Germany meets Sweden in a friendly five months before the World Cup. The duel is eagerly awaited, as both teams are among the top four in Europe.
The German women’s national team will be on the pitch for the first time in the 2023 calendar year. In Duisburg, the team of national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg meets Sweden. Among the spectators: Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Germany’s line-up: Frohms – Kleinherne, Hendrich, Hegering, Rauch – Däbritz, Nüsken – Bühl, Magull, Huth – Popp
Germany 0-0 (0-0) Sweden
79. Minute – In the meantime, a tour of the guests would be absolutely deserved. Rolf plays a skilful pass to Blackstenius, who gets a free shot at the penalty spot. And again it is Frohms who saves the German team from falling behind with a strong foot reflex.
74. Minute – Good opportunity for the Swedes: After a corner, Frohms is able to clear with his fist, but the ball lands in the space between the six, which the German team culpably left free, where substitute Zigiotti Olme takes heart and thrashes the ball just wide of the left post.
72. Minute – The game on the Duisburg field is rippling away. Martina Voss-Tecklenburg reacts a third time and brings Wolfsburg’s Jule Brand for Klara Bühl.
66. Minute – The DFB women go on the offensive. Bayern captain Lina Magull makes way for her clubmate, striker Lea Schüller.
60. Minute – Double change for the Swedes. Zigiotti Olme replaces Rubensson, with Janogy replacing Asllani.
56. Minute – Germany is becoming more active, and striker Alex Popp, who was completely unregistered in the first half, is now integrated a little better into the German game. But the fact remains: goal danger remains scarce.
52. Minute – The DFB women also lack accuracy at the beginning of the second round. But Sweden is still struggling. It doesn’t look like a hit here at the moment.
48. Minute – Lattwein inserts himself with a foul on Asllani.
46. Minute – The second half has started, Germany changed once. Lena Lattwein is in the game for Sjoeke Nüsken.
45. Minute – Halftime in the Schauinsland Travel Arena!
43. Minute – Lots of idle time in Duisburg. A German counter-attack comes to nothing. The spectators do not see a football treat.
37. Minute – Däbritz sees a yellow card for pulling a jersey.
33. Minute – Again Frohms has to save. The DFB goalkeeper steers a long-range shot from Asllani over the crossbar. Meanwhile, a tour of the guests would not be undeserved.
30. Minute – Half an hour has been played in Sweden so far. Germany is in control, the Swedes the more dangerous action. The national coach cannot yet be satisfied with the performance.
27. Minute – Free kick for Sweden from a good 25 meters. However, Angeldahl’s shot lands on the goal net.
25. Minute – Now the DFB women with an exclamation mark. Sara Däbritz creates a little space, but the playmaker from Olympique Lyon warps from a good 16 meters in the middle. A few meters were missing, the leather clearly misses to the right.
21. Minute – Germany in luck. After a corner, the DFB team can’t get the ball away. Sweden stays on the trigger, a high ball lands at Blackstenius, who heads in the bottom right corner – but the 27-year-old is said to have been offside. A very tight decision.
18. Minute – The DFB team is becoming more active, working out the first corner kicks. But the team of national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg has not created anything really dangerous so far.
11. Minute – Germany has more possession here so far (67 percent), but the Swedes have appeared twice dangerously in the box. The DFB team has not yet.
7. Minute – Dangerous scene for the German team. Rauch plays a sloppy back pass to Frohms from the left, allowing Swedish attacker Blackstenius to get the ball. But the German goalkeeper is wide awake and defuses the situation on the edge of the penalty area.
5. Minute – Both teams start calmly and try to gain security in their game at first. The classic sampling of the initial phase.
1. Minute – And the ball rolls. Germany kicks off.
