Serge Gnabry scored two goals on Sunday night to keep Germany’s chances of reaching the quarterfinals of the Olympic men’s football tournament alive. The Arsenal man’s second, coming in the dying seconds of injury time, rescued a 3-3 draw for Horst Hrubesch’s team against South Korea. 2012’s Bronze medal winners had only just taken the lead in the 87th minute through Hyunjun Suk.
It means Germany now require a big win against underdogs Fiji to give themselves a decent chance of reaching the final eight. Goals from Gnabry, who also scored in the opening draw with Mexico, and Davie Selke put the DFB Team ahead early in the second half after Hee-Chan Hwang had opened the scoring for South Korea on 25 minutes.
Former Bundesliga star Heung-Min Son and substitute Suk then turned the game on its head again, before a late, late free kick from Gnabry ensured a share of the spoils. Hrubesch’s side now have two points on the board, trailing both South Korea and Mexico, who have four points each.
Good omen
Should those two sides draw when they meet on Wednesday, Germany would require a win by at least a five-goal margin over Fiji in Belo Horizonte. The location could be a good omen, as it’s the place where Die Mannschaft recorded a 7-1 victory over Brazil in the 2014 World Cup semi-finals.
Serge Gnabry scored two goals on Sunday night to keep Germany’s chances of reaching the quarterfinals of the Olympic men’s football tournament alive. The Arsenal man’s second, coming in the dying seconds of injury time, rescued a 3-3 draw for Horst Hrubesch’s team against South Korea. 2012’s Bronze medal winners had only just taken the lead in the 87th minute through Hyunjun Suk.
It means Germany now require a big win against underdogs Fiji to give themselves a decent chance of reaching the final eight. Goals from Gnabry, who also scored in the opening draw with Mexico, and Davie Selke put the DFB Team ahead early in the second half after Hee-Chan Hwang had opened the scoring for South Korea on 25 minutes.
Former Bundesliga star Heung-Min Son and substitute Suk then turned the game on its head again, before a late, late free kick from Gnabry ensured a share of the spoils. Hrubesch’s side now have two points on the board, trailing both South Korea and Mexico, who have four points each.
Good omen
Should those two sides draw when they meet on Wednesday, Germany would require a win by at least a five-goal margin over Fiji in Belo Horizonte. The location could be a good omen, as it’s the place where Die Mannschaft recorded a 7-1 victory over Brazil in the 2014 World Cup semi-finals.
