Ludwig Augustinsson and Maximilian Eggestein enjoyed successful starts to their EURO 202 qualifying campaign with Sweden and Germany respectively. For Jean-Manuel Mbom and Luca Plogmann things did not go to plan the morning before. WERDER.DE bring you the full Green-White international round up.
Maximilian Eggestein found himself on the bench for Germany in Amsterdam, as Joachim Löw’s men got off to a flying start. 15 minutes into proceedings, Leroy Sané put his team ahead, before ex-Werder forward Serge Gnabry doubled Germany’s money with a marvellous goal. The Netherlands took control in the second half, fighting back to level the score through de Ligt and Depay, but it was the Germans who stole the three points at the dead with Nico Schulz on hand in the penalty area to make it 3-2. Unfortunately, Maximilian Eggestein remained an unused substitute for the second game running and so continues to wait for his senior international debut.
Ludwig Augustinsson’s Sweden also enjoyed a winning start to their qualifiers. The Werder defender played the full 90 minutes and impressed as his country beat Romania 2-1. The Swedes took a 2-0 lead in the first half through Quaison and Claesson, but suffered a setback in the 58th minute following a much-improved Romania team in the second half. The remaining half hour or so was largely uneventful, and Ludwig and Co. were able to see out their 2-1 lead comfortably for the three points.
On Saturday morning, the Germany U19s faced their second of three Elite Round fixtures. Werder’s Jean-Manuel Mbom started and finished the game, while Luca Plogmann remained an unused substitute despite having played the entirety of their previous game. The first half ended with no goals and no talking points, but Norway were able to get their noses in front quickly after the restart. Guido Streichsbier’s side began to press for the equaliser, but failed to find it, losing the game 1-0. With that result, Germany’s U19s must win against Hungary on Tuesday, 3rd March to keep their European championship hopes alive.
