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Germany Flips the Table to Italy with a Double and is Close to the European Nations League Final

Germany Secures a Precious Victory

Germany is taking a giant step towards qualifying for the semi-finals of the European Nations League, after turning its 0-1 deficit against Italy’s hosts to a precious 2-1 victory, on Thursday evening, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the tournament.

At the (Guysby Mika) stadium in the Italian city of Milan, Italy initiated the scoring early by Sandro Tonali in the ninth minute, before Germany rose up in the second half, during which they scored two goals by Tim Klenest and Lyon Goritska in the 49th and 76th minutes, respectively.

The Match Summary

The start of the match came cautiously from both teams, before the ninth minute witnessed a goal for Italy through Sandro Tonali.

Nicolo Parilla passed a front pass to Matteo Politano, who sent a cross from the right side, Jonathan Tah, Germany’s defender, tried to remove it, but the ball reached Tonali, who shot directly from inside the penalty area, and put it inside the net.

Germany tried to equalize quickly, and Lyon Goritska received a cross pass from the right, to hit the crossbar with a little bit in the 15th minute.

Germany’s Fightback

Germany stressed its attacks, and Antonio Rodigir sent a front pass, and the defense of the Italian national team was removed in a wrong way, reaching Goritska, who fired directly from outside the area in the 20th minute, but the ball went in the middle of the goal, to hold Gianluigi Donnaroma, the Italian goalkeeper, steadily.

Italy missed another goal in the 29th minute, as Moise Kane received a front pass, to pay directly from inside the area, but Oliver Bauman, the German goalkeeper, had a lookout.

The Turning Point

The second half started with an intense attack on the part of Germany, to score Tim Clenest the equalizer for the guest team in the 49th minute, after falling to the field from the bench immediately before the start of the half.

Clenest received a cross pass from the right side by Joshua Kimmich, to hit a header, placing the ball to the right of Donnaroma and embracing the net.

Germany’s Victory

Germany got a free kick from a place close to the penalty area in the 42nd minute, carried out by Nadim Amiri, who placed the ball directly above the crossbar, ending the first half with Italy’s advance 1-0 over the German team.

The 77th minute came to witness the goal of the victory for Germany, through Goritska, who followed a corner kimki, to put the ball to the left of Donnaroma, who tried to address it to no avail, to dwell in his net.

This goal came in the first match of Goritska with Germany, after an absence of 16 months.

Conclusion

Germany’s victory sets them up nicely for the second leg, which will be held in Dortmund next week, and a draw will be enough to secure their place in the semi-finals. Italy, on the other hand, must win by two goals if they want to continue in the continental competition.

FAQs

* What was the score in the match?
+ Germany won 2-1 against Italy.
* Who scored the goals for Germany?
+ Tim Klenest and Lyon Goritska.
* What is the situation for the second leg?
+ Germany needs a draw to qualify for the semi-finals, while Italy must win by two goals to continue in the competition.