Germany began their preparation for the Confed Cup in Russia with a 1-1 draw against Denmark in Copenhagen. 25 years after the European Championship final defeat at the hands of the Danes, Joachim Löw’s team, which included just three World Cup winners and seven debutants, salvaged a late draw in the Danish capital. Next up for Germany is a World Cup qualifier against San Marino in Nuremberg on Saturday (20:45 CEST).
The Germans gave a good account of themselves in the driving rain in Copenhagen. However, a defeat looked to be on the cards after Christian Eriksen’s first half strike. The Tottenham Hotspur man capitalised on a mistake at the back by the Germans and fired home in the 18th minute. However, a superb overhead kick from Joshua Kimmich late on salvaged a draw for the away side.
Three debutants in the starting XI
Head coach Joachim Löw named a young and inexperienced side with an average age of just 24 and a half and one which had a total of just 107 international caps. Three players were given debuts from the start as goalkeeper Kevin Trapp and attackers Lars Stindl and Sandro Wagner pulled on the Germany shirt for the first time. Amin Younes, Kerem Demirbay and Marvin Plattenhardt also made their debuts over the course of the evening. Julian Draxler and Matthias Ginter were the only World Cup winners in the starting XI. The Denmark side included Bundesliga players Andreas Christensen and Jannik Vestergaard of Mönchengladbach, Thomas Delaney of Bremen and Leipzig’s Yussuf Poulsen.
The Germans looked to attack down the wings early on in front of 15,488 spectators in Brondby. The agile Joshua Kimmich looked to provide the spark for the Germans in attack. The first real chance of the match fell to the Danes, however, as Vestergaard forced a save from Trapp in the 15th minute.
There was nothing that PSG’s keeper could does three minutes later, however, as Christian Eriksen latched onto a weak header from Antonio Rüdiger and fired the ball past a helpless Trapp in the 18th minute. The Danes began to take control of the game as Michael Stryger attempted a long range effort in the 22nd minute. Two minutes later, Leon Goretzka tried his luck from distance at the other end.
Germany superior before the break
The Germans regained control of the match shortly after the half hour mark. Captain for the day Julian Draxler appeared to be the focal point of most of the Germans’ attacks. The Danes made defended compactly and forced Germany wide on many occasions. Goretzka almost found the equaliser in the 32nd minute but was denied by Denmark’s stand-in goalkeeper, Frederik Rönnow, who was deputising for the injured Kasper Schmeichel. Draxler then tested the keeper from 20 yards out.
Germany looked dangerous in attack, but often lacked the final pass. Denmark were content to sit behind the ball after they had taken the lead.
Double chance for Süle and Ginter
Löw made no personnel changes at half-time and Sebastian Rudy came close early in the second half with a long range effort. At the other end, Eriksen’s shot just flew over the bar in the 50th minute.
Germany began their preparation for the Confed Cup in Russia with a 1-1 draw against Denmark in Copenhagen. 25 years after the European Championship final defeat at the hands of the Danes, Joachim Löw’s team, which included just three World Cup winners and seven debutants, salvaged a late draw in the Danish capital. Next up for Germany is a World Cup qualifier against San Marino in Nuremberg on Saturday (20:45 CEST).
The Germans gave a good account of themselves in the driving rain in Copenhagen. However, a defeat looked to be on the cards after Christian Eriksen’s first half strike. The Tottenham Hotspur man capitalised on a mistake at the back by the Germans and fired home in the 18th minute. However, a superb overhead kick from Joshua Kimmich late on salvaged a draw for the away side.
Three debutants in the starting XI
Head coach Joachim Löw named a young and inexperienced side with an average age of just 24 and a half and one which had a total of just 107 international caps. Three players were given debuts from the start as goalkeeper Kevin Trapp and attackers Lars Stindl and Sandro Wagner pulled on the Germany shirt for the first time. Amin Younes, Kerem Demirbay and Marvin Plattenhardt also made their debuts over the course of the evening. Julian Draxler and Matthias Ginter were the only World Cup winners in the starting XI. The Denmark side included Bundesliga players Andreas Christensen and Jannik Vestergaard of Mönchengladbach, Thomas Delaney of Bremen and Leipzig’s Yussuf Poulsen.
The Germans looked to attack down the wings early on in front of 15,488 spectators in Brondby. The agile Joshua Kimmich looked to provide the spark for the Germans in attack. The first real chance of the match fell to the Danes, however, as Vestergaard forced a save from Trapp in the 15th minute.
There was nothing that PSG’s keeper could does three minutes later, however, as Christian Eriksen latched onto a weak header from Antonio Rüdiger and fired the ball past a helpless Trapp in the 18th minute. The Danes began to take control of the game as Michael Stryger attempted a long range effort in the 22nd minute. Two minutes later, Leon Goretzka tried his luck from distance at the other end.
Germany superior before the break
The Germans regained control of the match shortly after the half hour mark. Captain for the day Julian Draxler appeared to be the focal point of most of the Germans’ attacks. The Danes made defended compactly and forced Germany wide on many occasions. Goretzka almost found the equaliser in the 32nd minute but was denied by Denmark’s stand-in goalkeeper, Frederik Rönnow, who was deputising for the injured Kasper Schmeichel. Draxler then tested the keeper from 20 yards out.
Germany looked dangerous in attack, but often lacked the final pass. Denmark were content to sit behind the ball after they had taken the lead.
Double chance for Süle and Ginter
Löw made no personnel changes at half-time and Sebastian Rudy came close early in the second half with a long range effort. At the other end, Eriksen’s shot just flew over the bar in the 50th minute.
With 53 minutes on the clock, Trapp denied Denmark a second as he diverted a Poulsen shot over the bar. With just half an hour to go, Rönnow saved Denmark at the other end by first deflecting Süle’s effort over the bar before denying Ginter from a corner.
Löw brought Younes and Julian Brandt on for Ginter and Wagner in the 68th minute and switched from a back three to a back four. The Danes looked to land the knockout blow, but created few clear-cut opportunities. A free-kick from Draxler was blocked by Nicolai Jörgensen in the 75th minute. Demirbay and Plattenhardt came on late in the day and eventually the Germans did find the equaliser as Kimmich acrobatically volleyed home two minutes before time.
