Germany got a crushing European Championship revenge against Denmark – “Norwegian” mistakes contributed
Vålerenga stopper Stine Ballisager lost almost halfway in the first half the ball as the back player. Lina Magull tackled it with her and banged it at the nearest intersection. Signe Bruun had to share the blame for the goal, as she pushed the ball too loosely back to Ballisager and put the teammate in a difficult situation against the aggressive German pressure.
Rosenborg goalkeeper Lene Christensen kept Denmark in the game for a long time with great saves, but she made a mistake on a corner kick from Magull in the 57th minute. Lea Schüller could not do anything to stop the goal;
Substitutes Lena Lattwein and Alexandra Popp completed the work in the last quarter.
Thus, Germany got revenge for the quarter-final loss in the previous European Championship, which ended the team’s 22-year reign as European champion. Germany won six European Championships in a row from 1995 to 2013. Denmark, which took silver in the previous European Championships, is having a hard time moving on from a group that also includes Spain. The Spanish star team won 4-1 over Finland earlier Friday.
– We made a brilliant match. With great aggression, we totally dominated. It was a great team effort by all the players, said Germany’s national team manager Martina Voss-Tecklenburg.
Denmark is the best team Norway beat in the European Championship run-up. After Friday’s victories, Germany and Spain are hotly contested quarter-final opponents for the teams that advance from Norway’s group.
Three from the Toppserien
Denmark had three Toppserien players in the starting line-up, while Norway only had one (Guro Pettersen) in its opening match on Thursday. The Danes wore mourning bandages in memory of the victims of the shooting at a shopping center in Copenhagen.
The Germans were paid for their high and aggressive pressure when they took the lead. Until then, Denmark had kept zero thanks to several good saves by Lene Christensen and a good portion of luck. Felicitas Rauch sent, among other things, long shots in the crossbar three minutes apart before the quarter was played.
Second time not Lea Schüller in the post on the return, but she was offside. Lattwein also hit the post after a corner kick in the second half.
Great for Pop
Bruun had Denmark’s best chance in the first half with a distance shot which put Merle Frohms to the test. Vålerenga player Janni Thomsen also hit a corner kick that danced through the field, but all in all, the Danes had a bit to line up.
The Germans also welcomed Captain Alexandra Popp back to coronary heart disease. The 31-year-old was traded in for his European Championship debut and crowned with the score of their nodded Sydney Lohmann’s post in empty goal. Previously lost several European Championship playoffs with injuries.
Four minutes into overtime, Denmark was reduced to ten players. Kathrine Kühl had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury.
The match was set by more than 15,000 spectators at Brentford’s arena in London.