It was Colombia’s first win over Germany and means the four-time world champions have won just one of five games since their disastrous group-stage exit at the Qatar World Cup in December.
Alternate- half pretensions from Luis Diaz and Juan Cuadrado took Colombia to a 2- 0 friendly palm over Germany on Tuesday, heightening home trainer Hansi Film’s straits a time out from Euro 2024. Liverpool forward Diaz hopped high to head in a looping Cuadrado cross before the Juventus sect- reverse scored a late penalty after Germany captain Joshua Kimmich handballed in the box a nanosecond after coming off the bench. It was Colombia’s first palm over Germany and means the four- time world titleholders have won just one of five games since their disastrous group- stage exit at the Qatar World Cup in December.
Germany, who qualify for coming time’s Euro as hosts, demanded fluidity in Gelsenkirchen, ramping up the pressure on under- fire master Film, with the side not playing again until September.
“I am veritably disappointed for the suckers,” said Film.” We wanted to try commodity but it went belly up.”
Film was bullish on his side’s long- term chances, saying his side would” show a different amenability, a difference performance” in the coming round of friendlies.
“From September, we’ll settle by and also the results will come.”
With insulated razzes and hisses ringing out across his home- city colosseum in Gelsenkirchen, original boy turned captain Ilkay Gundogan said he could” understand” the crowd’s response.
“We know it wasn’t good and we know what needs to get better.”
Asked if he was bothered by the platoon’s rearmost display, midfielder Leon Goretzka said” I do not know if that is the right word.”
“It’s dramatic, you have to say that easily. We are missing effects across all situations. All by each it was far too little.”
After making nine changes for the 1- 0 loss to Poland in Warsaw on Friday, Film again switched effects up with five differences in the starting XI.
The trainer handed the armband to Gundogan after the treble- winning Manchester City captain’s recent successes, with Kimmich starting from the bench.
But Germany again looked disconnected and were lucky to avoid conceding a penalty interior through the first half when the home side were caught out by a lightning-fast Colombia counter.
Centre- reverse Malick Thiaw, in just his alternate match for Germany, appeared to have brought down Diaz in the box but the adjudicator ruled the AC Milan protector got a toe to the ball.
Diaz got on the scoresheet still in the alternate half, heading in Cuadrado’s ball after Emre Can was ousted in his own half.
Film brought Kimmich on for Gundogan with 10 twinkles remaining and the Bayern Munich midfielder gave away a penalty moments latterly.
Cuadrado stepped up to the spot to shoot Germany goalkeeper Marc- Andre ter Stegen the wrong way.
While Film has constantly defended his side’s results on the base of a desire to experiment before Euro 2024, his position may now be called into question.
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