In the locker room after the match, Germany made a dream start to their European Championship campaign

The German national football team kicked off the 17th European Championship in front of their fans. In the first match, at the packed Allianz Arena in Munich, they defeated Scotland 5:1 (3:0).

The home team’s victory was a foregone conclusion. Selected by the selector Juliana Nagelsmann The 21-year-old player took the initiative immediately after scoring the goal Floriana Verza In the 10th minute, they were already leading 1:0. Just nine minutes later, his teammate also scored. Jamal Musialaand received a red card after committing a foul in the last minute of the first half Ryana Porteusa The penalty shootout changed the score to 3:0 Kai Havertz.

Germany performed much better in the rest of the match, sealing their advantage in the 68th minute with a powerful shot (110 km/h) and a beautiful goal. Niklas FellkrugHe came on for Havertz not long ago. In the 87th minute, they scored an own goal Antonia Rudiger The Scots were also delighted, as this mitigated their heavy defeat.

Germany have made a dream start to their European Championship campaign. Photograph: Fabrice Cofferini/AFP

When it looked like the result would stand, he shook the visiting team’s net in overtime as the referee called. Emre Can Germany won a convincing victory and quickly retreated to the locker room after a brief celebration. Interestingly, Can did not join the national team until Wednesday after being injured. Alexander Pavlovich.

“I had been on leave for two days when the selectors called me. Now I’m here, played a game and scored a goal. I feel like I’m in a fairy tale.” The Dortmund player had a happy smile on his face. Felker celebrated the goal with his daughter, for whom he also played.

Niclas Füllkrug celebrates his victory with his daughter. Photo: Lee Smith/Reuters

“It was important for her that we won. Otherwise, I would have been very sad,” said the 31-year-old German, who scored with his second (brilliant) touch. “When I got it, I didn’t think too much, I just kicked it and scored a great goal,” Phil Kruger revealed and spoke about the match: “We needed a minute or two to get into the game, we gained confidence and we didn’t concede anything until the end. It was a well-deserved win for us,” added the scorer of Germany’s fourth goal.