In the EM-Quali against England? The flags of the followers of the DFB let this opponent might think at first glance, but went there on Friday night in Nuremberg not against the British from the island, but …
…, Told against the of the peninsula precisely the Iberian Peninsula. Because Situated on the southern tip of Spain British overseas territory of Gibraltar, despite its not even 30,000 inhabitants (plus Barbary apes) since May 2013 own team within the Uefa.
The football amateurs from “Monkey Rock” who work full time as a police officer, customs officer or accountant, wanted before the game but for now know nothing of inferiority: “We believe in ourselves, but we also need a bit of luck Hopefully the soccer god smiles.. a little bit, “said defender David Artell.
On luck this elf will probably not built before: Germany came quite offensively with a triple chain in the defense and two strikers on.
Was allowed before the game begins, the mood of Gibraltar coach Allen Bula. For him it was all about, to prevent a two-digit number of goals conceded, while …
… Joachim Loew perhaps secretly hoped the recent DFB record under his guidance, a 13: 0 against San Marino in 2006, set in Nuremberg.
Time started the game, at the Shkodran Mustafi since his injury in the World Cup knockout round against Algeria for the first time for the DFB-Elf was doing.
In his second international match Leverkusen Karim Arabi Bell should just like …
Returnees … Lukas Podolski shape the Torfest against Gibraltar at its 121st appearance already in the national team from the flanks.
In the middle of Thomas Müller waited for his chances, of which he is a already in the fourth minute awarded only once.
In the 12th minute it was then complete and Müller could check off his first goal. Gibraltar had at that time but also already clinched a success: For the first time was the football dwarf the first twelve minutes in the European Championship qualifiers without conceding a goal and improved his old record by a full minute
With the Munich striker is mate Max Kruse was pleased from Mönchengladbach.
Only as a spectator Bastian Schweinsteiger had traveled to Nuremberg. But even on the bench had visibly its fun and could perhaps between …
… Keep a chat with DFB newcomer Jonas Hector from Cologne. The latter, however, had to wait until Joachim Loew allowed on the lawn for a while.
Here, meanwhile, a Thomas Müller ran freely in the usual way and …
… Put in 29 minutes then the 2: 0 after. Now it would actually can go, the shooting at Nuremberg, but …
… The Gibraltarians laid themselves on the stuff and defended …
… Her box with eleven men by all the rules of art. Germany found it difficult to find against playing with just two full-time soccer team its gaps.
It raked and crunched in the German game, for the five defensive chain of Gibraltar should have given an unusual situation.
Now and then a gap in the bulwark of Gibraltarians did then but on that …
… Mario Götze then worth seeing double pass with Kruse in 38 minutes also used. Just before the break …
… Then got even Manuel Neuer in the meantime something work. Liam Walker missed from 30 meters the amazing opportunity to connect results. So it was …
… At halftime solid 3: 0, while Gibraltar already put the first signs of fatigue on the day. But wanted to relax the coach in the face of the intermediate state is not.
After the break, did not initially much, so Löw brought in the 60th minute for Sami Khedira Kevin Volland. But then …
… Shot Gibraltar assisted by Podolski even a goal – but on its own box, so the score readily German intervention for 67 minutes, 4: 0, respectively.
Shortly thereafter, the national coach then helped the Cologne Hector to his first race when he took Erik Durm from BVB off.
Since he could contribute to a satisfactory outcome German basically only one side of something, Manuel Neuer was during long game sections without employment. In between, he made even squats in the center circle until then …
… After 90 + 3 minutes gave the final whistle. For the Gibraltarians’s was a world champion jersey, for the Germans …
… Restrained from Nuremberg audience applause. Or at least …
… For the scorers, but the were only for two at the end (Gibraltar own Goal Scorer Santos not included).
Perhaps one of the most disappointing 4: 0, the DFB-history left at Loew and assistant coach Thomas Schneider in any case no rapture.
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