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VAR mercilessly wreaked havoc on Joachim Andersen early in the second half as Germany knocked Denmark out of the European Football Championship 2-0.
The Crystal Palace defender went from heaven to hell when he cheered for the goal for the first time, but he had to see it disallowed for offside by his team-mate and then a penalty was awarded for an involuntary handball.
In the 48th minute, Eriksen took a free kick and Denmark regained the ball. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg made a cross from the right and Thomas Delaney finished the shot. He missed the goal, but through Robert Andric, the ball finally reached Anderson’s feet and Anderson shot into the goal.
The cheers didn’t last long as a VAR check showed Delaney’s toe was offside as he kicked the ball forward. Germany took the free kick and went straight into action. Anderson had just finished shaking his head when he tried to block David Laume’s cross and the ball hit his outstretched hand. It barely changed direction but the sensors picked up the contact and after checking the VAR monitor, Michael Oliver awarded a penalty.
Kai Havertz missed some great chances but his shot in the bottom corner was ice cold.
Rasmus Hojlund, like Havertz, had a couple of great chances. He had a great chance to equalise midway through the second half but fired his shot straight at Neuer, while Jamal Musiala was the highlight of the match when he was blocked by Nico Schlotterbeck and ran past Anderson to score two minutes later.
Violence
It was a match full of drama, both when the football was being played and when players had to flee the pitch due to a fierce storm. The hosts defended their favorite postage stamp and will play in the quarter-finals in Stuttgart on Friday, most likely against Spain.
Germany started very strongly and Denmark was under great pressure. After three and a half minutes, the ball was in the Danish goal, but Schlotterbeck’s header from Toni Kroos’ corner was well saved.
Schlotterbeck certainly did nothing wrong as he knocked over Jannik Westergaard, Joachim Anderson and goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel in the air before firing the ball into the net. Joshua Kimmich was disallowed when he tried to follow Schlotterbeck’s run and went straight into the body of Andreas Skov Olsen.
In the following minutes, Denmark captain Schmeichel had to take action several times to save his team. First, he hit Kimmich’s rocket into the corner from 25 meters away, and then he used his fist to ensure Schlotterbeck’s header went wide.
In the 10th minute, Havertz received Antonio Rudiger’s backcourt pass and started correctly, shooting at the far corner. Schmeichel blocked the way again and awarded a corner kick.
After a quarter of an hour of desperate struggle, Denmark began to exert its influence in the game. The team failed to create any big chances, but because the game was played in the German half, there was no danger in front of the Danish goal.
Lightning and Thunder
On the other hand, in the 35th minute, when lightning and thunder appeared simultaneously over the Dortmund Stadium, it became dangerous for all the players. Danish national team coach Kasper Hulmand reacted quickly and the English referee quickly agreed that the game had to be stopped.
In 2009, Hjulmand experienced a player from his then-club North Zealand being struck by lightning on the pitch. Jonathan Richter barely survived and had to have his leg amputated.
The players were first sent to the sidelines and then a few minutes later to the dressing room. While they were there, the spectators experienced a violent downpour with hail elements. The rainy weather caused powerful waterfalls to fall from the roof of the stands onto the spectators.
The weather finally improved, the players returned to the field, and after a short warm-up, the game resumed after a 25-minute break, one hour after the start of the game.
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Germany then took the lead. A little over a minute after the restart, Havertz had the biggest chance of the game, with a perfect cross from left-back Raum. The close-range header went straight to Schmeichel, who was hit in the upper arm and swung the ball away. If Havertz had been able to turn the ball 30 centimeters to the side, it would have been a goal.
The ball was hit back and Schlotterbeck nodded into the net wall from a good position.
The Germans seemed to have found their rhythm again, but the Danes had their last two chances of the first half. First, Schlotterbeck stepped on the ball in his own half and passed it to Hoylund, but the Dane’s shot hit the wall.
With 45 minutes left, Musiala lost the ball and Denmark’s counterattack was swift and precise. Eriksen played as striker Delaney, who played as Hojlund. Neuer stepped forward and saved the shot.
The second half began with dramatic VAR action at both ends of the pitch, and then Germany’s direction tilted forever. The home side had two more shots on goal, but both were offside, but had little impact.
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