The shock of this European international evening is won by Belgium! In this friendly match in Cologne, the Red Devils won against Germany after a spectacular encounter (3-2). A prestigious victory far from trivial for the Belgians, since this success on German soil is the first for… 69 years. The heroes of the evening are Yannick Ferreira Carrasco, Romelu Lukaku and above all Kevin De Bruyne, author of a new capital letter score.
Friendly matches
Füllkrug and Germany get off to a good start
03/25/2023 At 10:06 PM
It was not necessary to arrive late at the RheinEnergieStadion this Tuesday evening. For this meeting between two selections eliminated in the first round of the last World Cup, it was time for reconstruction. And very quickly, Belgium made its offensive intentions clear. On a lightning counter-attack between Lukaku, De Bruyne and Ferreira Carrasco, the last named mystified Marius Wolf with a hook before fixing Marc-André ter Stegen perfectly for the opener (6th, 0-1).
Little helped by a defense that was too permeable, the Barça goalkeeper conceded a second goal in stride. Put into orbit by a still flamboyant De Bruyne, Lukaku scored his seventy-second goal in selection to allow his team to make the break (9th, 0-2). Overwhelmed in many areas, Germany could have conceded a third goal but Dodi Lukebakio lacked skill in his face to face with ter Stegen (19th) and Lukaku found the bar from a corner (21st).
First success since 1954
Still alive, the Mannschaft miraculously found themselves with a single goal difference at the break, since Niclas Füllkrug transformed the penalty he had procured himself (44th, 1-2). Forced to give up his place due to injury, Leon Goretzka may fear a potential absence for the Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City.
That said, the midfielder of Bayern was able to appreciate the match in the match between his captain Joshua Kimmich and De Bruyne as a preview of the City – Bayern poster. And in this little game, De Bruyne was more decisive by adding his name to the list of scorers on a service from Leandro Trossard (78th, 1-3). But Germany did not capitulate, far from it. Sparkling at the end of the match, Serge Gnabry found Koen Casteels’ post after an exceptional slalom (84th), before closing the gap from close (87th, 2-3).
Under local pressure, Belgium did not flinch in the last minutes and finally found successors to the winners of the FRG on September 26, 1954. Another era…
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