Berlin (AFP) – A fortunate goal from Carolin Simon helped Germany cruise to a comfortable 2-0 win over Chile on Thursday in their final warm-up game before the Women’s World Cup.
Simon found the net with a mishit cross to crown an excellent performance in front of a large crowd in Regensburg.
Coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg had promised attacking football, and Germany delivered just that in the first half.
The two-time world champions overran the Chileans and took the lead through captain Alexandra Popp on 29 minutes.
Full-back Simon doubled the lead with her peculiar goal on the stroke of half-time, a looping cross dropping in off the post at the far corner.
There was also good news for Germany goalkeeper Almuth Schult, who made the starting eleven despite struggling with a shoulder injury in recent weeks.
Germany head to France for the World Cup on Monday, and play their opening game against China in Rennes on June 8.
from World Soccer Talk http://bit.ly/2XiRL4K
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