Germany U19 misses sensational victory against England: 5: 5!

Germany U19 misses sensational victory against England: 5: 5!

What a spectacular game! The German U19 national team gave everything today in the European Championship group phase against England, but the game ended with a dramatic 5: 5 difference that leaves the mood with a bitter aftertaste. After Germany led 5-1 at half -time, the team of coach Hanno Balitsch now threatens the early retirement from the tournament. In order to stay in competition, Germany has to win against Norway in the last group game and at the same time hope that England will lose against the Netherlands, as Kicker reports.

The game started promising: Noah Darvich put Germany in the lead after only eight minutes. Complemented by goals by Saïd El Mala (32nd, 49th) and Leopold Wurm (45th) everything seemed to point out a clear German dominance. Zach Abbott's own goal in the 43rd minute strengthened this impression. But shortly before half -time Jobe King came for England and made a shock moment with his goal to 1: 2, which contributed to the turn in the second half, as BILD reports.

The unexpected knockout.

After half -time, the mischief for Germany began. With a goal of Ethan Wheatley (53.), Rico Denny (56.), Zach Abbott (62.) and Jaden Derry (64.) equalized within just 13 minutes. What initially looked like a safe victory turned into a dramatic duel that put the German players under great pressure. The team could not take off the shocked attitude and did not find their way back to their usual strength.

In the afternoon there were several critical scenes: in added time, Kporha had the chance to win, but put the shot just over the goal. Coach Balitsch, who only made a change in comparison to the first game against the Netherlands, which had lost Germany with 0: 3, must now encourage its players. You are under pressure with one point in the group and have only one last opportunity to stay in the tournament.

The perspective of the U19-EM

The UEFA U-19-soccer European Championship, which has been held since 1981, is an important tournament for young people in European football and serves as a qualification for the U-20 World Championship. With the current format, which consists of two groups and a knockout system from the semi-finals, the development of young talents has great relevance, as the Wikipedia page explains to the U19 European Championship.

Germany, which has so far been able to secure the title three times, is one of the top teams of this competition. With a strong outnumber of players who won the U17 World Championship two years ago-including Paris Brunner from AS Monaco and Noah Darvich from Barcelona-there is great potential in the team. But to continue to live this, you now have to create the turn against Norway.

The next big duel is waiting on the horizon, while fans and experts look at the last group game. Let us trust that the German young footballers will have the right hand this time and will accept the challenge.