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First fire alarm and fire, then the USA ignites
Unhappy end of USA tour for our soccer players!
In the second friendly against the world champions, the DFB team lost 2-1 at the Red Bull New York stadium – the first defeat after four wins since the European Championships in the summer. The preparation for the game was disrupted by several fire alarms. In addition, midfielder Lena Oberdorf injured her shoulder.
This defeat should not have been! Two days after the 2-1 win against the Americans things got off to a good start again. Jule Brand put Germany ahead after 18 minutes. Fully deserved, because the German soccer players dominated the game, didn’t allow a shot on goal and combined well forward.
The USA then ignited in the second half. They turned the game around in two minutes. First Sophia Smith (54th minute) scored, then Mallory Pugh (56th) against a German defense, which, like in the first duel, revealed weaknesses in positional play and duel behavior. A construction site in view of the World Cup in summer!
“We played very well in the first 30 minutes, but then we had a break. Still, it was a good first half. In the second half, the USA punished our mistakes with two goals,” said national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg, who summed up the US tour: “It was a very important trip for us and we know what we have to work on.”
Before the game, the German footballers were startled. In the middle of the night, the fire alarm went off twice at the EnVue team hotel in New Jersey. Everyone had to rush to the street in the drizzle. Some players even stood barefoot or in flip-flops in front of the hotel. Both times, however, the all-clear was given later.
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VfL Wolfsburg is now also hoping for the all-clear. Because the champion and table leader has to worry about one of his most important players. Lena Oberdorf fell on her left shoulder after half an hour against the USA and had to be substituted with pain. She went straight to the hospital for an x-ray. After returning on Monday evening, she will be examined more closely in Germany.
A disappointing ending in every way…