, found the advantage in the small details.
Toivonenn scored a great goal tonight after a play in which the team showed how the chip changes from defense to attack.
Sweden, which came into the match on the second day of Group F with 3 points in its bags, may have dispatched the world champion from Russia, not because of Ola Toinoven's great goal at 32 minutes, but because of the string of three chances that He got lost before going to break.
He spared the opponent's life, forgot that it was Binance App Users Data Germany, and after the interval the best version of the team that had refused to appear appeared.
The goal from a free kick in the 95th minute by Toni Kroos was the highlight of a magnificent work, but it was also the redemption for the Real Madrid midfielder, who was to blame for the ball that the Swedes found to push the counterattack that the giant of the Toulouse.
Kroos, subdued and indifferent in the first half, threw flames in the second and helped set fire to a match for which the Swedes had no reaction.
The turn of the helm for a ship that seemed to be shipwrecked with Toinoven's goal was given by Marco Reus at the dawn of the second half, in the 48th minute.
It was the reunion of a Germany with its best football and the forceful response to the criticism that already seemed to anticipate the end of the Löw era.
The coach introduced four changes to the starting lineup today to undertake the small revolution and the dizzying start seemed to prove him right.
So much so that his pupils had 84 percent possession of the ball.
But Janne Andersson's men, who seem very comfortable in the role of resisting, suffering and waiting, found the advantage in the small details.
Toivonenn scored a great goal tonight after a play in which the team showed how the chip changes from defense to attack.