Football goal gala against Wales
Hrubesch demanded more speed and less contact with the ball – and everyone followed
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Perfect Hrubesch debut – DFB women celebrate a landslide win against Wales
The German footballers celebrated a clear victory against Wales in the Nations League when interim coach Horst Hrubesch made his debut. Lea Schüller scored twice in the absence of captain Alexandra Popp.
Things are going well again in the German women’s national team. When Horst Hrubesch makes his comeback as interim national coach, the footballers celebrate a clear victory against Wales in the Nations League – and even without goal scorer Alexandra Popp.
The German footballers applauded happily, and interim national coach Horst Hrubesch was smiling after his successful comeback. After days of fuss over head coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg, who was taking a break, the DFB selection preserved its chance of qualifying for the 2024 Olympics with a must-win in the Nations League. Germany won this Friday evening in Sinsheim against Wales 5:1 (1:1).
“We played well in the first half, the only thing we didn’t score were the goals,” said the 72-year-old Hrubesch, who took over the German footballers for the second time on a temporary basis: “This result will be good for the girls now of course help.”
Lea Schüller (25th and 47th minutes), Giulia Gwinn (80th/foul penalty), Sjoeke Nüsken (86th) and substitute Nicole Anyomi (88th) scored for the DFB selection. In front of 20,107 fans in the Sinsheim Arena, Ceri Holland (42nd) equalized to make it 1-1.
“The shortcoming in the first half was the exploitation of chances,” said Svenja Huth. “I think we played with a lot of enthusiasm and rewarded ourselves with five goals. The next game for Hrubesch’s team will be on Iceland next Tuesday. “Nobody gets anything for free,” said Hrubesch.
Schüller also masters Popp’s master discipline
The interim boss had previously called for more speed and less contact when playing with the ball – and the players followed. Captain Alexandra Popp was missing in the center of the attack, but even without the 32-year-old from Wolfsburg (muscular problems), the DFB team created some promising chances. Striker Schüller showed in the 25th minute that she also mastered Popp’s parade discipline: scoring goals with her head. After a good cross from Hoffenheim’s Sarai Linder, Schüller took the long-overdue lead.
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Martina Voss-Tecklenburg’s time out after the World Cup exit caused quite a stir. Now the national coach is “almost fit for action again”, but the national players seem to have already found the perfect coach in Horst Hrubesch.
In addition to the 25-year-old FC Bayern striker, Hrubesch had added four other players to the starting line-up compared to the most recent appearance against Iceland (4-0). Ann-Kathrin Berger replaced goalkeeper Merle Frohms (concussion), Svenja Huth, who replaced Popp as captain, sprinted back to her usual right side. Sara Däbritz and Laura Freigang were allowed to play in the central midfield.
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Frankfurt’s Freigang – rarely used under Voss-Tecklenburg – should have added the second goal shortly before half-time when she appeared alone in front of Wales’ goalkeeper Olivia Clark. Clark, by far the guests’ best player, showed a great foot reflex.
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Instead of 2-0 it was suddenly 1-1. Linder let Wales’ Angharad James cross, Gwinn came late in the middle against Holland. Wales’ first shot on goal in the game was also their first goal ever in a duel with the DFB team, who had clearly dominated in the previous four comparisons with an overall goal difference of 34:0.
The redeeming third goal initially refused to come
Hrubesch reacted to the equalizer, which was acknowledged with a gentle whistle, with a double substitution at the break: Freigang and Däbritz made room for Nüsken and Linda Dallmann. Dallmann crossed to Schüller – 2:1. The move, this time from the right instead of the left, looked like a copy of the 1-0. It was Schüller’s 35th goal in his 53rd international match.
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The renewed lead gave the DFB team security. Again and again it went towards the guest goal, only the redeeming third goal didn’t want to come at first. Either Clark stood in the way or his own inability. Only a penalty awarded to defense chief Marina Hegering made the decision. Gwinn scored to make it 3-1. Hrubesch was able to breathe a sigh of relief and as a result the DFB team played freely in the final minutes – and scored twice more.
The German selection has to play against Iceland on Tuesday (8 p.m.), and the home game against Denmark is on December 1st. The Danish team leads the table with the same points as the DFB ensemble, but has played one game less than the Germans.
“The deciding factor was that the Olympics were on the back burner”
It didn’t take long for interim coach Horst Hrubesch to be convinced of his renewed commitment to the DFB women. He also clearly formulated his goal with the recently struggling team: in 2024 they should go to the Olympics in Paris.
The Nations League offers women the only chance to qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris next year. In order to do that, the German team has to come first in the group of four and then reach the final of the Nations League. In addition to host France, only two other nations qualify for the Olympic Games.
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