Drama at the European Championship: Gwinn injured, Germany wins 2-0 against Poland!
Drama at the European Championship: Gwinn injured, Germany wins 2-0 against Poland!
Basel, Schweiz - The German national football team won their opening game at the UEFA Women's European Championships 2-0 yesterday. During the game in St. Gallen, which was strongly visited by German fans, there was also a bitter setback for the team: Captain Giulia Gwinn was injured in the knee in the 40th minute and had to leave the field early. She will pause for several weeks and travel to Munich for treatment, as wdr event.
After a sometimes weak first half, in which the German players had difficulty being aggressively present and played some bad passes, the DFB team came back strongly after half-time. In the 52nd minute, Jule Brand scored 1-0 for Germany and Lea Schüller in the 66th minute by marking it 2-0. That was the final score, and the German team can now look optimistically at the next game against Denmark.
new face in the leadership
The German team faces a challenge with the injury -related failure of Giulia Gwinn. Janina Minge, who was appointed the new captain of the team, and who also stood on the pitch in the last Nation League game against Austria, now have to fill the gap. Minge, who gave her first interview in the national team two years ago, emphasizes that the current Situation is both professionally and exciting. In an interview, she expressed that these experiences are valuable for the future and that it is well prepared to conduct the team, such as the Süddeutsche ZeitungCarlotta Wamser, which was substituted for Gwinn, achieved a positive impression in her substitution. National coach Christian Wück was pleased with their performance and will rely on the young talent in the team to master the next challenges.
The next game
Already today for the German national team continues: On July 8, Germany will play against the Danes who have lost their opening game against Sweden 0-1. The kick -off is at 6:00 p.m. in Basel. As with the first game, WDR Event is broadcast all other games with German participation live, so that fans can constantly stay up to date and support their favorite team.
Overall, it will be an exciting tournament in which Germany wants to go on a fresh wind and new vigor, even if the violation of Gwinn represents a bitter cut. The next games will show whether the team will remain strong even without its captain. After all, the German national women's football team has never been one of the leaders in European football.
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