Jerman Tundukkan Skotlandia 2-1 di Kualifikasi Euro 2016
Mueller Double Helps Germany Edge Past Scotland 2-1
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Dortmund (B2B) - Pasukan Gordon Strachan membuat tim Joachim Loew bekerja keras untuk mengantongi tiga poin, tetapi dua gol dari pemain Bayern Muenchen mampu membuat perbedaan.
Pemain Muenchen itu ialah Thomas Muller yang mencetak dua gol menit 18 dan 70 dan membuat Jerman memulai laga kualifikasi Euro 2016 dengan kemenangan di Dortmund, Senin, (8/9).
Muller membawa juara Piala Dunia menit ke 18 ketika sundulannya ke sudut kiri gawang melewati David Marshall, seperti dilansir Yahoo Sports.
Jalannya pertandingan dikuasai Jerman sebanyak 71%, sementara Skotlandia hanya 29%. Begitu pun dengan tendangan ke arah gawang, Jerman 14 kali, sementara Skotlandia hanya enam kali.
Namun, Skotlandia bisa menyamakan kedudukan menit 66 lewat Ikechi Anya yang mengincar sudut kanan gawang.
Setelah gol itu, Jerman kembali membangun serangan lewat Mario Gotze dan Marco Reus, tetapi tak berbuah gol. Tak butuh waktu lama, karena empat menit kemudian Muller kembali mencatatakan namanya di papan skor dan membawa Jerman menang 2-1 atas Skotlandia.
Dortmund - Germany´s Thomas Mueller struck twice as the nervy world champions kicked off their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign with a 2-1 victory over Scotland on Sunday.
Mueller, who also struck the post in stoppage time when Scotland had Charlie Mulgrew sent off for a second booking, scored with a header in the 18th minute of a first half in which the hosts crafted chances galore.
Speedy Ikechi Anya stunned the hosts with a superb finish in the 66th minute but Mueller restored Germany´s fragile lead with a scruffy effort four minutes later following a corner.
The result puts Germany on three points in Group D along with Poland who thrashed newcomers Gibralter and Ireland who snatched victory in Georgia.
For Scotland, unbeaten in their previous six games, it was bitter to leave empty-handed after playing with plenty of endeavour, especially in the second half when they had Germany flustered at times.
