45
21:53
Mid-term conclusion:
Break at Milton Keynes! Germany and France are 1-1 after 45 minutes. And that is a bit bitter, especially from a German point of view. Because shortly after Popp gave their team the lead (40′) and thus scored in every European Championship game so far, Les Bleues hit back. Ironically, the first goal conceded in this tournament is an own goal by Frohms (44′). Overall, the teams were a bit cautious in the first half. However, the DFB women showed more esprit going forward and were already awarded one or the other standard situation. Coupled with a little more momentum and precision in offensive play, performance can be built on.
44
21:45
Tooor for France, 1: 1 by Merle Frohms (own goal)
Is that bitter! France conquers the ball on the left in the last third. Diani pulls into the center on the edge of the box, Hendrich doesn’t get into the duel. The French finishes powerfully in the lower left corner. The leather bounces against the post, from there against Frohms’ back and finally into the goal.
43
21:45
Germany rewarded itself with this shortly before the break for the somewhat safe, offensively more dangerous appearance compared to France. It also puts Les Bleues behind for the first time in this tournament.
40
21:40
Tooor for Germany, 1-0 by Alexandra Popp
Goal number five in the fifth game! Brand gets the ball on the right wing and plays to Huth on the edge of the penalty area. With a quick move toward the baseline, she eludes her opponent and plays a sharp cross into the box. Magull ties two French women to the first post and in the middle Popp is quicker than Périsset, sticks his left instep in and heaves the leather under the bar.
36
21:37
The game is currently a little torn up. No team manages to do anything surprising on offense.
33
21:35
The free kick is executed briefly. Périsset chips the leather towards the left post on Renard from the half-right. However, she does not quite get the ball with her foot – kick-off for Frohms.
32
21:33
Oberdorf fouls Geyoro 25 meters centrally in front of the German goal. So the French have a promising standard situation.
29
21:31
The DFB team still has the upper hand when it comes to ball possession. The German players have everything under control and are patiently waiting for gaps up front, which are hardly opening up at the moment.
26
21:28
The corner brings nothing. Gwinn then takes a free kick to the right of the box. Rauch’s attempt flies a meter over the long corner.
25
21:26
Germany is getting stronger. Svenja Huth pulls out the next corner kick…
23
21:25
After the subsequent corner, Grace Geyoro penetrates to the German penalty area. Lena Oberdorf then placed her half to the left and ultimately separated from the ball.
22
21:23
Popp tests Peyraud-Magnin! The captain takes the free kick from about 20 meters. She aims at the left corner and shoots past the wall halfway up to the left. It’s a tough ball for Peyraud-Magnin as she sees the leather late. Nevertheless, she stretches out and still scrapes the ball off the line.
21
21:21
Yellow card for Sandie Toletti (France)
Brand starts in midfield and goes centrally towards the penalty area. Toletti rushes in from the side and takes her to foul. There is a free kick and a yellow card!
19
21:21
Magull takes care of the matter and tries it directly. The ball comes precisely into the corner, but is too long in the air. Peyraud-Magnin grabs it safely.
18
21:20
Great individual performance by Svenja Huth! She is actually in a worse starting position to win the ball against Ève Périsset, but puts her body in well and is then fouled. There is a free kick on the left 20 meters before the goal line.
15
21:18
Malard lays in front of the sixteen of the Germans to the right to Diani. Together with Rauch, Huth gets the ball back and tries to open the game up front. However, the pass to Magull is too imprecise and is overtaken by Peyraud-Magnin.
13.
21:14
The set piece then didn’t help, although Pauline Peyraud-Magnin struggled to clear the ball cleanly up front. Before France can counterattack, the German national team fights back.
11.
21:13
Huth has some space on the left outer lane and tries to take smoke with him. The pass is too long, but Däbritz, who rushes to help, still wins a corner kick.
10
21:11
The teams feel each other out in the early minutes, nobody wants to take too many risks too early. Suddenly, however, Hegering plays the ball right into Diani’s feet, who then doesn’t know what to do with the surprising possession of the ball. Throw-in for Germany!
7.
21:09
The DFB team is now calmly building up from behind. However, since France has tightened the center well, Germany finds it difficult to get out of its own half.
5.
21:07
First corner kick for Les Bleues! The Germans were able to defuse the high cross at first, but France got the second ball. The ball lands on the right side of the penalty area on Renard’s head, who heads in the middle. Frohms is attentive and then fists the game device out of the danger zone.
2.
21:04
Rauch hits a free kick from the right half-field high into the sixteen of the French women. Popp gets to the ball before Renard, but her header still doesn’t find its way towards goal.
1.
21:01
The ball rolls! Who will advance to the final of the European Women’s Soccer Championship?
20:10
As expected, Martina Voss-Tecklenburg only changes once and replaces Klara Bühl with Jule Brand. France, on the other hand, is unchanged compared to the quarter-final appearance.
19:55
Just like the German game, the French are lightning fast in their offensive actions. Particular attention should therefore be paid to the switching and wing play. Giulia Gwinn and Felicitas Rauch, who are often willing and willing to play up front, will in all likelihood also be challenged more defensively today. In addition, the 1.87 meter tall defender Wendie Renard naturally emits a great goal threat in standard situations.
19:54
On the other hand, France is a team that has been unbeaten for a whopping 25 games. In the quarter-finals last Saturday, despite the better chances to score, they finally prevailed conceivably 1-0 after extra time against the Dutch women. The decision was made by penalty. A total of two days less regeneration and 30 minutes more playing time put “Les Bleues” in their bones – an advantage for the DFB team? In any case, Voss-Tecklenburg didn’t want to know anything about it in the run-up to the game and pointed out that France was in the rhythm of the game.
19:53
One can also be curious today about the tactical guidelines from national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg. While the Danes were pushed hard at the start, they acted more cautiously against Spain. Against “mentality monster” Austria, they held up extremely well physically for the last 90 minutes. In short: Germany has already mastered various challenges at the European Championship. What still runs like a red thread through the tournament is the effectiveness in attack. Hopefully, this will not be weakened too much today because of Klara Bühl’s failure after her positive Covid 19 test.
19:52
Two games left until the title! The German national team is finally back at the top of a big tournament and inspires the nation with goal-oriented attacking football and an extremely disciplined defense. Expressed in numbers, that means 11:0 goals after four games so far. The DFB women are going into this semi-final with a correspondingly broad chest and want to do the same as the English, who have already been determined as opponents in the final at the venerable Wembley Stadium.
19:43
Good evening and welcome to the German women’s semifinals at the European Football Championship in England. Martina Voss-Tecklenburg’s team would like to make it into the final against France today and thus win a medal at a World or European Championship for the first time since 2013. The ball starts rolling at 9 p.m.!