Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d’Ascq
Germany 2-0 Ukraine
Germany gets an important win to start their Euro 2016 campaign. It wasn’t an easy win against a Ukrainian side that brought the fight to the Germans.
Shkodran Mustafi gave Germany the lead in the 19th minute. A lead that they defending all the way to the dying minutes of the match when Bastian Schweinsteiger double the lead in the 92nd minute.
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— UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) June 12, 2016
Ukraine had many great opportunities to equalize their 1-0 deficit during the match. Luck was on the German sides on several occasions to keep Ukraine from tying things up. A goal for Ukraine would have changed the match.
Had the match stayed goalless for a longer time, Germany would have had a harder battle to get the maximum point from this match.
It was a good win for the Germans, ad it showed they can deal with a team that will put the pressure on their defense.
Ukraine is not done yet. Despite losing their first match, there is a great chance of qualifying for the knockout stage if the can be more clinical around the goal.
Ukraine will take on Northern Ireland in their Group C match, while Germany takes on Poland. A win for the two team will put them in a healthy position to advance from the group.
As it stands
| Group C | |||||||
| Team | Played | Win | Loss | Draw | GF | GA | Points |
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
