– Germany opens the scoring – 2-0 to Germany – Check VAR and penalty – The score is 3-0

The Scottish team proactively sat deep to defend, but they could not keep the net clean for too long.

 

Germany plays host to Scotland in the opening match of EURO 2024 . The German national team launched a squad with an extremely young attacking trio, Musiala – Havertz – Wirtz. Meanwhile, coach Steve Clarke launched a team rich in defense to counter the excitement of the home team.

 

The German team broke through Scotland’s defense line quite quickly

However, the Scottish team could not stand firm for long. In the 10th minute, Kimmich passed across and Wirtz ran into the connecting kick extremely quickly. Even though he reached the ball, Scotland’s goalkeeper could not save. The German team didn’t attack too aggressively, but they hit hard against their opponents.

In the 19th minute, Gundogan poked Havertz through. This player passed back and Musiala successfully completed the task of scoring into the opponent’s net. The more they played, the more clearly the German team showed their superiority. In the 43rd minute, Gundogan missed a good opportunity to score but gave the home team a penalty.

Not only that, Scotland’s Porteous also received a red card directly after the referee checked the video. Havertz scored softly from the penalty spot to increase the score to 3-0 in the first half. 

Entering the second half, Germany still held the game while Scotland could not get on the ball. Both coaches made personnel changes, but only one was effective. In the 68th minute, substitute striker Fullkrug scored the fourth goal for Germany. This player almost scored a double, but the second goal was not recognized due to offside.

At the end of the match, Rudiger suddenly scored an own goal in an unfortunate situation. However, Emre Can still managed to score another goal to seal a strong victory for the German team on the opening day. 

Final score : Germany 5-1 Scotland (H1: 3-0)

Scored:

Germany: Wirtz 10′, Musiala 19′, Havertz 45+1′ (penalty), Fullkrug 68′, Can 90+3′

Scotland national team: Rudiger 87′ (own goal)

Red card: Porteous 44′

Starting lineup

German national team: Neuer, Rudiger, Tah, Kimmich, Havertz, Kroos, Musiala, Wirtz, Mittelstadt, Gundogan, Andrich

Scotland team: Gunn, Ralston, Robertson, Tierney, McGinn, McTominay, McGregor, Adams, Christie, Hendry, Porteous

 

WITH

Scotland

Point

Neuer 6.0

Kimmich 7.5

Tah 6.6

Rudiger 6.4

Mittelstadt 7.0

Kroos 7.6

Andrich 6.5

Musiala 8.8

Gundogan 7.5

Wirtz 7.6

Havertz 8.0

Point

Gunn5.8

Ralston5.5

Robertson6.1

Tierney5.6

McGinn5.8

McTominay6.3

McGregor5.9

Adams5.9

Christie5.8

Hendry5.4

Porteous4.5

Substitution

Sane 6.3

Can 7.1

Fullkrug 7.3

Gross 6.5

Müller 6.3

Substitution

Shankland6.1

Gilmour5.9

McKenna6.0

Hanley6.2

McLean6.0

Red: Best player of the match

Black: Worst player in the match