'Super sub' praised for helping Germany escape spectacularly, Swiss coach regrets

In the final match of Group A, which took place early this morning (June 24) against Switzerland, the German team, despite taking the field with the strongest squad, almost lost. The home team was 1 goal behind the opponent throughout the 90 minutes of official play. It was not until the extra time (minute 90+2) that substitute Niclas Fullkrug shone to save 1 point for coach Julian Nagelsmann's team. Thereby, the German team advanced to the knockout round of EURO 2024 with an unbeaten record (2 wins, 1 draw) and the top position in Group A.

After the match, Germany coach Nagelsmann shared: "We deserved a point. When playing an attacking game, you have to take risks and you can concede goals. However, we came back very well and deserved to equalize. The Swiss team is a strong opponent, and the German team performed well tactically."

Fullkrug (9) headed the equalizer for the German team in injury time.

This is the second time Niclas Fullkrug has scored for the German team, after coming off the bench. Up to this point, Fullkrug is leading the list of top scorers at EURO 2024 with 2 goals. Talking about "super sub" Fullkrug, coach Nagelsmann praised: "It is important to have players who can score decisive goals when coming on as a substitute. Fullkrug scored again. It was a beautiful goal. He is very important for us. The German team is very lucky to have the type of player who can decide the match like that."

Striker Niclas Fullkrug said of the goal that helped Germany advance to the top of Group A: "It was a really great moment for us. It wasn't a knockout game, but there were no easy opponents. If you want to be European champions, you have to beat really strong opponents. I think the German team showed their ability."

Füllkrug scored twice for Germany from the bench. The striker wearing the number 9 shirt had previously scored in the opening match against Scotland.

On the other hand, Switzerland coach Murat Yakin commented: "I am very happy that the team passed the group stage unbeaten. We could not win the top spot, but this is still a positive thing. We worked hard, and the players played with solidarity. This was a highly tactical match. The Swiss team fought hard, as the players ran a lot. However, it is difficult to face a strong team like Germany. I am satisfied with the way the players performed to overcome the big challenge."

"It was disappointing to concede late in the game, in stoppage time," said midfielder Granit Xhaka, who was voted man of the match. "However, I think Switzerland showed great character against Germany. We were confident in possession and played very well. We know that Germany are a very good team and Switzerland can't always play the way they want, but we put them under a lot of pressure for most of the game."

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