Scotland had been no match for Germany because the rampant Euro 2024 hosts made a dream begin to the event on Friday.
Florian Wirtz obtained the ball rolling within the tenth minute, changing into the youngest scorer of a gap objective on the European Championships within the event’s historical past.
The wonderful Jamal Musiala quickly made it 2-0, rifling residence after he was arrange by Kai Havertz inside the world.
In Wirtz (21 years, 42 days) and Musiala (21 years, 109 days), Germany grew to become the primary workforce in European Championship historical past to have two gamers aged 21 or youthful rating in the identical match.
Havertz turned scorer when he slotted in from the penalty spot earlier than half-time, with Scotland defender Ryan Porteous seeing pink for a lunge on Ilkay Gundogan, after a VAR evaluate.
Porteous grew to become the second Scottish participant despatched off at a significant event, after Craig Burley within the 1998 World Cup in opposition to Morocco.
It’s the first time a participant has been despatched off within the opening recreation of the Euros since 2012, when each Sokratis (Greece) and Wojciech Szczesny (Poland) had been dismissed in a 1-1 draw.
Havertz’s efficiently transformed spot-kick additionally ensured Germany went in at half-time 3-0 up – it’s simply the third time in European Championship historical past a workforce has scored three targets within the first half of a recreation, together with France vs Belgium in 1984 (3-0 at half-time) and France vs Iceland in 2016 (4-0 at half-time).
Germany made their numerical benefit rely to go on and safe the most important win by a bunch nation of their opening match at a European Championship event, and their greatest victory ever on the Euros, with an personal objective from Antonio Rudiger the one detrimental.
Certainly, that personal objective was sort to Scotland, who had just one shot, which they did not get on the right track, and mustered an xG of solely 0.01, compared to Germany’s 2.17.
It marks the primary time Scotland have did not have a shot on the right track in a significant event match since 1992, once they confronted the Netherlands within the Euros.
Steve Clarke’s workforce put in a sorry efficiency, and should now choose themselves as much as face Switzerland. They may go into that match on Wednesday on the again of struggling their heaviest defeat at a significant event since they misplaced 7-0 to Uruguay on the 1954 World Cup.
Germany, in the meantime, have already got one foot within the knockouts, and will get the job completed by beating Hungary.
1 – Tonight’s recreation between Germany and Scotland was the primary match in European Championship historical past to see a pink card, a penalty scored and an personal objective scored. Field-office. pic.twitter.com/qS1I7WwGZS
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Musiala actually was sensational, finishing 5 of his eight dribble makes an attempt whereas additionally having six touches within the opponent’s field – 4 greater than Scotland managed altogether.
And eventually, this match was the primary match in European Championship historical past to see a pink card, a penalty scored and an personal objective scored.
Euro 2024 has began in type, even when Scotland followers will likely be in a rush to overlook this outcome.