Germany beat Romania 1-0: Qatar World Cup 2022 European Qualifiers.

A goal from Serge Gnabry gave Germany a tight 1-0 victory over Romania in a match in which, despite their territorial dominance, Joachim Löw's team struggled in the first half to generate scoring chances and in the second he failed in front of the opposing goal.

 

In the final minutes, Romania, who had done little in attack, had two arrivals that were able to turn a game in which they stayed alive thanks to saves from goalkeeper Florin Nita.

 

Germany took to the field with the same team that had beaten Iceland 3-0, but their performance did not reach the same level of that match.

 

In the 16^th minute, the goal came in a play that originated with a long pass from Antonio Rüdiger that surpassed the Romanian defense and left Havertz in the area, where he launched across and Gnabry scored from close range.

 

Then, except for a Joshua Kimmich shot to the crossbar from outside the area in the 19^th minute, the German chances were conspicuous by their absence despite a clear territorial dominance.

 

The defensive key for the Romanians was trying to get Kimmich out of the game, which made it difficult for Germany to circulate the ball in search of spaces.

 

In the second part, Germany created more danger. Nita had more work than in the first half and shone against shots from Loen Goretzka, in the 50^th minute, Ganbry, in the 58^th and Gundogan, in the 59^th.

 

Then, in the 63rd, Sané missed a great chance by finishing off wide inside from the small area behind a wall with Gnabry. Later, in the 79^th minute, it was Timo Werner who failed against Nita.