Sunday, March 27, 2011

European Championship Qualifying: Glare Free success of the DFB-Elf against Kazakhstan

The German national football team marches on, winning the European Championship qualifiers. Against the outsider Kazakhstan won the team coach Joachim Loew but easy 4-0 (3-0) and celebrated the fifth victory in the fifth game of the current qualification for Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. But in the second half showed the selection of the German Football Federation (DFB) an abominable idea and had to put up with catcalls from fans.

As runner-Austria the day before had lost to Belgium 0-2, third in the World Cup expanded its lead in Group A on eight points. The outward display of confidence packaged Joachim Loew in a fine phrase. "The question is not, 'How good is Kazakhstan? The question is, 'How good we are,' "said the coach before the European Championship qualifying game Saturday night?.

2:51 minutes after the whistle, he was probably a bit smarter. Then namely striker Miroslav Klose struck at the old place of work in Kaiserslautern 1-0 and thus put the go-ahead to a befitting victory. 4-0 (3-0) stated at the end before 47 984 spectators at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion. Thanks to the fifth victory in five games as the team from Loew so unchallenged at the top of Group A and is expected to take quite sure course towards European Championship finals next year in Poland and Ukraine.

Especially as the toughest opponents in the qualifying season, Austria, on Friday had lost at home 0-2 against Belgium. True significance should have the game for the Germans but neither does the upcoming friendly game against Australia on Wednesday in Moenchengladbach. Far too weak and inconsistent play the Kazakhs than to have a serious rival for the World Cup third parties will be able to.

In addition to Klose, who scored the opening goal after even the 4-0 (88), scored Thomas Müller (25./43.) The other two goals. "We are pleased that we have mastered the task so well," Mueller said after the one-sided and in the second half, even boring meeting. "Kazakhstan has rear purely made because it was for both us and the audience is not always easy the view, because it has been a lot of ball attachments.

That it not as a spectacle was hoped, the enemy has prevented. "Only for striker Klose, the game may formerly a reason for joyful memories are. He achieved his international goals 60 and 61 and now only has seven goals to his credit less than the attacker icon of German football: Gerd Müller, 65 "Of course it is a huge incentive for me to break this record," said Klose.

"But, and I have the Gerd already said personally, I would never be so presumptuous as to provide me with him on a stage." Klose, 32, is even at the ripe old age is still the remains of what he had in his national team debut 2001: a model of modesty, even the continued Benchwarmers existence at his club Bayern Munich was able to now no adverse effect on his mood Perhaps he is so strong in the national team just because of the 1-0 on presentation of club-mate Bastian Schweinsteiger was indeed...

only the seventh goal from Klose in the current European Championship qualifiers, but the results are impressive.. It was his seventh hit The tests eight and nine but failed before the break in the defense of goalkeeper David Loria with a bit more Fortune Klose would be the balance of his own idol yesterday evening approached.

This might have a namesake of the world champion of 1974 attackers Klose just to let only the lead. Thomas Mueller scored two goals and was the best player on the pitch. He first encountered edge of game designers Mesut Özil per head. Then he recovered again a groundwork of the Real Madrid-professionals and provided before the break with a right shot for a reassuring guidance.

In the certainty of three secure points, it left the Germans in the second half but first something too quiet approach. Although they had the enemy on the handle, with the only scoring goals, it no longer wanted to work so why from minute 70 clearly audible whistles echoed through the stadium.

Even President Theo Zwanziger pulled a face in the stands as if the selection of the German Football Association just messed up the world title. And as was true even Zhambyl Kukeyew with a tight left-foot shot at the best chance to score the outside of the post of German stores, it was also Loew too colorful.

According to Stark, he called on his followers to offer the Kaiserslautern audience but please be a little bit. After Mario Gomez joined the national coach Toni Kroos and Mario is an idol, and with the latter two youngsters took the game once again gaining momentum. However, it was not until the 88th Last minute before re-countable jumped out.

Pass on the disinterested in this scene Sami Khedira Klose hit the gate orphaned - and reconciled so the audience at least a little. He is always very happy, "the Betzenberg come back," Klose said afterwards -.. And radiated complete contrast to Captain Philip Lahm "In the second half was not enough," said the Munich with a bitter expression.

"But it's also hard when you out so clearly." Loew said: "can with the first half, I feel confident enough against such a defensive opponent. In the second half we can miss the very large rate. There are no perquisites, but Miroslav Klose has shown excellent performance over the years with us.

And while he will also play "his Kazakh counterpart Miroslav Beranek said:".. This was a very sad game for us, but we played against a very strong opponent against the favorites of the group I am sure that Germany also be at the European Championships is the favorite. "

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