Germany's Thrashing in the Opener - 5-1 Against Scotland

The European Championship premiere was exactly what all the German supporters wished for. The home nation beat Scotland 5–1 – and brought the two super talents Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala into play. It naturally gives the team confidence in a home tournament, says Toni Kroos in TV4.

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Germany's Thrashing in the Opener - 5-1 Against Scotland
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The European Championship premiere was exactly what all the German supporters had wished for. The home nation defeated Scotland with a resounding 5–1 – and brought out the two super talents Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala.

It gives the team confidence in a home tournament, says Toni Kroos in TV4.

There was a tremendous buzz during the build-up to the European Championship premiere in Munich. The home crowd offered a real folk festival both in the city during the hours leading up to the match, and on site at the Allianz Arena.

And they would not be disappointed by the "Die Mannschaft" premiere.

Germany pulverised Scotland from start to finish, and ultimately won with a crushing 5–1.

The super talents delivered

The 2003 generation was a good one for German football. It was, after all, when the 21-year-old talent duo Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala were born. It was also they who showed the way for Germany in the European Championship premiere.

Already after ten minutes, Wirtz scored his first championship goal and gave Germany the lead. The offensive Bayer Leverkusen midfielder got an open space just outside the penalty area, and elegantly placed it 1–0 with a side-foot. Just ten minutes later, Musiala did not want to be outdone and doubled the lead in a more distinct way.

Nightmare start

At half-time, the Scottish nightmare would be even darker, after centre-back Ryan Porteous made a, to say the least, hefty tackle on Ilkay Gundogan.

The referee not only pointed to the penalty spot but also handed out a red card to the Scot. Kai Havertz took care of the penalty and ensured that the home team had a 3–0 lead at half-time.

After that, it was, according to Toni Kroos, settled. The 34-year-old praised his own team's performance, but also took the opportunity to take a swipe at the Scots.

We did what we planned, because we wanted to start well here, and also play well. We never let Scotland get into their game and won convincingly, he says in TV4 and continues:

Moreover, the opposing team was not in top form, I must say.

In the second half, the home nation took their foot off the gas, but still scored two more goals. When referee Turpin blew the final whistle, the score stood at 5–1 to Germany, after a final German goal by Emre Can.

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