Down player, Germany holds fast to France in a penalty shootout

France 1 Germany 1 (5-6 Pens)

July 19-German recovered from the 13th minute red card to Knockout France with a penalty after a 1-1 draw and set the Blockbuster semifinal against Spain.

German goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger, a cancer survivor twice, who led the back row with European championship records eight times. In the image of his team, he is not only heroic but also tireless in turning a tie. Following an impressive performance, he kept two spots, including Alice Sombath’s, to send his team to the last four. Crestfallen, France must only be blamed after they never take advantage of their numerical benefits.

Initially, the moment of ignorance from Kathrin Hendrich should change the entire fate of the match. Hendrich, his team and other German members, did not believe. Maybe there is no one in the stadium that can, but it takes a few replays and reviews on the field for a rather confusing, if not strange, the truth to emerge: Hendrich, a central defender who stands in Germany, has pulled his direct opponent’s hair in the box. Why did he think he would escape?

The referee did not hesitate -doubtful: number three Germany left in the 113th minute and France gave a penalty, which was converted by Grace Geyoro, his second goal from the tournament.

Pull hair so clearly that it doesn’t make sense at all – and that’s the way the German tournament should be a mess. Germany has made a lot of noise, the media chose the team as one of the favorites, but what did they actually send so far in Switzerland? In the difficulty of Germany rose by defending to get impossible results. Against France, they have hearts, battles and work levels in the shovel. Only a few gave Germany the opportunity after the departure of Hendrich, but with a shift in large workers and two banks consisting of four people, Germany arrested French attacks.

They enjoyed a briefly developed when Sjoeke Nusken equalized with a pin-point header on a close pole in the 26th minute. It was the perfect way to respond to French opening goals and Hendrich’s dismissal. Germany is the first team to score after receiving a red card since France at the Euro 2017. German fans roared.

Even so, with a broken back row, the Wuck team still opposed it. Carlotta Wamser presents a suspension from the Swedish match, Hendrich left and behind the full back, the linder limp because of injury. At the beginning of the tournament, Germany also lost the captain of Giulia Gwinn.

France has most ownership but struggles to force themselves faced with unreasonable German defenses. Following the big steps and films from Delphine Cascarino, Les Bleues did have a ball in the back, but the flag quickly rose for offside in the 39th minute.

Germany took heart. Every tackle and clearance triggers a large cheer -a large scoring of German fans who decided that their support was more important than before. On the left, Cascarino drilled low efforts at Berger. The German goalkeeper kept a header from the next angle and the Rebound Geyoro goal in the 57th minute was banned because of offside Maelle Lakrar, which hindered the goalkeeper.

France flowed forward and the goal was inevitable, but in this hilarious quarter -finals, almost at the other end. In the French box, Selma Bacha was punished for violating the Jule brand, but goalkeeper Peyraud-Magnin reads the kick where Nusken is well and deflected it.

With walking hours, French manager Laurent Bonadei released his two flagship-Marie-Antoinette Katoko and Cascarino because of 10 women since the 13th minute-French-French need to offer more. Erode to their lives, ten German players limit France in the last quarter for efforts to force additional time.

Strangely, Wuck did not carry fresh legs until the 99th minute with Lea Schuller replacing Giovanna Schoffmann at the top. Berger guarded his team in the match with the best Save from the tournament after the wrong -directional header from his own captain, Janina Minge. In full stretch he scratched the ball back right when it was going to cross the limit.

Berger, like his team, developed under a great pressure, even if they were tired, even if the last minutes became a friction war with German feet that struggled to continue to cover the ground. With the last attempt of 120 minutes, Mallard shakes the crossbar. In the end, France had never reproduced the deliciousness that torn British and Dutch separately.

In the screams, the memorable Berger performance peaked by stopping determining and, with that, he closed all the doubts and criticisms that had accompanied Germany during the group stage. On Wednesday, world champion waited in Zurich. The long wait for France for a large trophy takes place.

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