Germany are qualified for the 2005 UEFA European Women's Championship with a 3-1 win against Scotland in Livingston. The 600 spectators at the stadium in Livingston saw Germany take the lead in the 29th minute, Kerstin Garefrekes the scorer.
In the second half the Scots came back and equalised the score. Capitain Julie Fleeting hit the ball past Birgit Rottenberg in the 58th minute. But Germany was determined to win and turned the game with Birgit Prinz finding the net in the 76th minute and Martina Müller made it 3-1 to complete the victory in the 79th minute.
Despite progressing to the finals, coach Theune-Meyer admitted her side had not been at their best. "We did not manage to dominate the match and did not look solid in defence," she said. "We had big, big problems."
Theune-Meyer's team have lifted the last three European Championships and are currently ranked as the world's No1 team. Their chief rivals Sweden can qualify via Group 1 in the next month if results go their way.
All four section winners advance automatically. The remaining three places will be decided via a play-off system. The four runners-up and the two third-placed teams with the best records go through to those two-legged ties.
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[bild2]Germany are qualified for the 2005 UEFA European Women's Championship with a 3-1 win against Scotland in Livingston. The 600 spectators at the stadium in Livingston saw Germany take the lead in the 29th minute, Kerstin Garefrekes the scorer.
In the second half the Scots came back and equalised the score. Capitain Julie Fleeting hit the ball past Birgit Rottenberg in the 58th minute. But Germany was determined to win and turned the game with Birgit Prinz finding the net in the 76th minute and Martina Müller made it 3-1 to complete the victory in the 79th minute.
Despite progressing to the finals, coach Theune-Meyer admitted her side had not been at their best. "We did not manage to dominate the match and did not look solid in defence," she said. "We had big, big problems."
Theune-Meyer's team have lifted the last three European Championships and are currently ranked as the world's No1 team. Their chief rivals Sweden can qualify via Group 1 in the next month if results go their way.
All four section winners advance automatically. The remaining three places will be decided via a play-off system. The four runners-up and the two third-placed teams with the best records go through to those two-legged ties.
