Germany-Scotland 5-1: the European Championship opens with a present from the hosts

MUNICH — A Scottish automobile going the incorrect method, a suspicious backpack forgotten on the Brandenburg Gate and a German goleada. L’European it begins by holding every part collectively, the drama and the worry, the irrepressible pleasure and the brilliant colours. 5 injured (two are severe), the worst information of the day: a automobile rented on the airport by a bunch of visiting followers, a distraction (you do not drive on the left on the continent), a horrible head-on collision in Weeze, North-Rhine Westphalia. The price range is heavy.

“match report”

Germany, terrorism is worrying

Errors are additionally made as a consequence of pressure, not simply as a consequence of lightness. Who is aware of why they deserted that backpack within the Berlin “fan zone”, which was instantly evacuated by the police a couple of hours earlier than the opening match: the explosive-sniffing canines then discovered nothing, however one individual was arrested. The focus areas of followers within the ten match cities characterize one of many main essential points: 12 million individuals will see the European Championship on the enormous screens that are virtually extra festive than within the stadium, and there the terrorists might strike or the worst ultras unleash themselves (from Serbia 700 are reported with blood of their eyes).

Germany’s debut in Munich

Worry. But in addition the happiness of enjoying that Germania he expressed immediately, sweeping away the Scots: already 3-0 on the finish of the primary half with targets from Wirtz e She needed tothe 21-year-old stars of Nagelsmann (the coach who’s 36 years outdated, two youthful than his goalkeeper Neuertwo greater than the architect Kroos) and with the rigor of Havertz. Have it. Within the stinging restoration of Fullkrug, personal purpose by Rüdigerseal of Canwho a couple of hours earlier was on vacation and was referred to as in on the final minute as a consequence of issues along with his tonsils Pavlovic.

The homage to Beckenbauer

Nothing that wasn’t anticipated, together with the loud music and the glowing choreography of the opening ceremony, with the shifting entrance onto the garden of Heidi Beckenbauer with the cup in hand, subsequent to the 2 profitable captains in 1980 (Bernard Dietz) and in 1996 (Jürgen Klinsmann). The widow of the best German participant of all time struggled to carry again her tears, and ultimately some escaped, whereas the chic class of Kaiser Franz, who handed away on January seventh however actually not from anybody’s reminiscence, flowed on the screens know what a balloon is.

The celebration of Scottish followers

The Scots had virtually been the actual hosts, on an acoustic, choreographic and alcoholic degree actually (however theirs is all the time a cheerful idiot) till Germany’s first purpose, after simply 10 minutes, a circumstance which out of the blue silenced them after two days of singing, dancing, singing and ingesting. The Marienplatz will bear in mind them for a very long time: the genuine cascade of beer alongside the subway stairs can’t be forgotten, in a land that isn’t precisely teetotal.

Kroos, good match

Then the match confirmed that Germany is a superb mixture of freshness and expertise, it’s no coincidence that this 12 months they’ve produced the Champions League and Europa League finalists, and whoever desires the silver trophy must be higher than them. Even higher than Toni Kroos, framed by the cameras till it consumes him, him along with his hair reduce virtually like a boy, in a crew reduce, for probably the most “teen” of farewell steps. Not a single ball between his toes didn’t produce admirable accuracy. Talking of the ball: this time they referred to as it “Fussballiebe”, which implies love for soccer, and it’s a technological globe on the service of “related ball know-how”, in brief it has a digital soul able to scanning each slightest motion and point out each tiniest flaw. The whole lot dematerializes now. No extra paper for the lineups, no extra confetti within the sky, no extra receipts on the checkout, simply QR codes (5 euros for an orange drink). Who is aware of what Teutonic finance thinks about it.

The Germany-Scotland scoreboard

Germania 4 (10′ pt Wirtz, 19′ pt Musiala, 45′ pt rig. Havertz, 23′ st Fullkrug)

Scotland 1 (42′ st creator Rudiger)

Germania (4-2-3-1): Neuer 6.5 – Kimmich 6.5, Rudiger 7, Tah 6.5, Mittelstadt 7 – Andrich 6 (1′ st Gross), Kroos 7.5 (35′ st Can sv) – Musiala 8 (28′ st Muller sv), Gundogan 7, Wirtz 7 (18′ st Sane 6.5) – Havertz 6.5 (18′ st Fullkrug 7). Ct Niegelsmann 7.

Scotland (3-4-3): Gunn 5 – Hendry 5, Porteous 4, Tierney 5 (32’ st McKenna sv) – Ralston 5,5, McGregor 5, McTominay 5,5, Robertson 6 – McGinn 5, Adams 5 (1’ st Hanley 5,5), Christie 5 (37’ st Shankland sv). Ct Clarke 4.

Referee: Turpin (From) 6.

Word: Porteous despatched off within the forty fourth minute. Andrich, Ralston and Tah are booked.