Nations League: German change miracle in 4-1 against Austria

So if the others can do that, Jule Brand will have thought at that moment, then we’ll do it now! The 22-year-old played a long pass into a gap that opened up at the penalty area. And indeed, it worked: Linda Dallmann gave the ball with her shot from the five-meter room a good portion of momentum-and the beginning was made to save the North League evening of the German national team against Austria.

The facial expression of national coach Christian Wück still testified by all the sobering scenes in the Nuremberg Max Morlock Stadium, which overlaid the joy of this goal. But because the second half had more moments in front of the 14,394 spectators, the first home win under Wück, a 4: 1 (1: 1) was at the end of a mixed evening.

Compared to the 2: 2 against the Netherlands, the national coach had changed his starting eleven in two positions. Felicitas Rauch defended on the left instead of Sarai Linder, Stina Johannes could present himself in the goal, whose commitment was determined early because Ann-Katrin Berger was. Johannes was in focus directly, much earlier than it could have been: According to Klara Bühl, Klara Bühl lost the ball, then the Austrians – as the Dutch had demonstrated – was enough to destabilize the German defense. On the right, Janina Minge was overwhelmed with Lili Purtschneller, who put it across, and Annabel Schasching closed in peace to the lower right corner.

In the second half, three substituted players meet

Against the Netherlands it took 13 minutes until the deficit, now the mood was damped after three minutes. Because the scheme was largely the same, as was the cause: the defensive remains the problem area of ​​this team, even on Tuesday evening it noticed more due to disorder instead of stability. The national coach wants to keep the high defending. After all, all top teams would play in modern football. “We play differently than Horst wanted,” Wück said in alluding to the security football of his interim predecessor Horst Hruitsch: “But I defend myself against calling it risky.”

The Austrians had two more good chances before the Germans came back into play. After a flank from Bühl, Rebecca Knaak steered the ball from the left post in front of the goal, Laura Freiegel only had to hold her foot to equalize in the 39th minute.

Was it the change? Wück’s words? Or estate Austrian energy? As if a switch had been overturned, the DFB women acted much more orderly, more precisely in the second half, more determined in the duels. In addition, they showed more train and significantly fewer mistakes on the offensive. Dallmann came for free access – and scored. Giovanna Hoffmann came for Lea Schüller – and met in the 70th minute after the presentation of Dallmann, who had passed on a sloppy passport by the Austrians in the building game. And the change of change was continued. Vivien Endemann came for Jule Brand ten minutes before the end – and also scored. Nevertheless, it was not enough for a smile with the national coach.