Successful completion of the World Cup year: The National team wins 1: 0 in … – Daily Mirror

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Update The German football national team won the World Cup year with a 1: 0 victory against Spain completed. The decisive goal came just before the end Toni Kroos.

Once again, whistling Joachim Loew of the wind from rufnahen Atlantic through his hair, then it was well with this so special international match 2014. About four months have passed since the German national team at the World Tournament on the other side of the Atlantic, in Brazil, thoroughly deserved the crown put on, but then so played, as they wanted to convince the world otherwise. At least the final conciliatory agreed to bumpy games by the autumn. Against the current European champions Spain (2012) won the current world champions with a late goal by Toni Kroos as nice with 1: 0 (0: 0)

“The last criticism was justified.. But the team, which now stood on the court, has done very well, “said Sami Khedira. The midfielder was first performed in the absence of many prominent players as captain the German team on the regendurchnässten lawn of Balaídos, the home of first division club Celta Vigo, in the northwest, Autonomous Community of Galicia.

Joachim Loew had for the prestige duel decided with the world champion’s predecessor for a grid in a compact 3-4-3 system and summoned instead of the offensive Leverkuseners Karim Arabi Bell the more defensive Sebastian Rudy (Hoffenheim). After 20 minutes, Bell Arabi did come into play, because Thomas Müller (Munich) after a clash with Sergio Ramos had to be replaced.

In addition, received next goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover) the equally inexperienced Antonio Rüdiger ( Stuttgart) in the defense and Kevin Volland (Hoffenheim) attacking a chance. Volland came in the fifth minute to a first possibility. But then also took over the injury-Spanish events. They had much more possession and were therefore put on field.

True Torgefahr they could but rarely develop. On the contrary, in the first half, the Germans were with their few chances the opening goal even closer. Mario Götze awarded after a presentation miller, with Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas parried class. Ten minutes later then offered Rudy a chance shot, but Hoffenheim grimaced. It went scoreless in the first half.

At the end of Toni Kroos took time dimension

It was certainly be considered a success, that this motley Notelf not looked worse than the host. Loew’s plan worked in the sense that it stabilized the defensive after the last meager benefits. Whenever Spain was in possession, the two winger Erik Durm (left) and Rudy left (right) fall back, so that a five-bar was out of the tripartite defensive line, in the center Rüdiger, Benedikt Höwedes and Shkodran Mustafi himself struggled visibly. That sometimes including their own offensive and suffered something of a bad pass or other underwent, the missing votes could be attributed. At least more temperament was there as played against Gibraltar.

And in the second half, the game remained largely offset, where the Germans were more offensive. But after an hour had to parry a free kick from Nolito, who plays for Celta Vigo and yesterday made his debut in the national team Zieler.

The final phase initiated a magnificent long-range effort from Kevin Volland, in the little later goalkeeper Zieler again parried brilliantly against the substitute Pedro. When nothing seemed to go at the end, Toni Kroos took time measure and shot from a good 18 meters – the ball sat up and hissed into the net. (Tsp)