Germany has reached an 11th semi-final in its last 12 appearances in the European Women’s Championship in a remarkable manner, beating France 6-5 in penalties after a 1-1 draw-despite more than 105 minutes with 10 players.
Germany has seen a winning seven-game race to end sudden in its last group match, losing 4-1 against Sweden after being reduced to 10 in the first half.
And just 13 minutes from their quest to conquer the KOs and win a record title, they ended up with a personnel deficit when Kathrin Hendrich was shown a red card to pull the hair of Griedge Mbock while defending a free kick.
The offense also justified a penalty that Grace Geyoro of France has joyfully caught, breaking in the middle despite a touch of the dragging hand of Ann-Katrin Berger.
But the nine finalists responded impeccably and found themselves at level terms when Klara Buhl’s kick was turned expertly inside the distant pole of Nusken Sjoeke.
An agitated France focused on reading its own game and was unhappy not to restore the advance when there was an offside in the accumulation while Delphine Cascarino skillfully pressed Geyoro’s crossing in the net. And it was a similar story on the other side of the break, with Maël Lakrar considered to be interfering with the game from a offside position before Geyoro made him slide the house on the rebound.
After these two surprises, Fortune seemed to be firmly in favor of Germany because they received their own penalty when Selma Bacha put an end to his challenge on the brand Jule, but the kick of Nüsken was stopped with confidence by Pauline Peyraud-Magnin.
Valiant defending Rebecca Knaak and Franziska Kett saw things in an additional time, where Germany asked his goalkeeper to thank for a sensational acrobatic stop to prevent Janina Minge’s head from making her own net.
France did not have the innovation to unlock the German defense, but Melvine Malard struck the bar at a distance with almost the last kick of the additional time.
The shepherd’s judgment of the first penalty of France of Amel Majri gave Germany the early advantage, but Miss de Sara Däbritz put the scoring at 4-4 after five each.
But Heartbreak came for France when Berger plunged to stop Alice Sombath, giving her a 6-5 victory heroically.
Even despite their pedigree on this scene, Germany’s performance was very impressive given the circumstances, and the team of Christian Wück now has the honor of facing the favorites of the tournament in Spain in the last four.
The sparkling sparkle form of France turned out to be in vain while they withdrew while losing a match for the first time in 2025 – ending an 11 -game round.
Flashscore Man of the match: Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany)
Consult the match statistics here.
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