VAR works hard, host Germany easily beats Denmark to enter the quarter-finals

Both sides are trading blows, the match is delayed for 10 minutes

Playing with the support of home fans, the German team is showing beautiful attacking football and becoming the brightest candidate for the championship. Coach Nagelsmann and his team have 7 points, leading Group A and are the team with the most goals after the group stage ended. In the match against Denmark, Jamal Musiala - the player who scored 2 goals for the German team at EURO 2024 continues to be trusted and is the biggest hope in attack. Kai Havertz, after much criticism, still plays in the striker position. In defense, Jonathan Tah's absence forced coach Nagelsmann to choose Nico Schlotterbeck as a replacement.

On the other side, the Danish team passed the group stage with 3 draws. The Opta website predicts that the “Tin Soldiers” only have a 30.5% chance of winning. Compared to EURO 2020, the Danish team’s playing style is not diverse, depending too much on Eriksen. Before the match against Germany, the midfielder wearing the number 10 shirt had some physical problems but he was still placed in the starting lineup by coach Kasper Hjulmand. In addition to Eriksen, midfielder Thomas Delaney was also used by the Danish coach.

The German team (right) is considered superior to Denmark.

As usual, the German team entered the match with great excitement and completely controlled the game. After only 4 minutes of play, "The Tanks" forced goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel to pick the ball out of the net. "Strange Bird" Nico Schlotterbeck, in his first start, made the fans mention his name with a high jump and accurate header. However, VAR quickly intervened and determined that the German player had committed a foul before scoring.

Having their goal denied, the German team increased the pressure on Denmark's goal. Jamal Musiala and Havertz had consecutive chances to open the score but were unsuccessful.

Disallowed goal by Nico Schlotterbeck (No. 15, white shirt)

After about 20 minutes of being overwhelmed by the high pressing style of the German team, Denmark began to have opportunities. In the 20th minute, Eriksen broke through the offside trap intelligently but his shot was blocked by center-back Rudiger. Just 4 minutes later, the Danish team had another chance to score. From a series of well-coordinated moves, the ball reached full-back Maehle in the penalty area but the Danish player's shot went over the bar.

The German and Danish teams continued their tit-for-tat game in the following minutes. The midfield became a “hot spot” when top midfielders like Eriksen and Toni Kroos had the chance to face each other.

However, in the 35th minute, the match had to be postponed for nearly 10 minutes due to weather concerns. This is the second consecutive EURO tournament where a match has been postponed. Notably, Denmark is still the team participating in both of these matches. At EURO 2020, the match between Denmark and Finland was also postponed for nearly 20 minutes because Eriksen "had a cardiac arrest".

The two teams created an attractive tit-for-tat match.

The match was postponed due to weather reasons.

Both Germany and Denmark had goals disallowed.

After the break, the two teams' strikers continued to "shoot" but no goals were scored in the first half. In the 38th minute, Kai Havertz was once again given a chance but just like last time, the German striker could not defeat goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.

In the second half, the German team increased the tempo of their attacks with the intention of scoring an early goal. However, while struggling to find a way into the Danish team's goal, Manuel Neuer's net suddenly shook. In the 50th minute, center-back Andersen joined the attack and shot into the German team's net. Fortunately for the "Tanks", VAR intervened and denied the Danish team's goal for offside.

Having escaped defeat thanks to VAR, just 2 minutes later, the German team continued to benefit from VAR. Coincidentally, the main character was still midfielder Andersen. After having his goal disallowed, the Danish midfielder let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area and helped the German team get a penalty. Facing Kasper Schmeichel, Kai Havertz made no mistake to open the score.

Center-back Andersen had a goal disallowed and then... helped the German team get a penalty.

Kai Havertz (No. 7) opened the scoring

After the goal, the German team's play became more fluid. On the other hand, the Danish team's high formation to find an equalizer left many gaps in their home field. Taking advantage of this, in the 69th minute, center-back Schlotterbeck made an accurate pass, Musiala escaped to face Schmeichel. The Danish goalkeeper intended to rush out but hesitated, allowing Musiala to have a wide shooting angle and take advantage of the opportunity, raising the score to 2-0. More notably, this was Musiala's third goal at EURO 2024 and equaled the scoring record with the current top scorer, Georges Mikautadze (Georgia team).

Musiala scores his third goal at EURO 2024

Eriksen and teammates cannot write a fairy tale

The remaining minutes witnessed the tireless efforts of the Danish team. However, Eriksen and his teammates' shots often went inaccurate or were blocked. On the opposite side, the German team had many opportunities to increase the gap but could not take advantage. In the final minute of the match, "super sub" Niclas Füllkrug scored the third goal against the Danish team, but VAR continued to intervene, denying the goal.

However, goals from Kai Havertz and Musiala were enough for Germany to beat Denmark 2-0, thereby becoming the second team to reach the quarter-finals of EURO 2024. "The Tanks" still proved themselves to be one of the bright candidates for the championship. Coach Nagelsmann's team's opponent in the quarter-finals will be the winner of the match between Spain and Georgia.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/var-hoat-dong-quan-quat-chu-nha-duc-thang-de-dan-mach-de-vao-tu-ket-185240630042323186.htm