Chapter 26 The Danes are out of the game
Updated: 2012-12-21
Two to one, the German team defeated Denmark. Of course, Denmark still has a chance now, because the Dutch team is now leading Portugal 2 to one, and the Danes now put all their hopes on the Dutch. Because at this time, they really can't attack anymore, and the German team is too strong.
As time went by, the Danes became more and more excited because they were not without a chance. But just as the game entered the last few minutes, the Portuguese suddenly rose up and scored two goals in three minutes, surpassing the Dutch team with a total score of 3-2.
With a bang, the Danish team collapsed, and their final hope of qualifying was gone. The Danes seemed to be stupid, their eyes were turbid, without a trace of their spirit.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, the Danes fell into the stadium, with unwillingness and pain on their faces.
After the game, German coach Löw said at a press conference: "It's a very exciting performance, and I'm very, very satisfied."
Speaking of this game, coach Lev said: "The game was very difficult. The Denmark caused us trouble. Fortunately, we won the game. Denmark performed very well today. We almost broke the injury. We regretted their exit."
Head coach Loeff also said: "I know the situation was very critical at that time, and we were almost eliminated. As the team's head coach, I know what would happen on the court. I thought about the possibility of Denmark scoring another goal, but I couldn't show any panic, so I sat in the court without moving, but I believe we would score."
At the post-match press conference, a reporter asked Lof and asked him to tell him what he thought about Bend's performance in this game. German coach Lof said: "Bend performed very well. Before the game, I asked him what he felt and he said it was very good. As for whether he will continue to start, it is not in my mind yet."
Of course, someone asked Lov's opinion on Podols' basic game. Lov said: "Podolski played very well today. Congratulations to her for scoring on this special day. He has helped our team very much. Of course, Gong Zheng's performance is also excellent. He has always been so outstanding. With him, our German team seems to have the guarantee of victory."
It can be seen that Lov's evaluation of Gong Zheng is very high, but this guy is worthy of Lov's praise. In this game, Gong Zheng scored another goal and gave a key assist, which was a great contributor to the German team's victory.
Regarding the knockout opponent Greece, coach Löv said: "I didn't expect Greece to defeat Russia. Russia played well before. Greece was able to advance, proving that they can seize the opportunities they created. Their defense is very good, and all the players are like rocks."
After the game, Podolsky, who scored in his 100 national team games, was also sought after by reporters.
This is Podolsky's 100th national team game. He gave himself a gift with a goal. Podolsky's mood was beyond words. After the game, when talking about his goal, Podolsky said: "It feels great to score in Game 100, and I am very happy. I am very happy to be able to play for the national team. I feel very proud."
Speaking of Bend's performance who replaced Boateng today, Podolski said: "Bend performed very well. We all think he played very well. Today he qualifies as the right back. His defense is excellent, and he can also give us great support in the offense, which is very good."
Speaking of the knockout opponent Greece, Podolski said: "Greece is very similar to Denmark and is very good at physical advantages. We will be ready to enter the semi-finals."
Bend, who started this game, said in an interview with his sister: "Thanks to everyone who celebrated me. Today, it was the efforts of the whole team and the team won the victory. We did not lose a single point in the group stage, which is very rare."
Regarding his performance at the full-back position, Bend said: "I have been playing in this position of the full-back position when I was training, and Loew also said I did a good job, so I played very well today. For the next game, I didn't expect to start again. I am a part of the team and I also hope to be a member of history."
Of course, Gong Zheng, who has scored goals for the German team in succession, is the most popular. This guy said in an interview with reporters: "We played very well in this game, Lucas' performance was great, and of course Lars' performance was also very exciting. Today, our team performed well, and it was natural to win. Of course, the Denmark team also performed well, but unfortunately, they met our German team."
Gong Zheng's statement was convinced by everyone. Indeed, Denmark performed well today, but the German team performed better. It was a disastrous for the Danish team to meet the German team.
At the post-match press conference, talking about this game, Danish coach Olsen said: "We have the opportunity to qualify from the group and should also qualify from the group. Unfortunately, this result; when the score comes one-to-one, we have the opportunity to score the winning goal, and we get the opportunity, but we can't grasp it."
Regarding the team being eliminated, Danish coach Olsen said: "We are an excellent team, we play well, of course we have lost a lot of goals, which requires us to improve and summarize; I am very optimistic about the future of this team, and I have no doubt at all."
The head coach of the Denmark also praised the performance of the German team: "The German team has always been a very strong team. They will be the biggest favorite to win the European Cup this year. I believe they can go to the end."
Many players of the Denmark team were also interviewed by reporters. Denmark's Quest said: "I am very disappointed. We have the opportunity to advance from this group. When the score was 1-1, we have been trying hard to score. We are very close to the second goal, but unfortunately, the German team has a good defense. They have always been very strong and have performed very stably."
Regarding the ending of being eliminated, Quest said: "I'm sorry, we did not perform badly. We made some mistakes and were punished in the game against Portugal. This is football."
Regarding the European Cup journey, Quest said: "It's wonderful and exciting, the city is beautiful, and the fans are very enthusiastic."
Although Quest said it easily, anyone could see his reluctance to leave this European Cup.
Danish team's top scorer Ben Turner said in an interview with reporters after the game: "Today, facing the strong German team, I think our performance is worthy of praise. The opponents have world-class players in three lines, so we can still create a lot of scoring opportunities and lead for a while. Unfortunately, we failed to score again when we were in a draw, otherwise we would be very likely to qualify in the group. Of course, I think the team is already quite good to have such a performance in such a difficult group, at least we have defeated the strong Dutch team."
Bentner also said: "Gong Zheng is a very excellent center forward, and his strength is indeed much better than me. He is the well-deserved world number one center forward in the world football world today."
Ag, the backbone of Liverpool's defense, first expressed his praise for his opponent Germany in an interview after the game: "Germany is a great team, they are extremely capable on both offense and defense. They are not only able to control the situation in the game, but also able to seize opportunities well. They are the favorite teams to win this Cup."
Then Agh talked about the performance of Denmark in this game and the entire group stage: "I can only say that I am very sorry. In fact, we had the opportunity to advance until the last round of the game against Germany. Unfortunately, we failed to grasp our destiny and lost the opportunity to advance. In fact, after defeating the Netherlands in the first game, as long as we did not lose in the game against Portugal, the situation was firmly in our hands. Unfortunately, we lost to Portugal in the last game, which caused our situation to take a sharp turn."
Ag said well: "When Gong Zheng was still in Manchester United, I knew how strong this guy was. Now this guy is getting stronger and stronger, and he has left many people far behind. He is the most well-deserved center in the world football world today. Having Gong Zheng is the greatest luck for the German team; of course, it is our greatest misfortune."
It can be seen that the Danish players praised Gong Zheng. This guy is simply a monster, a bug-like existence in this world. Age's final statement is the common voice of all the guys who have fought with Gong Zheng.
The second round of the second group was over, and the three major societies in the world paid attention to the results of the match between the German team and the Danish team.
Reuters' comments read: "Podolsky's 100th national team appearance today. In the 79th minute, he scored the 44th goal, defeating Denmark. Denmark performed well at the beginning of the game, threatening the German team's goal many times, and even leading the strong German team at one time, putting the German team in danger of being eliminated. Fortunately, at this time, the German team's Gong Zheng stood up and scored an equalizer goal, stabilizing the situation and regaining the decline. In the second half, the German team had many opportunities. If Podolsky, Muller or Khdira could seize an opportunity, Germany would have been able to win the game at the beginning of the second half. In the end, in the 79th minute, Gong Zheng assisted Podolsky to defeat the fragile Danish defense line and defeated the opponent. After qualifying for the three-winning group, Germany has become the biggest threat to Spain's defending title."
The Associated Press performed Ram's performance: "This is the first time the two teams have met since the 1992 European Cup final. Due to Romedal's injury, Danish coach Olsen could only move the team's core Eriksen to the left, but this change of formation did not take effect. Ram completely defended the 20-year-old genius, which made him leave the European Cup in disappointment. Germany played a little carelessly and failed to show creativity, but they had the right to control the ball. Except for one goal, Denmark did not create any threatening attack."
AFP's comments were titled "Gong Zheng showed his power, Denmark was eliminated": "Germany was very fast in the first half, and both sides also had offense and defense, but in the second half, the German player led by Ozil deliberately slowed down the pace. Gong Zheng continued his excellent performance in this game, not only scored a goal by himself, but also assisted Podolsky to defeat Denmark! After this victory, Germany qualified strongly from the 'Death Group' with an absolute advantage of nine points."
Chapter completed!