Japan sugarcoated Germany.
Ilkay Gündogan can’t believe what he’s seeing. PDO
Entered the field from the exchange Takuma Asano amortize Ko Itakura with the softness of a pass falling from a height like a jarilitmas. The man from Bochum sees next to him by Nico Schlotterbeckbut decides that the man is no match for the running race.
Asano is right. He keeps the German at bay with amazing ease and shoots the ball over with power Manuel Neuer’s and to the roof of the goal.
The hit in the 83rd minute took Japan to a 2–1 lead and finally to a sensational victory over Germany.
Harsh criticism
In an interview with ART, the scorer of Germany’s only goal Ilkay Gundogan does not hide his disappointment about the way the match was decided.
– We made it far too easy for them. Especially the second goal, I don’t know if there has ever been an easier goal in the World Championships. It shouldn’t have happened, Gündogan says to the microphone of the TV channel.
Germany still dominated the opening period and chances were created. In the second half, the momentum changed when Japan’s head coach Hajime Moriyasu started making exchanges in time.
However, the Manchester City star saw that the match was primarily decided by Germany’s own play breaking down. Direct criticism of teammates can be found among the words.
– Keeping the ball, moving, getting free, Gündogan lists his team’s problem areas from the second four.
– And we relied too much on long balls. The short passes we played led to losses too easily. It felt like not everyone wanted the ball. We lost the ball far too often and far too easily.
Germany is in trouble now. Next, it faces Spain, who crushed Costa Rica with no less than seven goals. With a loss, Germany’s path to the first group in the World Cup could stop for the second time in a row.