easily defeating Cameroon, Germany leads Chile to the Confed Cup semi-finals

    VIỆT ANH |

    DT Germany defeated DT Cameroon 3-1 at SVD Fischt in Sochi (Russia) on the evening of June 25, Vietnam time, in the third match of Group B of the Confed Cup 2017.

    Germany easily took the initiative in the first half of the match. However, they did not create many dangerous opportunities in this half. The most notable move was just a long-range shot that missed the post by Liverpool midfielder Emre Can.

    At the end of the half, if Ter Stegen did not intercept Anguissa's shot well, the white team still had to concede a goal. The first half ended without any goals scored.

    However, after more than 2 minutes of the second half, Duc had opened the scoring. Draxler pulled the ball back for Demirbay to launch a long-range shot into the top corner of Cameroon's goal.

    The disadvantage continued for defending champions CAN in the 64th minute. After asking for the help of video technology to support the referee VAR - the main referee decided to give defender Mabouka a direct red card after the dispute with Emre Can.

    Just 2 minutes after the above situation, Timo Werner doubled the gap for Germany. Joshua Kimmich had a cross from the right wing, creating conditions for the RB Leipzig striker to head the ball close to the goal accurately.

    Cameroon unexpectedly scored a goal to reduce the score in the 78th minute. oubakar Abakar rushed in to head the ball after Ngamaleu's pass. This was a move in which both goalkeeper Ter Stegen and defender Niklas Sule made mistakes.

    However, the gap of 2 goals was restored in the 81st minute. Julian Brandt passed the ball into the penalty area for Henrichs to pass back to Timo Werner. The No. 11 striker did not rule out the opportunity to complete his double in this match. Thereby, Germany had a 3-1 victory in the end.

    In the match at the same time at Spartak Stadium (Moscow, Russia), Chile drew 1-1 with Australia. James Troisi opened the scoring for the reigning Asian Cup champions in the 42nd minute before Martin Rodriguez equalized for Chile.

    With this result, DT Duc is at the top of Group B with 7 points after 3 matches and will meet Mexico in the semi-finals. Chile is second in the group with 5 points, and will face Portugal in the round of 4 strongest teams. These two matches will take place at 1:00 a.m. on June 29 and 1:00 a.m. on June 28, Vietnam time.

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