The match started off entertaining, with both teams looking to end their possessions with shots and a first warning of Kai Havertzwhich took advantage of an overconfidence of Willi Orban marking and shot from close range, an action saved by Peter Gulacsi (eleven).
The ‘Mannschaft’ detected the defender’s lack of strength, and in an action between Ilkay Gundogan and Orban, the RB Leipzig defender went to the ground, without Gulacsi being able to catch the ball either. With the rival defense completely sold out, Gundogan assisted Jamal Musiala (22) to open the scoring, amid protests from the Hungarian players, who claimed a foul on Orban.
“I have never complained in my career as a player or coach, I have never looked for excuses, but what the referee did today… he used a double standard“Lamented Hungary coach Marco Rossi after the match. “The referee allowed a goal after Orban was pushed. “In the second half, in a similar action against (Robert) Andrich, the referee signaled a foul.”
Musiala, A native of Stuttgart, he thus added his second goal in the tournament, after having contributed to the resounding rout of Scotland (5-1).
“He is perhaps the most important player at this moment for usespecially when it comes to creating, making the last pass and scoring goals, which is something he has added to his game as well,” Gundogan said of the youngster.
In a fit of rage, Hungary rushed towards Manuel Neuer’s goal, earning a foul on the edge of the German area. Dominik Szoboszlaian expert in shooting from that distance, sent a powerful ball into the top corner, but Neuer’s reflexes prevented the tie.
Germany took the warning seriously and tried to get hold of the ball, sneaking around Gulacsi’s goal, but just before the break, in a new set-piece action, Hungary thought they had established the tie, but it was disallowed for offside.
The first minutes of the second half were calm and worry-free for the goalkeepers, until Hungary broke the non-aggression pact with a header from Bernabás Varga (60) that went wide.
The hosts would not take long to respond. A combination on the front of the Hungarian area, in which he was involved again Musiala, He freed Maximilian Mittelstadt on the left. The Stuttgart winger quickly entered the area and, with the rival defense confused, found a simple assist for Gundogan (67).
The second goal definitively broke the game in favor of a ‘Mannschaft’, which began to multiply the chances against a Hungarian team that seemed to give up definitively, despite the constant and noisy support of its fans and one last action by Orban, saved on the goal line by Joshua Kimmich (90+5).
Germany has six points in two days and will close the group stage on June 23 against Switzerland, a team that defeated Hungary on the first day of group A (3-1).
With these two defeats, the Magyars make their journey in Euro 2024 very complicated, after having completed a practically perfect qualifying phase (5 wins and 3 draws).
His options to stay alive now depend on what happens this Wednesday in Cologne between Switzerland and Scotland, and on the decisive match against the ‘Tartan Army’ on June 23, again in Stuttgart.
Switzerland postponed its qualification
Switzerland tied 1-1 with Scotland on the second date of Group A of the Euro Cup and postponed its qualification to the quarterfinalswhich will be defined in the next day when he faces Germany, which achieved a 2-0 victory against Hungary and leads the area.
With a bit against Fabian Schär, Scotland He started winning the first game, but Xherdan Shaqiri He tied the match in the second half, which allowed him to have one last chance to qualify for the quarterfinals of the continental competition.
The British team surprised in the 13th minute, when in a counterattack after a poorly executed cross in the rival field, Scotland was able to take the lead after a pass behind Callum McGregor that managed to divert Scott McTominayalthough the one who pushed her inside was the Swiss Schär against.
Ten minutes later, against a very poor Scottish defense, Shaqiri He broke the line between the two centre-backs and scored first with his left foot to score a great goal from the corner that tied the game 1-1.
Germany, which reached six points in its group, with two consecutive wins, will face Switzerland on the last day to determine who will finish as leader.
In the event that either of the two finishes in first place, they will have to face the second in Group B, who has Italy, Spain, Albania either Croatia fighting for that position; and whoever finishes in second place will have to play against the second in Group C, which will be defined by England, Slovenia, Denmark and Serbia.
Source: Ambito
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