Germany fails to impress in a fortunate 1-0 win over fellow World Cup side Chile. With Barcelona's Alexis Sanchez in the thick of things, the enterprising Chileans showed why they finished third in the South American qualifying group for the World Cup.
Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli's side had the Germans under pressure for long spells and created 17 shots to the Germans' seven. The corner count of Chile's 14 to Germany's four told its own tale.
The hosts enjoyed only a brief period of pressure in the first-half which led to Mario Goetze's 16th-minute winner. "That was a lucky win", said Germany captain Philipp Lahm.
Lahm did well in a solid midfield partnership alongside Bayern Munich team-mate Schweinsteiger, but that was one of Germany's few bright spots.
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Germany fails to impress in a fortunate 1-0 win over fellow World Cup side Chile. With Barcelona's Alexis Sanchez in the thick of things, the enterprising Chileans showed why they finished third in the South American qualifying group for the World Cup.
Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli's side had the Germans under pressure for long spells and created 17 shots to the Germans' seven. The corner count of Chile's 14 to Germany's four told its own tale.
The hosts enjoyed only a brief period of pressure in the first-half which led to Mario Goetze's 16th-minute winner. "That was a lucky win", said Germany captain Philipp Lahm.
Lahm did well in a solid midfield partnership alongside Bayern Munich team-mate Schweinsteiger, but that was one of Germany's few bright spots.
