Norway just defeated
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Thanks to a strong final offensive, the German U19 soccer players have reached the semi-finals at the European Championship and can continue to hope for the title. The team of coach Hanno Balitsch came to a 2-1 (0-0) in the last preliminary round game against Norway and graduated from group B with four points behind the Netherlands (9). The opponent in the preliminary round is Spain on Monday.
In Voluntari in Romanian, Sondre Granaas brought the Norwegians into the lead in the 72nd minute. But Assan Ouédraogo (85th) with a dream shot in the corner and Said El Mala (90.+1) after a severe mistake by the Norwegian goalkeeper turned the game for Germany.
Late awakening of the DFB team against Norway
The DFB offspring, who won the title at the U17 World Cup two years ago, had to accept a 0: 3 bankruptcy at the start against group winner Netherlands. After that, in a spectacular duel with England, despite a 5-1 lead, it was only 5: 5.
In the all-or-not game against Norway, the German team necessarily needed a victory to safely progress. But the DFB team acted too harmless for a long time. Only after the deficit did the Balitsch protégés woke up and ended up rewarded for their rearing.