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CNA
3 days ago
- Sport
- CNA
Germany's Berger seizes her moment in shootout win over France
BASEL :Germany goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger embodied her side's spirit of resistance in their Women's Euro quarter-final as they bounced back from an early red card and the concession of a goal to take France to a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes before beating them 6-5 in a shootout that saw her save two spot-kicks and score one herself. The 34-year-old, who has twice beaten cancer, lives by the motto of "All we have is now", and she seized her moment on Saturday, pulling off an incredible save to prevent a second-half own goal and then powering her side through to the semi-finals, where they will face Spain in Zurich on Wednesday. "I was not happy that we had to go to the penalty shootout because I would have loved to have won the game in 90 minutes and have it done and dusted," Berger told reporters before paying tribute to her squad. "I think credit should go to the team, not me, because maybe it (my save) was the decisive moment in the penalty shootout, but we, everyone here, should talk about this with him (coach Christian Wueck) now about the performance of the team, because that was amazing and incredible." Germany midfielder Sjoeke Nuesken had a penalty saved in normal time but converted in the shootout, and she was full of praise for Berger's skills. "She's an amazing goalkeeper. She's so calm, she's so clever. I knew she would save the penalties. She's such an amazing goalkeeper, and we are very happy that she's in our team," Nuesken said. With defender Kathrin Hendrich sent off in the 13th minute for pulling an opponent's hair, the Germans had to battle for more than 100 minutes with one player fewer than their French counterparts, but despite their heroics, Berger did not want to promise that they would beat Spain to make the final. "We do everything one step at a time - first of all we celebrate, then we focus on Spain, there is a very hard and tough opponent we have to face and everybody really gave their ultimate effort here and we need to regenerate, we have to make sure we recover," Berger explained.
Reuters
3 days ago
- Sport
- Reuters
Germany's Berger seizes her moment in shootout win over France
BASEL, July 20 (Reuters) - Germany goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger embodied her side's spirit of resistance in their Women's Euro quarter-final as they bounced back from an early red card and the concession of a goal to take France to a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes before beating them 6-5 in a shootout that saw her save two spot-kicks and score one herself. The 34-year-old, who has twice beaten cancer, lives by the motto of "All we have is now", and she seized her moment on Saturday, pulling off an incredible save to prevent a second-half own goal and then powering her side through to the semi-finals, where they will face Spain in Zurich on Wednesday. "I was not happy that we had to go to the penalty shootout because I would have loved to have won the game in 90 minutes and have it done and dusted," Berger told reporters before paying tribute to her squad. "I think credit should go to the team, not me, because maybe it (my save) was the decisive moment in the penalty shootout, but we, everyone here, should talk about this with him (coach Christian Wueck) now about the performance of the team, because that was amazing and incredible." Germany midfielder Sjoeke Nuesken had a penalty saved in normal time but converted in the shootout, and she was full of praise for Berger's skills. "She's an amazing goalkeeper. She's so calm, she's so clever. I knew she would save the penalties. She's such an amazing goalkeeper, and we are very happy that she's in our team," Nuesken said. With defender Kathrin Hendrich sent off in the 13th minute for pulling an opponent's hair, the Germans had to battle for more than 100 minutes with one player fewer than their French counterparts, but despite their heroics, Berger did not want to promise that they would beat Spain to make the final. "We do everything one step at a time -- first of all we celebrate, then we focus on Spain, there is a very hard and tough opponent we have to face and everybody really gave their ultimate effort here and we need to regenerate, we have to make sure we recover," Berger explained. "We like the stadium for the final match, and we will continue to progress towards that," she added.
Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Germany hold crisis meeting to regroup for Euros quarter-final
(L-R) Germany's Sophia Kleinherne, Rebecca Knaak, Sarai Linder, Cora Zicai, Kathrin Hendrich and Sjoeke Nuesken take part in a training session, ahead of Saturday's UEFA Women's Euro 2025 group C soccer match against Sweden. Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa Record champions Germany held a crisis meeting on Sunday as they need to regroup from their biggest defeat in Euros history and turn their attention to the quarter-finals. Germany were crushed 4-1 by Sweden and had Carlotta Wamser sent off in a defensive meltdown on Saturday. Advertisement Improvement will be needed if the eight-time champions want to advance on Saturday where strong France could be their quarter-final opponents. "We already sat down this morning as a team," midfielder Sjoeke Nüsken said, adding that "there will definitely be changes" in the line-up. Playmaker Laura Freigang vowed: "We have seven days to prepare and we will make use of them. "Of course it brings you back down to earth. It's the kind of day you'd prefer not to have during a European championship. But I'd rather have it today than any other day because now we have knock-out games," she added. Advertisement Coach Christian Wück gave the players the rest of Sunday and Monday off before having to act as crisis manager in his first big tournament with the team. But he said defiantly: "We are down but we will get up again. We will shake it off and then go into this quarter-final with joy and courage. No matter against whom - whether it's France or England or the Netherlands. Wück's main task will be to regain defensive stability as the back line collapsed even before Wamser's red card because Sweden had already reversed an early German lead from Jule Brand through Stina Blackstenius and Smilla Holmberg. Wamser's handball for which she saw red resulted in Fridolina Rolfö`s penalty for 3-1 in the 34th, and Sweden got as fourth from Lisa Hurtig with 10 minutes left. Advertisement Wück will have to make changes at the back but doesn't have a lot of options. The suspended right back Wamser was already playing in place of captain Giulia Gwinn, who suffered a tournament-ending knee injury in their opening 2-1 win over Poland. The coach rules out a major system change after the high pressing approach backfired badly against the Swedes. "We must not make the mistake of blaming or pillorying parts of the team now. I think it would be wrong to say that we only want to react now and only want to destroy," he said. Captain Janina Minge also warned against rigorous defensive tactics, insisting: "I don't think we should change our entire system now." Advertisement Saturday's defeat means that Germany now face a much more difficult path in their bid to reach the July 27 final than if they had won on Saturday to finish top of their group. France, who have impressed in Switzerland and beat Germany in last year's Nations League semi-finals are the likely opponent. A potential semi-final could be against world champions Spain who have been the best team so far at the Euros. Sweden, by contrast, will probably face title holders England or the Netherlands in the quarter-finals, and if they advance the winner of Norway v Italy. "There won't be any weaker teams," Brand warned.
CNA
09-07-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Germany surf wave of travelling support to book Euro 2025 knockout spot
OBERENTFELDEN, Switzerland :Germany may not be hosting the Women's Euros but they certainly felt like the home team in neighbouring Switzerland as their massive travelling support roared them on in a 2-1 win over Denmark that helped them progress to the knockout stage. The St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel was awash with German fans waving flags and wearing their white home shirts, and they responded to Denmark taking the lead by becoming even louder as Sjoeke Nuesken and Lea Schueller scored second-half goals to complete the turnaround. "It was very, very tough for us. It felt like we struggled to find our way into the game, so we had to work very hard to get the win," said Nuesken, who took over as penalty-taker in the absence of the injured Giulia Gwinn and fired home the equaliser from the spot. "(The crowd) was incredible; it felt like a home game. There were a lot of Germany fans, which made us very happy as they helped to push us on. We could really hear how loud they were." For Tuesday's game, fans began flocking to Basel, which is located close to both the German and French borders, early in the day, ensuring the Germans enjoyed a majority in the stands. "It was crazy, because it felt like a home game with a lot of Germany fans," midfielder Klara Buehl said. "It's so cool to see how many people are in the stands and support women's football, support us and celebrate with us. That's the most important thing, and we are really happy about that."
Straits Times
09-07-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
Germany surf wave of travelling support to book Euro 2025 knockout spot
OBERENTFELDEN, Switzerland - Germany may not be hosting the Women's Euros but they certainly felt like the home team in neighbouring Switzerland as their massive travelling support roared them on in a 2-1 win over Denmark that helped them progress to the knockout stage. The St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel was awash with German fans waving flags and wearing their white home shirts, and they responded to Denmark taking the lead by becoming even louder as Sjoeke Nuesken and Lea Schueller scored second-half goals to complete the turnaround. "It was very, very tough for us. It felt like we struggled to find our way into the game, so we had to work very hard to get the win," said Nuesken, who took over as penalty-taker in the absence of the injured Giulia Gwinn and fired home the equaliser from the spot. "(The crowd) was incredible; it felt like a home game. There were a lot of Germany fans, which made us very happy as they helped to push us on. We could really hear how loud they were." For Tuesday's game, fans began flocking to Basel, which is located close to both the German and French borders, early in the day, ensuring the Germans enjoyed a majority in the stands. "It was crazy, because it felt like a home game with a lot of Germany fans," midfielder Klara Buehl said. "It's so cool to see how many people are in the stands and support women's football, support us and celebrate with us. That's the most important thing, and we are really happy about that." The win, and Sweden's subsequent 3-0 win over Poland later in the evening, mean the Germans are safely through to the knockout stage alongside the Swedes, and the two sides meet in Zurich on Saturday to decide who will top Group C. REUTERS Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Singapore to hire 1,000 new educators annually in the next few years, up from 700 Singapore COE prices rise for all categories Business Temasek reports $45 billion rise in net portfolio value to $434 billion Business Singapore finance employers pledge 300 places for trainees and interns from polytechnics Singapore $43k fine for undischarged bankrupt doctor who failed to disclose assets worth over $4m Singapore Female primary school teacher charged over alleged sex acts with underage male student Singapore Goodbye fraudsters? Dating app Coffee Meets Bagel rolls out identity verification Singapore Pritam's appeal against conviction, sentence over lying to Parliament set for Nov 4
