Germany won its opening game at Women’s European Championship 2-0 against Poland. After it still hooked in the first half in the offensive game, a dream goal of the outstanding Jule Brand broke the spell. The DFB team in individual criticism.
Ann-Katrin Berger (goal): The 34-year-old is certified. But also said not to be concentrated against weak opponents. The German keeper showed herself against Poland. In the first two minutes she had to intervene twice. In the further course of the game, she always had to secure against counter -countering Polishes as a kind of libero behind the defenders. She succeeded in flawless. Strong game!
Sarai Linder (defense): A defensive largely sovereign game of the left -back, who was mainly challenged in the German building game. Again and again she played good flat passes on the left outer lane, but did not get started to the baseline herself at all. There was always Klara Bühl in front of her, which occupied the necessary space. The German game remained a little too static in the first section on the left outer lane. That changed according to the German leadership gate. Suddenly the Polishes could hardly contain the storm run over the left German side.
Rebecca Knaak (defense): Ungrateful game for the two German central defenders. Knaak and Minge were pulled far forward with almost constant German possession. In the event of loss of ball, there was a lot of space for the fast poles behind them. With a lot of concentration and good positioning game, both got this sensitive task under control.
Janina Minge (defense): According to Gwinn’s departure, the captain’s armband. This already shows the importance of the Wolfsburg native in the team. Like Knaak, she was involved in the German building game, she always had to keep an eye on the Polish top striker Ewa Pajor. With one exception in the first section, when Pajor suddenly opened and of it, she made it excellent.
Giulia Gwinn (defense): Bitter evening for the German captain. At first she had hardly any actions on her right defense – the Poles, if they did it at all, tend to be on the other side. When she was defensive, she had to do it against Ewa Pajor with a spreading step in which she injured her left knee. In the 40th minute it had to be replaced.
Elisa Sense (midfield): The 55 kg lightweight of Eintracht Frankfurt is a passionate duel. She showed this impressively, especially at the beginning of the game, when she successfully cleared and won important balls in the central midfield. However, you also happened carelessly. In the 14th minute she ran away an opposing corner in the back of an opposing corner, which almost went to the goal. In the 35th minute, she covered the ball before her own 16, which forced colleague Gwinn to the fatal rescue act against Ewa Pajor. Replaced after 70 minutes.
Sjoeke Nüsken (midfield): In the first section, the central midfielder from Chelsea, like her teammates, trouble with the dense turmoil in the center. Run once and again. In the 62nd minute she should have done it 2-0 when she did not put a wonderful bühl flank in the goal from five meters. With the German leadership, she fell a real burden from her shoulders. In the end, most of the ball gains (10) and most of the duels (9) of the German team in the account.
Linda Dallmann (midfield): The game ran long past the playmaker from FC Bayern. As with her teammates, the blockade only really loosened after the German lead. Then she was there when the combinations became more fluid. Replaced after 70 minutes.
Klara Bühl (midfield): Bühl’s task against the deeply standing Polish women: put pressure on the left and flanks – if possible on the header -strong Schüller. With her strong left foot, this also achieved a couple of times – although in the first half probably not by no means as often and mandatory as the national coach would have liked it.
On tours in halftime two – Klara Bühl
The 24-year-old got stuck on her experienced opponent Sylwia Matysik from 1. FC Köln. After the 1-0 she finally had a little more space and looked much better. Then they suddenly came, the desired flanks.
Jule Brand (midfield): With her athletics and speed, the 22-year-old is the born curtler. But how should such skills come into play when you push your opponent into your own defense for 90 minutes? Fire lacked long air and space. Nevertheless, she was the most dangerous German offensive player. Especially when she exchanged the position with Linda Dallmann and switched to the center of her traditional right outer position. In the 24th minute she failed with a good end to the Polish keeper. Her goal for 1-0 was a real dream goal.
Lea Schüller (attack): In the densely staggered defense of the Polishes, the Munich native found little space to develop. Hardly had a scene for a long time until a flat ball suddenly fell from the left in the 45th minute, which she promptly stumbled. In the second section she then received the desired pass. In the 65th minute she gave a so-called 100 percent chance. A minute later she was there and sanked strongly to 2: 0. Was allowed to get out after 70 minutes.
Carlotta Wamser (defense) from 40. For Gwinn: Completely clarified performance of the Leverkusener, who took over the position on the right after the injury -related departure of Gwinn. Made your thing unexpectedly and almost flawless. Without shining forward. But she didn’t have to.
Giovanna Hoffmann (attack) from 70th for Schüller: Came into the match with a lot of enthusiasm and running and lined up into the late working game of the Germans. But she no longer got a real chance of scoring.
Laura Freiegel (midfield) from 70th for Dallmann: The Frankfurt woman would have wished for a place in the starting eleven, but had to stand behind Dallmann first. In the remaining minutes, she had hardly any opportunities to distinguish herself. The game was already decided.
Sydney Lohmann (midfield) from 70th for Sense: What applies to free access is also Lohmann’s topic: the place on the replacement bank is not your loved one. It was shown in the remaining 20 minutes and was an asset in the central midfield. There was hardly any more in the remaining time.