Home team Germany had a convincing 2-0 victory over Hungary in the second match of Group A EURO 2024.
Home team Germany faces Hungary in the second match of Group A of EURO 2024 . Toni Kroos and his teammates aim to win all 3 points to win early tickets to the next round.
Coach Julian Nagelsmann fielded a strong squad, including prominent stars. Kai Havertz continues to be trusted to play highest in attack. Supporting Havertz are Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz. Meanwhile, Ilkay Gundogan played in defense.
On the Hungarian side, Dominik Szoboszlai plays the role of conductor. In goal, goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi has experience playing football in Germany when playing for RB Leipzig.
The match was exciting after the opening whistle. Hungary had a remarkable situation in the first minute. The Hungarian players organized a quick pressing situation, forcing goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to come out and clear the ball.
Three minutes later, Duc responded. Joshua Kimmich flicked a long ball behind the Hungarian defense. Kai Havertz escaped and put the ball in the right position of goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi.
In the 11th minute, Havertz showed his impressive ability to shield and press the opposing player. Unfortunately, the Arsenal star’s shot hit Peter Gulacsi’s hand and went out.
In the 18th minute, the German players continued to miss good opportunities. Musiala, Havertz and Gundogan had a beautiful, methodical combination. Unfortunately, Gundogan was a beat slow and missed the ball.
After many efforts, Duc reaped the sweet fruit. In the 22nd minute, the German players attacked the middle. Gundogan tried to win the ball, passing it back to Musiala to shoot into the Hungarian net . Germany took the lead 1-0!.
Conceding the goal, Hungary took the initiative to increase the tempo of the match. In the 25th minute, Dominik Szoboszlai took a classy free kick but could not beat Manuel Neuer’s excellent reflexes.
In the 43rd minute, Musiala had a quick shot and sent the ball out next to the Hungarian goal. Minute 45+1′, Hungary almost scored an equalizer. Roland Sallai put the ball into the German net, but Willi Orban was in an offside position.
That was also the last dangerous situation in the first half. At the end of the first 45 minutes, Germany led Hungary 1-0 .
In the second half, Germany continued to show their strength. In the 46th minute, Antonio Rudiger tried his luck with a surprise shot from outside the penalty area. The ball hit a Hungarian player’s foot and went out.
In the 54th minute, Germany continued to press the field. Gundogan finished from a tight angle, forcing Gulacsi to push the ball away. Toni Kroos took the opportunity to shoot from outside the penalty area. Once again, Gulacsi played excellently and saved Hungary.
In the 59th minute, Hungary had a remarkable ball. Varga headed the ball over Neuer’s crossbar.
Minute 67, Duc picked sweet fruit. Musiala pushed the ball to the left wing for Maximilian Mittelstadt. Mittelstadt passed the ball smoothly for Gundogan to score and shake the Hungarian net . Germany leads 2-0 Hungary.
In the 74th minute, substitute Leroy Sane shot with his right foot, forcing goalkeeper Gulacsi to use all his talent to save.
For the remainder of the match, no more goals were scored. At the end of 90 minutes, Germany defeated Hungary 2-0. Nagelsmann and his team officially won tickets to the round of 16. Gundogan was the biggest bright spot in this match with 1 goal and 1 assist.