Firecracker in Munich: Germany Crushes Scotland at European Championship Opener

(Patria) - Tonight, the European Championship, hosted by Germany, kicked off with a match between Germany and Scotland. The hosts secured a confident 5:1 victory against Scotland, which realistically could have been much larger.

The German players were absolute favorites heading into this match, and they ultimately recorded a confident win.

The first chance of this year's European Championship brought the first goal. It was the 10th minute when Kimmich sent a brilliant return pass to Wirtz, who beat the Scottish goalkeeper.

Nine minutes later, Kai Havertz returned the ball into the penalty area, where Musiala was calm and scored to give Germany a 2:0 lead.

In the 25th minute, a penalty was awarded to Germany after a player was brought down, but following a VAR review, it was determined that the foul occurred outside the penalty area, and the decision was overturned.

Gundogan was brought down in the penalty area in the 42nd minute, but initially no penalty was given. This time, the VAR room reacted, and a penalty was awarded to Germany, which Havertz converted into a goal.

The second half opened with a chance for Rudiger in the 51st minute. He shot from distance but failed to beat Gunn.

Seven minutes later, Wirtz received the ball and shot, but the ball went just over the goal. Gunn was quite lucky in this situation.

After that, there was a lull until the 68th minute when Fullkrug scored a goal, giving Germany a 4:0 lead.

The impression was slightly marred by Rudiger's own goal in the 87th minute, which reduced Germany's lead to 4:1.

One more goal was scored before the end of the match, in stoppage time, when Emre Can scored for 5:1.

Germany played an excellent match and ultimately recorded a confident victory against their opponent at the Euro opener.