The team of national coach Hansi Flick interfered very early on, forcing the opponent to often open the game through Mark Flekken, Schlotterbeck’s club colleague from SC Freiburg.
For the first time with his hands, Flekken intercepted a shot by Leroy Sané in the 19th minute, which was also too central to be dangerous.
Müller draws level with Seeler
A little later, a header from center forward Timo Werner hit the crossbar. It was ruled offside, but this might have been reversed after a review by the video assistant, who was also used in the friendly at the request of the Dutch.
A precise pass between the central defenders Rüdiger and Schlotterbeck gave the hosts the best chance of the first half. Donyell Malen picked up the ball and shot it from a good twelve yards. The Borussia Dortmund professional shot wide of the goal on the left where Manuel Neuer was standing after Marc-André ter Stegen and Kevin Trapp were allowed to play a half in the 2-0 win against Israel three days earlier.
After the regular first 45 minutes had just ended, Germany scored the opening goal. Jamal Musiala played a back pass that should reach Kai Havertz. The ball was blocked, however, directly in front of Müller’s left foot, who hit the left corner with a full-span shot.
It was Thomas Müller’s 43rd international goal, who drew level with Uwe Seeler in this statistic.
“The lead is deserved because Germany was a bit more active,” said sports show expert Bastian Schweinsteiger at the break.
Space with a chance to make it 2-0
The lead could have been extended right from the start. David Raum was free in the penalty area after a pass from Sané and had the chance to shoot or pass Werner. He chose the shot that went over the goal.
A volley from Matthijs de Ligt was just as close (57′).
After a good season, the German team lost control a bit. The number of bad passes and lost duels increased. The Netherlands then equalized through Steven Bergwijn, who used a header from Denzel Dumfries (68′).
A little later, referee Craig Pawson awarded a penalty after a foul by the weak Thilo Kehrer. Hardly anyone would have expected that they would change their mind after viewing the images on the VAR monitor – but they did.
Four games in June
For the German national team there are now four games in the Nations League in June. It starts on June 4th in Bologna against European champions Italy.
Source: bars