Before playing their last match of the group stage, the Germans already had their ticket for the round of 16 of the competition. Facing Switzerland, two missions remained for the Mannschaft: to secure first place in the group and to offer another great performance to their audience. The first was filled, the second… a little less.
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Dominant, the Germans were muddled for a good part of the match and were trailing for a long time after Dan Ndoye opened the scoring. They nevertheless had the merit of believing in it until the end and were rewarded with a goal, in the last moments, from their striker Niclas Füllkrug. A disappointment for the Swiss, who can at least be satisfied with collecting a point, which also ensures them qualification for the round of 16.
The other match of the evening was also played in stoppage time, a moment chosen by Kevin Csoboth to score the winning goal for Hungary against Scotland (1-0). His team finishes third in Pool A, and will have to wait for the results of the other groups to know if it finishes among the four best thirds, and therefore qualifies for the round of 16.
What you must remember
- The cador. Niclas Füllkrug
The Borussia Dortmund striker is not a starter in the mind of his coach, Julian Nagelsmann. But when he has his chance, he is often decisive. Entered at 76e minute of play, he took advantage of his short appearance on the pitch at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt to equalize and score his thirteenth goal in nineteen caps.
1-0, 29e : on the left, Fabian Rieder shifts Remo Freuler, who sends a superb cross towards Dan Ndoye, who leaves the German defense at the near post and sends the ball into Manuel Neuer’s goal.
1-1, 90e : the Germans snatch the equalizer on the wire! The locals rushed to the attack, multiplied the crosses, and one of them found the head of the new arrival Niclas Füllkrug, who uncrossed his shot to score.
Like the number of yellow cards received by Jonathan Tah during the Euro group stage. The German defender will be suspended for his team’s round of 16 match after being booked against Switzerland and Scotland.
At 84e minute of the match, Ruben Vargas thought he would put an end to the suspense by going to score Switzerland’s second goal, but he was flagged offside for a few centimeters. The Germans are not going to lose hope and hang on until the end.
We were far from the offensive festival of the opening match on Sunday evening. Scrambled, the Germans at least offered a small dose of twist to the match by snatching the equalizer on the wire.
