The absence of VAR benefited this Sunday to Germany in Romania, where those of Joachim Löw they deserved thrashing. However, they had to be content with a minimal and controversial victory (0-1). Gnabry scored a goal worth three points after an assist of Havertz, which started the play in possible offside. The German team, which counts its matches by victories and without conceding in this qualifying phase for the Qatar World Cup 2022, was far superior and only the goalkeeper Nita avoided a major defeat.
Germany showed from the beginning that she was not willing to make a single concession to Romania. Emre can He starred on the first occasion of the match in minute 5 with a thread shot that sought the squad of the goal of Florin Nita.
It did not take those of Joachim Löw in taking advantage. Barely after the first quarter of an hour, the Romanian defense stopped when they understood that Kai havertz he was slightly ahead and offside. The referee, however, let the action continue and Havertz attended Serge gnabry, who did not forgive with a point-blank shot. A controversial action that the VAR, absent in this World Cup qualifying phase, could have gotten out of doubt.
Howitzer to Kimmich Crossbar
The goal of the soccer player Bayern Munich ended up rising to the scoreboard and complicated things to a Romania that only three minutes later he was about to concede the 0-2, but the right hand from outside the area of Joshua Kimmich, leader in the German midfield in the absence of the madridista due to injury Toni Kroos, crashed into the crossbar.
The Romanians tried to react to the German barrage and Marin tried a shot that stopped Neuer No problem. The superiority of Germany in all its lines, with a possession superior to 70%, was almost total before the combined of Mirel Radoi, very lacking of ideas when it came to counterattacking, slow in the exit of the ball and that he could barely pass midfield and connect with the unassisted Keseru.
After the break, Romania readjusted his defensive line with the entry of Burca, who replaced the left back Camora, which had been overwhelmed by the incisor Havertz for the first 45 minutes.
Germany He brushed 0-2 in the 50 'with a point-blank shot from the powerful and vertical Leon Goretzka that the doorman rejected as best he could Nita. It was clear that those of Löw wanted to put land in the middle in a game that registered a score that kept the locals alive.
Flurry of German occasions
Romania began to arrive with some danger and Tanase he tried a shot that found no goal, but Germany did not loosen one iota. In minute 58, Nita miraculously produced with the tips of his fingers a shot of Gnabry that almost ‘kissed’ the base of the post and in the 60 ’, Gündogan He again put the Romanian goalkeeper to the test, the best long of his team. Germany, who was planted in the Romanian area with tremendous ease, again forgave, in the 62nd minute, on another occasion in the goal of Sané that made despair on the bench Löw.
Mirel Radoi, aware that his selection required a new offensive air, he entered Dennis Man and even George Puscas that replaced the tip Keseru, but Germany continued without suffering anything in defense and generating panic in attack with the incursions of the meteoric Havertz, Gnabry and Sané.
Again Nita showed off in an auction of Timo Werner, who had entered Havertz shortly before. Highlight the entry into the Romanian ranks of Alexandru Maxim, who played in the RCD Espanyol quarry.
Romania's late claws
And what the things are. Romania, who had not appeared in attack, had the opportunity to draw in a Puscas personal action in the 86th minute she aborted Neuer with his usual solvency and in a shot of Stanciu in 89 'he crashed into the side of the net and left the Germans breathless for a few moments.
In the end, short victory for the merits of one Germany who had to win by a much looser score, but had to settle, which is not little, with a controversial point that places him, with six points, at the head of Group J next to the surprising Armenia by Joaquín Caparrós, which defeated Iceland (2-0) this Sunday.
0- Romania: Nita; Popescu, Chiriches, Tosca, Camora (Burca, 46 '); Stanciu, Marin; Ianis Hagi (Maxim, 83 '), Tanase (Cicaldau, 83'), Mihaila (Man, 66 '); and Keseru (Puscas, 66 ')
1- Germany: Neuer; Klostermann, Ginter, Rüdiger, Emre Can; Goretzka, Kimmich, Gündogan; Havertz (Werner, 77 '), Gnabry (Neuhaus, 90') and Sané (Younes, 90 ')
Goal: 0-1, Gnabry (17 ')
Referee: Clément Turpin (France). He showed a yellow card to the local Popescu (16 ') and the visitor Kimmich (93')
Incidents: Match corresponding to Group J of the qualifying phase for the Qatar World Cup 2022. The match was played behind closed doors at the National Arena in Bucharest