Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 20333917" data-attributes="member: 158020">Germany 3-0 Slovakia: Magic Draxler sends world champions cruising into quarters<img src="http://images.performgroup.com/di/library/GOAL/a1/bd/mario-gomez-germany-v-slovakia_1u0pcjq2jyou41d9vmd8wjswdf.jpg?t=-1921444923&quality=90&h=630" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Julian Draxler was Germany's hero with a wonderful performance, as  the World Cup holders downed Slovakia 3-0 to make the Euro 2016  quarter-finals.  After being held to a frustrating single-goal victory in their final  pool game by a staunch Northern Ireland defence, Germany tore into Group  B's third-placed team to assert their standing among the favourites for  the trophy.Joachim Low gambled on Jerome Boateng's fitness and  the Bayern Munich man rewarded him with a first international goal to  put Germany into an early lead.Mesut Ozil had a penalty saved  shortly afterwards, but Low's other team selection of note, replacing  Mario Gotze with Draxler, also paid dividends when the Wolfsburg man set  up Mario Gomez for the second just before half-time.Draxler was  a constant menace on the left flank and got a deserved goal for himself  in the second half, allowing Germany to cruise to victory - and keep a  fourth clean sheet from as many Euro 2016 games.It is now either  2008 final opponents Spain, or semi-final vanquishers four years ago  Italy, who await this German generation, as they look for continental  dominance just two years after conquering the world.Germany  quickly looked to be at their fluid best on the re-laid Stade  Pierre-Mauroy pitch, but the opening goal was unorthodox when it arrived  in the eighth minute - Boateng racing onto a half-cleared corner to  volley home from just outside the box.Low's side ought to have  been two goals to the good after Martin Skrtel recklessly shoved Gomez  in the penalty area five minutes later, but Matus Kozacik bailed out his  captain, flinging himself to his left to repel Ozil's 12-yard effort.Ozil then drove another chance wide with his right foot, as the Arsenal  man remained central to Germany's best attacking play, before Thomas  Muller and Draxler were unable to capitalise on probing approach play.As  familiar frustrations began to rear their head for the world champions,  Manuel Neuer had to make a wonderful reaction save from a Juraj Kucka  header that looked destined for the top-left corner, but that stunned  Germany back into life and they scored again before the interval.Draxler  left Kucka chasing shadows on the left before darting to the byline and  squaring the ball for Gomez, who nipped in front of Jan Durica to score  his second goal of the tournament.Slovakia captain Marek Hamsik  - on the scoresheet in a 3-1 pre-tournament friendly win over the  Germans - moved further forward in the second half and briefly looked to  lead a charge, but Draxler's elasticated 63rd-minute volley after Mats  Hummels had headed a corner up into the air ended the game as a contest.Low  could begin to look to the next round, with Benedikt Howedes replacing  Boateng - who came into the game nursing a calf injury and one booking  away from suspension - and Bastian Schweinsteiger getting another brief  run-out in place of the similarly at peril Sami Khedira.Fellow  substitute Lukas Podolski looked desperate to leave his mark on a first  outing of the competition, but he could not match the feats of Draxler,  who could yet make the difference for Low and his team as the  competition heats up.</blockquote>

Verification: Payakata winadi keeyak tibeda?

Top Bottom