Icon League star fires Germany to Mini-Football Euros win! | OneFootball

Yesterday, the small-field European Championship kicked off in Moldova. In the first match, the German national team faced the Czech Republic. The squad featured many familiar names from the Icon League and the Baller League, who were also involved as goal scorers in the 4:2 opening win.

In the first half, there were still some coordination problems and uncertainties, but overall it was a solid performance. Giardini scored the lead after only having to slot in a strong pass from Chandra - a typical small-field goal.

Giardini was also the one who took responsibility after a foul in the penalty area and converted the penalty. In small-field football, the attacker starts from the midfield line and has ten seconds to score against the goalkeeper.

At halftime, small-field legend Tim Sippel warned against becoming too comfortable with a 2-0 lead. In small-field football, things can happen very quickly.

After the break, it was a completely different game. The Czech Republic was brave and had an aluminum hit right away. In the 25th minute, they rewarded themselves by intercepting a dirty pass and scoring in the process. Suddenly it was only 2:1.

They then had another great chance and were even in the majority for two minutes after a foul from the 28th minute. As a result, there were further high-quality scoring opportunities that were not taken.

This was then ruthlessly punished by the German team in the 35th minute - Stefan Winkel cleverly stole the ball from the Czech goalkeeper, and Konstantin Fries only had to slot it in.

The captain then put the final nail in the coffin. Tobias Haitz slammed a free kick right into the corner. The Czechs' goal to make it 4:2 came too late.

For the German national team, it's on to the next game today, as they play against Georgia at 10 am and against Albania at 8 pm. You can follow the games live on the Twitch channel "kleinfeldfussball".

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