“Youssoufa is still very young, but he is doing an outstanding job”praised fellow player Patrick Osterhage. “He’s scored in every game, it’s amazing.” Di Salvo judged: “Overall, the win is okay. We wanted to do our job and we did it. Today we’re just enjoying the day, we’ve won nine games out of ten.”
Guided tour of Moukoko
Very fortunately, the lead for Germany already came about. Moukoko was ruled offside after a long ball from Armel Bella-Kotchap, and he made an active contribution after Ariel Mosór’s failed header clearance. lack Video Assistant Referee However, the Dortmund player was able to finish successfully – the way he did it in the 25th minute with a direct shot from twelve meters into the near corner was also technically of high quality.
The Poles, who had already started with a lot of pressure, were not impressed by the deficit. Wolfsburg’s Bartosz Biatek initially only hit the side netting with a header (27th minute), but was then able to celebrate the 1-1 eight minutes later: After a positional error by Malick Thiaw, Biatek headed into the far corner against the direction of goalkeeper Nico Mantl.
Biatek very dangerous
Even after the break, Biatek was a constant source of trouble that the German defense couldn’t get under control. His colleague Michal Skóras, who chased the ball after a right cross to the bar (53.) – Mantl would not have had a chance.
When the Poles, who needed a win to progress, kept advancing, the German team had good counterattack chances again. Moukoko acted a little too stubbornly on several occasions, but he was also unlucky in the 79th minute when a goal was disallowed for handball.
Good chances on both sides
In any case, the last half hour was spectacular for the fans in Lodz. The midfield was quickly bridged by both teams, the Germans missed good opportunities through Bella-Kotchap, Josha Vagnoman and Jonathan Burkardt, but the Poles also had chances of victory through Kacper Kozlowski and Michal Skóras.
When everything looked as if the points would be shared, Moukoko saved the three for the DFB team: he took a low, well-placed shot from the edge of the penalty area and hit the left corner to win. The Poles were unlucky well into injury time: in the 97th minute, Lukasz Poreba’s powerful shot failed to hit the wood.