Classic Germany, confirmed Gary Lineker’s legendary “attack” and prevailed 2-1 over Ivory Coast with a turnaround and the winning goal in the 90+4′! The Coast won the impressions, but in the end the Germans won the match, as the Englishman had said and thus qualified for the “32” of the World Cup with two victories in the 5th group of the competition. The great protagonist of the match, Denis Udav, who came on as a substitute and scored the goals of the turnaround.
From the start of the game, it seemed that the “Elephants” were determined to surprise. In the 30th minute, through an individual effort by the unstoppable Diomande, captain Frank Kessie opened the scoring. Then, the Coast shielded themselves in defense with the intention of “hitting” in the transition. The “Manshaft” seemed helpless to react, until the solution came from two substitutions by Nagelsmann. In the 68th minute, Luling crossed from the right and Deniz Udav, projecting on the move, equalized. The pressure of the Germans intensified greatly after the 85th minute as the opponents ran out of strength. Thus, in the 4th minute of injury time, Udav received Enmecha’s “assist” and with an immediate execution wrote 2-1, putting his signature on a great upset.
Referee: Juan Gabriel Benitez (Paraguay)
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The lineups of the teams:
GERMANY (Julian Nagelsmann): Neuer, Kimmich, Ta, Sloterbeck (46′ Rudiger), Brown, Enmeca, Pavlovic (60′ Amiri), Sane (60′ Luling), Musiala (60′ Udav), Wirtz, Havertz (85′ Goretzka)
IVORY COAST (Emers Faye): G. Fofana, Konan, Shingo (82′ Doue), Kosunou, Agbadou, Kessie, Sangare (75′ Seko Fofana), Oulai, Boni (75′ Geshan), Diallo (75′ Adigra), Diomande (85′ Pepe)
