Germany is in the final of the U21 European Championship. When victory over France, the entire selection convinced – but especially the goalkeeper.
Immediately after the final whistle, Nick Woltemade was sprayed with water by euphoric teammates, and the champagne shower and the big title party are now to follow in the final. The German U21 around the Stuttgart tournament star is storming towards the European Championship triumph at the European Championship after the 3-0 (2: 0) semi-final success against France. On Saturday, the DFB selection against defending champion England can secure the trophy for the fourth time.
In addition to Nelson Weiper (8th minute) and Woltemade (14th minute), substitute Brajan Gruda (90th+3) also scored for the German team, which is also very efficient in the fifth tournament game.
It was initially unclear whether after the strenuous game of Italy in the quarter-finals (3: 2 after extra time) the battered Max Rosenfelder and Eric Martel would play, but both were apparently fit in time. Defense chief Rosenfelder only lasted the first ten minutes and then had to go down due to a muscle injury.
The German U21, which has been undefeated for almost two years, began almost as expected, against an temporarily unstable final defense of France. However, after the two German goals in the first quarter of an hour, the “Les Bleuets” took command and built up more patiently than usual. At the end of the first half of the game, Germany lacked relief attacks.
In the second round, the game was a little more balanced again. Substitute Thierno Barry alone could have brought France back into play, but failed due to himself or DFB keeper Noah Atubolu. In added time, Germany was able to do the sack for himself thanks to the Sacklers Gruda and Paul Wanner.
Sat.1 expert and ex-international Markus Babbel said after the final whistle about the German goalkeeper: “You need him and he was there. This is so crucial for the central defenders that you know that you can make a mistake and it will not be punished.” You can read which evaluation atubolu and his teammates received in T-online individual criticism here or up in the photo show.