🔥 Clever header and offside fortune? Wirtz rescues nervous Germany
Just a few minutes after the restart, there's finally some life in the Nations League semi-final between Germany and Portugal. Almost-Liverpooler Florian Wirtz skillfully scored with a header after 48 minutes, relieving a so far erratic DFB team. Even if the correctness of the goal remains questionable.
Indeed, Julian Nagelsmann's team had already had some chances in the first half, personified by Nick Woltemade or Leon Goretzka, but the match was not really fun or exciting. Both teams were far too error-prone in their build-up play, with the semi-final largely characterized by misplaced passes and many fouls.
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But the perfectly placed Wirtz header, assisted by captain and jubilarian Joshua Kimmich, was of course first class. Let's hope it was just a taste of a much more enjoyable second half.
For the sake of completeness, it should also be said that Wirtz was also somewhat lucky with the goal. Because teammate Nick Woltemade was presumably offside at Kimmich's pass and technically interfered with the game, even though he did not touch the ball himself.
The referee looked at the scene again on the monitor, but ultimately decided on a goal for Germany.
The right decision? Feel free to write your opinion in the comments!
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