Erik Durm made 44 passes during the 1-1 European Championship qualifying draw against Ireland, and most of the time he found a teammate - 90% of his passes were successful. One time, Durm decided not to pass. He went for goal instead. And he wasn't far off. Durm’s shot from just over 30 yards crashed against the Irish bar and after five minutes, the game already had a talking point.
Ireland had the last laugh, but Durm does have something to be pleased about. The Dortmund defender was voted Man of the Match by the DFB-Team Fan Club. The fans saw what is hard to conclude from the image above. For example the distance that Durm ran (12,244 metres), the number of runs that he made (31), how many tackles he won (75%) and how many times he got into the opponents’ box (8).
There were a number of positives for both Erik Durm and the Germany team. The equaliser in injury time strongly distorted the overall picture, as Durm agreed. “Ireland didn’t have any chances to score for 90 minutes,” he said. “And then they score a goal in the 94th minute - obviously it’s undeserved.”
Erik Durm made 44 passes during the 1-1 European Championship qualifying draw against Ireland, and most of the time he found a teammate - 90% of his passes were successful. One time, Durm decided not to pass. He went for goal instead. And he wasn't far off. Durm’s shot from just over 30 yards crashed against the Irish bar and after five minutes, the game already had a talking point.
Ireland had the last laugh, but Durm does have something to be pleased about. The Dortmund defender was voted Man of the Match by the DFB-Team Fan Club. The fans saw what is hard to conclude from the image above. For example the distance that Durm ran (12,244 metres), the number of runs that he made (31), how many tackles he won (75%) and how many times he got into the opponents’ box (8).
There were a number of positives for both Erik Durm and the Germany team. The equaliser in injury time strongly distorted the overall picture, as Durm agreed. “Ireland didn’t have any chances to score for 90 minutes,” he said. “And then they score a goal in the 94th minute - obviously it’s undeserved.”
