For Jonas Hector and the eight other Germany takers in the EURO 2016 quarterfinal shootout against Italy, it’s a long but unavoidable walk up to the penalty spot. "We spoke on the pitch about who would be next to take one. Then all of a sudden, it was my turn," reported the FC Köln player. "You’re already a bit nervous out there. I simply said to myself that I had to convert. Then I mustered all my courage."
Everyone knows how it turned out. Hector scored the decisive penalty against Italy’s legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and Germany are now in the EURO 2016 semi-final. A historic victory - no German team had ever previously beaten Italy at a World Cup or European Championship. The full back made a considerable contribution.
It was clear for the Germany fans who their Man of the Match was. Hector was officially chosen by the fans with 40 percent of the vote, while penalty shootout hero Manuel Neuer, who saved two spot-kicks, came second after getting 34.4 percent of the vote. Mesut Özil received the same proportion of the vote as Jerome Boateng (6.5 percent) but followed in third place after picking up four more votes than the Bayern defender.
A total of 34,636 fans took part in the Man of the Match vote. The Fan Club Nationalmannschaft powered by Coca-Cola and DFB.de would like to thank all users for taking part.
For Jonas Hector and the eight other Germany takers in the EURO 2016 quarterfinal shootout against Italy, it’s a long but unavoidable walk up to the penalty spot. "We spoke on the pitch about who would be next to take one. Then all of a sudden, it was my turn," reported the FC Köln player. "You’re already a bit nervous out there. I simply said to myself that I had to convert. Then I mustered all my courage."
Everyone knows how it turned out. Hector scored the decisive penalty against Italy’s legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and Germany are now in the EURO 2016 semi-final. A historic victory - no German team had ever previously beaten Italy at a World Cup or European Championship. The full back made a considerable contribution.
It was clear for the Germany fans who their Man of the Match was. Hector was officially chosen by the fans with 40 percent of the vote, while penalty shootout hero Manuel Neuer, who saved two spot-kicks, came second after getting 34.4 percent of the vote. Mesut Özil received the same proportion of the vote as Jerome Boateng (6.5 percent) but followed in third place after picking up four more votes than the Bayern defender.
A total of 34,636 fans took part in the Man of the Match vote. The Fan Club Nationalmannschaft powered by Coca-Cola and DFB.de would like to thank all users for taking part.
