Olympic soccer tournament: Germany eliminated early

by time news

Dhe dream of an Olympic medal suddenly burst for Max Kruse and Co. Despite good chances and the first appearance in front of spectators, the team of coach Stefan Kuntz did not get more than 1: 1 (0: 0) in Rifu on Wednesday in Rifu (0: 0) and thus only finished third in Group D. Five years ago Germany won silver at the summer games in Rio, now it’s back home after the preliminary round.

The Olympic mission ended with a big disappointment 52 days after the triumph at the U-21 European Championship. In front of around 6000 spectators, an own goal by Benjamin Henrichs (67th) brought the DFB selection behind, the equalization by Eduard Löwen (73rd) was too little. The German team showed a bit better, but couldn’t take advantage of their chances. Before that, there had been a 2: 4 against Brazil and a 3: 2 against Saudi Arabia.

Disorder in the back team

The decisive goal in the end came in the 67th minute. After a long throw-in, Henrichs slid the ball into his own goal in front of Youssouf Dao, who was ready to shoot. Once again there was disorder in the back team. A flaw that ran through the entire tournament. After that, the European champion threw everything forward, but only managed to equalize with the remarkable free kick from Löwen from 20 meters.

The starting position was clear: a victory against the Ivorians had to be achieved in order to reach the quarter-finals. The DFB team approached the game accordingly. A little better organized on the defensive after conceding six goals in two games, the German team pushed for the opening goal.

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