Germany makes it to last 8 by beating Algeria – Final score Germany 2- 1 Algeria

                             Germany beats Algeria in a hard fought fierce battle at Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre today. The match that was expected to be ending in 90 minutes with rain of goals took till the extra time to decide the tie. Two german goals came in each half of the extra time with Schurrle scoring the opener in 92nd minute and Ozil at 119th Minute if that was to be the end the Algerians rallied back to score a consolation goal at 120th Minute by Djabou (may be if they had 5 minutes they might have scored one more and equalized). Clearly it was a frustrating game for both Players as well as fans. But end of the day Germany make it to consecutive 8th Last 8 appearance and also 15th time in 17 world cups they have reached the Last 8. So what next for Germany? Germans will now meet France on Friday in the quarter finals which is expected to be fiercer than it was today.

                                  The First half completely belonged to Algeria without any doubt. The way Algeria played was really amazing. They at first never gave the possession easily. Second the interceptions of the ball by Algerians were accurate. Third they matched the pace of Germans and in few places they outpaced Germans. These three were the key for Algeria in First half. But few places Germany did show up their class but that was overpowered by the alert and astute Algeria. Neur was the face saver for Germans in the First half. He came out of the D to clear the ball and act as Beckenbeur (SWEEPER) in the defense. Clearly he is the man of the match.

                                   At the Stroke of second Half Mario Gotze was replaced by Chelsea striker Schurrle. This Change introduced dynamicity in the attack for the Germans in the game. In Second half Germany accelerated the game coming close to scoring in more than few occasions but again Algerian defense made things difficult for Germans. At 70th Minute Mustafi who was the weak link in the German defense got injured which made Khedira come in as substitute. With Khedira in Lahm moved to his favorite position as full back which ignited the fire power even further. From 80th Minute to end of full time Germany had 4 chances and came close to scoring in 3 occasions. In All those scenarios it was Algerian Custodian M’Bolhi who thwarted the German Efforts. At the end of full time the scoreline was NIL – NIL and game went to extra time.

                                          In the Extra time just 90 seconds in to the play Schurrle scored the goal assisted by Mueller’s sublime pass. Again from there Germany did everything to make sure the Match is in their hands. At 120th minute Ozil scored which eventually sealed the game. When everything seemed to over Djaboa scored a consolation goal for Algeria. The match ended 2-1 with Germany victory which made Germany to enter final 8 for the 9th time in a row.

Final score Germany 2 – 1 Algeria

Scorers

Germany: A. Schürrle 92', M. Özil 119'

Algeria: A. Djabou 120'+

Team Rating

Germany: 2/5

Algeria: 3/5

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