The last time these two sides met resulted in a five-goal thriller with efficiency being the cause behind the victory; but this time there was to be no such thriller. Germany brushed Turkey aside, 3-0, in Berlin to maintain their perfect record of three wins in three qualifiers. The Germans have scored ten goals and conceded just one.
Germany brushed aside their main rivals in Group A, Turkey with style, beating them 3-0. Mesut Oezil struck once and Miroslav Klose twice.
First Half
Germany was the better side in the first half. Miroslav Klose, the man who has scored five of Germany’s ten goals, sent an early header wide. Sami Khedira and Toni Kroos, the replacement for Bastian Schweinsteiger, agonizingly saw their efforts fail to find the back of the net. In the 24th minute, Turkey lost one of their most important players, Mehmet Aurelio to injury. He had to be substituted.
Turkey held their own but Germany finally broke the deadlocking in the 43rd minute. Philipp Lahm, who put in a brilliant performance on the night, sent a lovely cross into the box. Thomas Mueller rose to head the ball between two defenders. Volkan Demirel, with the help of the bar and the post, kept the ball out. However, Klose was on hand to head in the rebound. Per Mertesacker missed a very good chance before the half came to an end as he sent his header wide.
Second Half:
Germany was dominant; but things might have been different had Halil Altintop not missed a golden chance to equalize. The German central defence went to sleep leaving Altintop in a one-on-one situation with Manuel Neuer. Neuer saved superbly. Germany found their second when on a counter-attack, Lahm found Mesut Özil with a delightful ball. The German, who has Turkish roots, put the ball into the back of the net but did not celebrate.
Turkey really could not find a way back despite the fact that they put the German defence under pressure. The defence had Heiko Westermann at left-back and Holger Badstuber pairing Per Mertesacker in central defence. The Germans put the icing on the cake in the 87th minute. A Demirel pass was intercepted by Miroslav Klose who raced towards goal and calmly sent the ball in between Demirel’s legs into the back of the net.
First Half
Germany was the better side in the first half. Miroslav Klose, the man who has scored five of Germany’s ten goals, sent an early header wide. Sami Khedira and Toni Kroos, the replacement for Bastian Schweinsteiger, agonizingly saw their efforts fail to find the back of the net. In the 24th minute, Turkey lost one of their most important players, Mehmet Aurelio to injury. He had to be substituted.
Turkey held their own but Germany finally broke the deadlocking in the 43rd minute. Philipp Lahm, who put in a brilliant performance on the night, sent a lovely cross into the box. Thomas Mueller rose to head the ball between two defenders. Volkan Demirel, with the help of the bar and the post, kept the ball out. However, Klose was on hand to head in the rebound. Per Mertesacker missed a very good chance before the half came to an end as he sent his header wide.
Second Half:
Germany was dominant; but things might have been different had Halil Altintop not missed a golden chance to equalize. The German central defence went to sleep leaving Altintop in a one-on-one situation with Manuel Neuer. Neuer saved superbly. Germany found their second when on a counter-attack, Lahm found Mesut Özil with a delightful ball. The German, who has Turkish roots, put the ball into the back of the net but did not celebrate.
Turkey really could not find a way back despite the fact that they put the German defence under pressure. The defence had Heiko Westermann at left-back and Holger Badstuber pairing Per Mertesacker in central defence. The Germans put the icing on the cake in the 87th minute. A Demirel pass was intercepted by Miroslav Klose who raced towards goal and calmly sent the ball in between Demirel’s legs into the back of the net.
