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Scotland were soundly beaten by Germany in the first game of Euro 2024 as the hosts claimed a dominant 5-1 win at the Allianz Arena.
Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz were all on target for the brilliant Germans during a first half which saw Scotland reduced to 10 men after Ryan Porteous was sent off.
Substitutes Niclas Fullkrug and Emre Can got in on the act in the second half either side of an own goal by Antonio Rudiger, which gave Scotland something to cheer about on what was a poor start to their European Championship campaign.
Hosts run riot in tournament opener
You could have been forgiven for not knowing which side were the hosts before kick-off, with the Allianz Arena packed with Scottish fans generating a fantastic atsmosphere.
But less than 10 minutes in, Germany fans were the only ones singing as Wirtz got Die Mannschaft’s Euro 2024 off to the perfect start.
Florian Wirtz carries his club form into #Euro2024! 🔥
It’s a fantastic finish for the first goal of the tournament ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/efafEgEkYs
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 14, 2024
Joshua Kimmich drove forward on the right before laying into Wirtz’s path and the Bundesliga winner’s finish found the bottom left corner despite Angus Gunn getting a hand to it.
Scotland were 2-0 down minutes later Ilkay Gundogan found Havertz inside the box before teeing up Musiala. The Bayern Munich starlet jinked inside before firing a finish into the roof of the net.
The awareness from Jamal Musiala here is incredible 👀
Germany are turning on the style already in Munich 🪄#Euro2024 | #GERSCO pic.twitter.com/VME6BxGOue
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 14, 2024
As if it couldn’t get any worse for Steve Clarke’s men, the Germans were 3-0 and a man up just before half-time.
Havertz converted from the penalty spot after a hefty last-ditch challenge by Portueous Ilkay Gundogan was adjudged to be a serious foul after a VAR check.
A horror tackle from Ryan Porteous…
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Author : Cian Cheesbrough
Publish date : 2024-06-14 20:57:26
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