Germany vs Ukraine, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueGermany beat Ukraine as Werner scores twice, Sane adds another
Timo Werner scored either side of the break to steer Germany from behind to a 3-1 victory over Ukraine in their Nations League match on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Ukraine. Ruslan Malinovskiy tries a through ball, but Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 3': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Philipp Max.
- 3': Offside, Germany. Ilkay Gündogan tries a through ball, but Matthias Ginter is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine).
- 4': Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Attempt missed. Robin Koch (Germany) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Philipp Max with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 6': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Eduard Sobol.
- 7': Foul by Matthias Ginter (Germany).
- 7': Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Taras Stepanenko.
- 11': Foul by Robin Koch (Germany).
- 11': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Goal! Germany 0, Ukraine 1. Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zubkov.
- 16': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 16': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
- 17': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Philipp Max with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Yukhym Konoplya (Ukraine).
- 18': Offside, Germany. Leon Goretzka tries a through ball, but Leroy Sané is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Serge Gnabry (Germany).
- 20': Oleksandr Zubkov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Goal! Germany 1, Ukraine 1. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leon Goretzka with a through ball following a fast break.
- 26': Attempt saved. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 26': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Andriy Pyatov.
- 26': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Mykola Matvienko.
- 27': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan following a corner.
- 28': Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine).
- 28': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
- 28': Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Foul by Yukhym Konoplya (Ukraine).
- 31': Philipp Max (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Foul by Serge Gnabry (Germany).
- 32': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Goal! Germany 2, Ukraine 1. Timo Werner (Germany) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leon Goretzka.
- 36': Foul by Philipp Max (Germany).
- 36': Marlos (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Marlos (Ukraine).
- 38': Timo Werner (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Mykola Matvienko (Ukraine).
- 39': Matthias Ginter (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Mykola Matvienko.
- 43': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Serge Gnabry with a headed pass.
- 44': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine).
- 44': Leroy Sané (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Germany 2, Ukraine 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Germany 2, Ukraine 1.
- 46': Foul by Matthias Ginter (Germany).
- 46': Oleksandr Zubkov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
- 50': Offside, Germany. Niklas Süle tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 52': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Niklas Süle.
- 53': Attempt missed. Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Oleksandr Zubkov with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Foul by Eduard Sobol (Ukraine).
- 56': Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serge Gnabry with a through ball.
- 57': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 59': Foul by Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine).
- 59': Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Serge Gnabry (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 61': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 64': Goal! Germany 3, Ukraine 1. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthias Ginter.
- 65': Foul by Timo Werner (Germany).
- 65': Yukhym Konoplya (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Robin Koch (Germany).
- 67': Marlos (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Yukhym Konoplya (Ukraine).
- 69': Serge Gnabry (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Substitution, Ukraine. Yevhenii Makarenko replaces Taras Stepanenko.
- 73': Foul by Leon Goretzka (Germany).
- 73': Yevhenii Makarenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Ukraine. Bogdan Mykhaylichenko replaces Oleksandr Zubkov.
- 75': Substitution, Ukraine. Júnior Moraes replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
- 75': Marlos (Ukraine) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Yukhym Konoplya.
- 76': Offside, Ukraine. Oleksandr Zinchenko tries a through ball, but Bogdan Mykhaylichenko is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Germany. Julian Brandt replaces Timo Werner.
- 78': Foul by Marlos (Ukraine).
- 78': Serge Gnabry (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthias Ginter.
- 79': Attempt saved. Julian Brandt (Germany) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philipp Max.
- 79': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Andriy Pyatov.
- 80': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Philipp Max with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Attempt saved. Leon Goretzka (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Philipp Max with a cross.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Júnior Moraes (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Foul by Júnior Moraes (Ukraine).
- 82': Niklas Süle (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Offside, Ukraine. Marlos tries a through ball, but Oleksandr Zinchenko is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Ukraine. Ihor Kharatin replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 86': Substitution, Germany. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt replaces Leroy Sané.
- 87': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Mykola Matvienko.
- 88': Bogdan Mykhaylichenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Niklas Süle (Germany).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Germany 3, Ukraine 1.
- 0': Match ends, Germany 3, Ukraine 1.
Statistics
 UKR |
GER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 44.4 | Possession | 55.6 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 456 | Accurate Passes | 589 |
| 523 | Passes | 648 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 10 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 11 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 18 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
UEFA Nations League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 6 | +9 | 16 |
| 2 | Denmark | 6 | +2 | 8 |
| 3 | Serbia | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 6 | -8 | 2 |
Line-Ups
Germany (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
| 16 | Antonio Rüdiger  |
| 15 | Niklas Süle |
| 13 | Philipp Max |
| 4 | Matthias Ginter |
| 2 | Robin Koch |
| 21 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 18 | Leon Goretzka |
| 20 | Serge Gnabry |
| 9 | Timo Werner |
| 19 | Leroy Sané |
Ukraine (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Andriy Pyatov (GK) |
| 22 | Mykola Matviyenko |
| 3 | Illia Zabarnyi |
| 2 | Eduard Sobol |
| 15 | Yukhym Konoplia |
| 6 | Taras Stepanenko |
| 17 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 8 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
| 9 | Roman Yaremchuk |
| 19 | Oleksandr Zubkov |
| 11 | Marlos |
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