In the early morning of June 30, Beijing time, in the second quarterfinal of the European Cup, the German team defeated the Danish team 2-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Looking at the final score, it seems that the scene is not shocking, but the whole game can be described as full of surprises. As the first half progressed for 35 minutes, lightning flashed over the pitch one after another, and David Oliver hurriedly called both teams off the pitch, and the game was suspended for 20 minutes before resuming play.
Just four minutes into the game, Schlotterbeck's header was cancelled out for Kimmich's foul. In stoppage time of the game, Wirtz's goal was also cancelled for offside.
But what really affected the whole process and trend was from the 48th minute to the 52nd minute, in just 4 minutes, the last European Championship semi-finals, this year's dark horse team Denmark experienced the pain of heaven to hell. Hosts Germany were the opposite, with the home fans celebrating the goal wildly.
Flashed back to the 48th minute, Denmark hoisted the ball into the box, Germany rotated in front of goal, Delaney shot with his feet, Andrich blocked it, and the ball came to defender Anderson.
The knife-carrying guards shot at goal and Denmark took the lead. Just as the Danes began to celebrate, Oliver's face was serious and VAR stepped in. VAR ruled that Delaney was slightly offside when he received the ball and the goal was disallowed.
The Danish players were visibly frustrated, but just three minutes later, the Danes were completely stunned. On defending, Raum's cross found the hand of Anderson.
Due to the addition of a lot of high-tech measures at this European Championship, Oliver was quick to award a penalty after VAR stepped in. Anderson, who scored a goal three minutes ago and was blown away, has gone from being a hero to a sinner.
Kai Havertz took the penalty from too tricky angles, and Schmeichel tried his best to prevent Germany from taking the lead.
This goal also forced the Danish team to take the initiative to attack, and the back line was also frequently leaky, and after that, Musiala's goal sealed the victory.
There are no ifs, but if Anderson's goal had been valid, or if Anderson hadn't handballed after that, the game might have been just as unthinkable.