Germany Ladies 2 – 0 Poland Ladies
Eight-time European champions Germany started their seek for a primary Euros title in 12 years with a 2-0 win over Poland.
It took till the second half for the impasse to be damaged on Friday night time in St Gallen, however objectives from Jule Model and Lea Schuller earned Christian Wueck’s aspect the win they deserved.
In fact, it might have been extra had it not been for an impressed Polish aspect, showing within the first main event of their 44-year historical past.
Germany – who had scored 4 or extra in every of their final 5 matches – had been annoyed within the first half. Poland defended for his or her lives at occasions, limiting their esteemed opponents to simply two pictures heading in the right direction.
The actual fact captain Giulia Gwinn limped off injured earlier than the break soured issues additional for Germany’s whereas Schuller’s evident miss in stoppage time little doubt helped improve the depth of head coach Wueck’s half-time dressing-down.
However no matter he stated to his gamers helped them lastly set up the lead. Inside 5 minutes of the restart, Model minimize in off the appropriate, shifted the ball onto her left and fired into the highest left nook, leaving Kinga Szemik with no likelihood by any means.
Chelsea’s Sjoeke Nusken ought to have prolonged the lead simply after the hour, however inexplicably headed broad from contained in the six-yard field, earlier than Schuller planted a free header over the bar.
The latter made up for it inside a minute of stated missed likelihood, nonetheless, guiding house a header after Model picked her out with a cross from the appropriate.
Poland’s largest likelihood of the night time got here after 81 minutes, when Ann-Katrin Berger produced a very sharp cease to tip Ewa Pajor’s header over the bar. However whereas they had been defeated on the night time, conceding simply twice towards the Germans ought to fill them with confidence for the rest of the event.