Thursday, June 14, 2012

German Opportunity to the Next Round of the Euro 2012

Germany was on the edge of the Euro 2012 quarter-finals following their 2-1 victory over the Netherlands on Wednesday or Thursday local time, with two goals Mario Gomez, on the contrary the Netherlands are on the verge eliminated in the first round.
2010 World Cup finalists, the Netherlands, will be eliminated on Sunday unless they beat Portugal in the last match in group stage Metalist Stadium, and hope Germany defeated Denmark in the same day to give them a chance to reach the last eight.
Having already beaten Portugal 3-2 Denmark in Group B, Germany now only need one point against Denmark in Lviv on the same day, to ensure they cruised into the quarter-final of Euro 2012 as group winners.

Having scored the winner as Germany's 1-0 win over Portugal in the first game, the German striker, Mario Gomez, now the top scorer in this tournament along with the Alan Dzagoev from Russia, with three goals after Bastian Schweinsteiger gave passes to the second goal in the first round.
The Dutch had turned a bit of hope when the Arsenal striker Robin van Persie, scored a goal back 15 minutes before the game was over, but it was not enough to prevent their second defeat in the 2012 European Cup, on Saturday after a 0-1 defeat of Denmark.
Air temperature is very hot in the eastern city of Ukraine is making the game begins with the thermometer indicating 29 degrees Celsius numbers.
Dutch defender, Joris Mathijsen, are the only changes from the team that lost 0-1 to Denmark on Saturday last at the Stadium Metalist, Kharkiv, while the Germans down the same team as when they beat Portugal.
Van Persie got a good chance in the fifth minute when he got the ball bounced past the German defense but the striker shot straight at Manuel still on Neuer.
Germany replied by kicking Mesut Ozil from the edge of the penalty box that hit the goalpost in the eighth minute, after which the Dutch soon turned to launch an attack, but Van Persie shot was wide.

German managed to excel thanks to clever through pass from Schweinsteiger who beat the offside trap Netherlands, and the ball fell to the foot of Gomez, who fired a shot through the goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg hard in the 24th minute.
This pair combined again in the 38th minute, when the bait Schweinteiger welcomed Gomez on the right side, and he ended it with a shot to re-conquer Stekelenburg, and bring Germany a 2-0 lead at halftime.
Even the score could be 3-0 for the troops Joachom Loew, if the defender's header Holger Badstuber not directed straight at Stekelenburg before Gomez's second goal.
Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk, adding to the gedornya, by including Rafael van der Vaart to replace captain Mark van Bommel, and the Schalke striker, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, to replace Ibrahim Affelay.
Oranje team improve the speed and created several chances before Van Persie scored a goal back, when he passed the German defenders, Mats Hummels, to release a hard shot past the left side of Manuel Neuer.
Both teams make the turn in the last ten minutes, when some players seemed to have exhausted the hot air temperature, Dirk Kuyt signed to replace Arjen Robben, who left the field as he hobbled and with a sad face describing the somber atmosphere of the Dutch camp.

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