2023-06-12 21:10:36
Germany did not go beyond a draw against Ukraine (3-3) on Monday in a friendly played in Bremen in which they came to be against the wall and did not get their third goal until the 90th minute thanks to a penalty. Viktor Tsygankov, Girona player, stood out with two goals.
In the 1,000th game in its historyGermany had the ball, generated some chances, the first in minute 2, took the lead in minute 6 with a goal from Nicklas Filling Pitcher and then he conceded two goals, one in a counterattack and another in a play that began with a loss of the ball in his own half.
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It was the highlight of the first part of a match that had more of a political component, as a show of solidarity with Ukraine, than a sporting one, but which was part of Germany’s preparation for Euro 2024 that they will play at home.
The selector, Hansi Flick, started playing with a defense of three central -Antonio Rüdiger, Mathias Ginter and Nico Schlotterbeck- and two wide wingers with a clear offensive disposition as Mariusz Wolf and Tobias Raum.
His intention was to corral Ukraine into their own half, press high on every turnover and move it around quickly looking for space.
The German start was promising. The Ukrainians found no way out of the pressure and a return was intercepted inside the area by filling jug, who finished off wide from an excellent position.
Füllkrug opens the scoring
Shortly after came the goal. Joshua Kimmich put a ball in the area, Wolf He received it and signed a shot with his left foot that went into the back of the net after touching in filling jug.
Tsygankov and Rüdiger, at an own goal, come back
On the offensive side there was practically no Ukrainian news until, after a bad pass from Wolfa backlash was generated in which Tsygankov, Girona playerended up scoring the equalizer with a cross shot with his right leg.
The second Ukrainian arrival, in the 24th minute, became the visitors’ second goal after a shot from Mudryk hit the one leg of Ruediger and went to the bottom of the net.
Ukraine withdraws
Then the game turned into desperate attempts by Germany to gain space near the rival area, where almost the entire Ukrainian team closed in to defend with everything.
Before the break Germany had three noteworthy arrivals: a slightly high shot from Leon Goretzka from the edge in the 29th minute, a header deflected from filling jug to the center of Raum at 38 and a Leroy Sané free-kick that crashed against the crossbar a few seconds before the break.
Tsygankov strikes again
In the second half Germany had the ball almost uninterruptedly until in the 55th minute Ginter He lost it inside the area. Yarmlenko set up Tsygankov, who scored the third Ukrainian goal.
That goal gave Ukraine confidence, which began to dare more offensively, while Germany began to appear more insecure.
Germany avoid defeat with two goals at the end
However, in the 82nd minute he closed the gap with a target by Kai Havertz, who scored with his right foot after winning a duel inside the box after a long ball from Rüdiger.
The equalizer came in the 90th minute, when Kimmich converted a penalty called for a foul against Havertz.
GERMANY
33
UKRAINE
Germany: Trapp; Rüdiger, Ginter, Schlotterbeck (Klostermann, 46); Wolf (Hoffmann, 62), Kimmich, Goretzka (Musiala, 62), Raum (Henrichs, 71); Brandt (Wirtz, 71), Sané; Füllkrug (Havertz, 46).
Ukraine: Trubin; Thymchyk, Zabarnyi, Matvienko, Mykolenko (Sobol, 78); Stephanenko (Ignatenko, 64); Tsyngankov (Zubkov, 71), Yarmolenko (Malinovski, 64), Sudakov, Mudryk (Phikalinov, 78); Dovbyk (Vanat, 64).
Goals: 1-0, min 6: Füllkrug. 1-1, 19 min: Tsygankov. 1-2, min 24: Rüdiger, own goal. 1-3, min 58: Tsygankov. 2-3, min 82: Havertz. 3-3, min 90: Kimmich from a penalty.
Referee: Anastasios Sidirropoulus (Greece). He admonished Malinovski.
Incidents: friendly match played at the Weser Stadion in Bremen before some 35,000 spectators.
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