Farewell to Germany at home ground. The big crash of the euro. Just when everyone was waiting for the tiebreaker, Spanish star Mikael Merino shined. He gave Spain a dramatic victory in the 119th minute with a superb header from Dani Olmo’s superb cross. Spain beat Germany 2-1 in a tight quarterfinal at the Stuttgart Arena. In this way, they went to the semi-finals of the Euro Cup. Host Germany was eliminated. After the game was tied 1-1 in regulation time, the match went into extra time.
Spain dominated in the first half, and Germany turned around in the second half. They played well and got a goal at the last minute of the scheduled time. Yamal’s left-footed shot from a free kick in the 15th minute was quite close. Goes to the right of the post. Two minutes later, Fabien Ruiz shot over from outside the box. Germany got its first chance in the 21st minute of the game. Kai Havertz’s cross from Josua Kimmich’s cross was turned away by Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simon.
Nuyer did not let Spain’s Havertz score in the 35th minute. The German goalkeeper also blocked Dani Olmo’s shot in the 39th minute and Yamal’s shot in the 45th minute. Both teams finished the first half goalless. From the beginning of the second half, Spain began to attack with possession of the ball again. In the 47th minute, Alvaro Morata had a chance to score, but Nuyer blocked his shot. In the 51st minute, Dani Olmo, who replaced Pedri, broke the German defense.
Lamine Yamal’s cross was scored with a right-footed shot to give the team a 1-0 lead. This is one of the only 16-year-old Yamal’s Euros this year. After that, Germany made a great comeback. Substitute Fulkrug’s header went just over the bar in the 64th minute. Finally, in the 89th minute, Florian Virtz, the best footballer in the current season’s Bundesliga, gave Germany the desired goal. He scored with his right foot from Jatla inside the D-box to bring the team to 1-1. The match goes into extra time.
Attacks and counter-attacks continued in the second half of extra time. In the 106th minute, Jamal Musiala’s shot hit Cucurella, but the referee did not award a penalty. But in the 119th minute, Merino lit up like a comet. He scored a superb header from a Dani Olmock cross to give the team a memorable 2-1 win.
