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Germany beat Ukraine 3-1 in a League A match and in Group 4 of the Nations League, played at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig.
Surprisingly, Joachim Lev’s guys caught up after Roman Yaremchuk’s goal, but the complete change came in the 33rd minute after goals from Leroy Sane and Timo Werner.
The guests hit three rays after the break, but the logical thing happened midway through the second half, when Werner calmed his team with his second accurate shot of the night.
Germany accumulated 9 points and shot at the head of the group from Spain (8 points) finished 1-1 on their visit to Switzerland. The Ukrainians are third with six points.
The hosts got off to a better start and from the beginning Philip Max, who is in excellent shape, gave good passes to Leon Gorecka and Robin Koch, but both shot past the rival goal. Then Max almost challenged Edward Sobol to score an own goal after another good deed.
Little by little, the Ukrainians calmed down and sensationally found the result in their first attack. Alexander Zubkov was blocked as he attempted to slalom into the Manshaft penalty area, but released for free Roman Yaremchuk and found the top right corner with a solid shot from the motion.
Timo Werner missed a good chance shortly after, but halfway through the first half Leroy Sané leveled. The winger received Leon Gorecka from his Bayern Munich teammate after a phenomenal counterattack from depth and noticed in the lower left corner.
Goretska’s shot was stopped, but Germany still turned a full turn in the 33rd minute, when Werner retaliated for his mistake and scored in front of goal with a header. This time the dirty work was done by Koch and Goretska, who recorded the “shot” assist.
Seven minutes after the resumption of play, Ukraine could have tied, but the crossbar saved the hosts. Zinchenko’s shot off a rebound surprised Manuel Neuer, but the ball bounced off the crossbar. At the front door, Serge Gnabri released for Sane, who was rejected at the last minute by Zabarni.
Midway through the second half, Timo Werner scored his second goal of the afternoon after another long action from the Germans. Ilkay Gundogan moved forward, hit a right for Matthias Ginter, and found Werner. The Chelsea forward shot instantly and found the bottom left corner after a rebound.
A quarter of an hour before the end of regulation time, Marlos Bonfim aimed a second bolt for the Ukrainians. The performance of the Carioca was extremely technical and beautiful, but it lacked a few inches of precision. In the 82nd minute, former Bulgarian CSKA player Junior Moraes hit the crossbar after a rebound.
Germany – Ukraine 3: 1
0: 1 Roman Yaremchuk – 12 ‘
eleven Leroy Sané – 23 ‘
twenty-one Timo Werner – 33 ‘
3: 1 Timo Werner – 64 ‘
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