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Four times video evidence alone in the first half. And four times Yoshimi Yamashita decides right. The referee from Japan is the best woman on the pitch in the first knockout round of the FIFA Women's World Cup in France. For in the match between Germany and Nigeria in Grenoble, the kicking protagonists rarely really convince. The DFB players a little more, the Nigerians a little less. At the end there is still a 3: 0 (2: 0) in which Alexandra Popp (20th minute), Sara Däbritz (27th) and Lea Schüller (82nd) maintain the dream of the title.
The first few minutes of summery temperatures belonged to the Africans, but already the first dangerous scene led to the gate for Germany. After a corner by Lina Magull, two defensive players flew under the ball, captain Popp did not even have to jump up in the six-yard box to go into the net. But then at first there was uncertainty, because the referee apparently got a signal from the outside that Svenja Huth the Nigerian goalkeeper in offside position may have obscured the view.
Only after anxious minutes then the confirmation took place: goal for Germany. Popp acknowledged it with a relieved smile. "I was wondering what was actually going on, we were completely in the dark," said the jubilee after her 100th international match on ZDF. "Thank God it was regular and gave us security for the rest of the game."
Double standard thickness
Correction: Alexandra Popp sees the intervention of the VAR yellow by referee Yoshimi Yamashita – instead of mistakenly warned Giulia Gwinn
Few moments later, the Video Assistant Referee had his next mission: An awkward defensive action Evelyn Nwabuoku in the penalty area – instead of the ball she hit the knee of Magull with the studs. Most of the 13,000 spectators in the stadium and also on the television had barely noticed the action. But then again the gesture of Yamashita: video evidence. After a short study of the scene on the monitor on the sidelines the decision: penalty. Sara Däbritz did not miss this opportunity – 2: 0, the preliminary decision, based on the next helpful use of the VAR.
National coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg felt confirmed: "We know that we have a strength in the standards, and we have set ourselves a goal in every game to achieve a standard." There were even two against Nigeria. The weaknesses that exist in the interplay, especially in the first half, covered up. "At the beginning we did not have the calm that we wanted to have," criticized the national coach, who is "totally happy" about getting ahead.
Too many interruptions
Lea Schüller scored the 3-0 win over Nigeria
Blame for the lack of game flow was unanimous opinion of goalkeeper Almuth Schult and Popp of all the video evidence. It was, the interpreted by the referee, two more times lie right – in the mistaken first Giulia Gwinn given yellow card, which was then intended for Popp, and in a handgame of Gwinn in his own penalty area. This turned out after a short reinsurance but not punishable. Next games.
The did the DFB women in the second half also initially with a slightly applied handbrake. "First the rain, the cold, then the sudden heat," Schult explained the temporary phases of weakness. But then Lea Schüller made for a total blackout in the defense of the Nigerians by a low shot from 18 meters to 3-0 final score. We want to play the final here in France, that's our goal, "goalkeeper Schult said. With or without video evidence – and again with referee Yoshimi Yamashita.
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