GiveMeSport
·21 July 2022
GiveMeSport
·21 July 2022
Germany’s Klara Bühl was forced to relive missing a sitter in the Euro 2022 quarter-finals, with the moment broadcast on the big screen at the Brentford Community Stadium.
The 21-year-old, who otherwise impressed for Germany, had an incredible opportunity to give her country a 2-0 lead towards the end of their match against Austria.
Star striker Alexandra Popp burst through on goal, unselfishly squaring the ball to an unmarked Bühl, who was eight yards away from an empty net.
Remarkably, and to her own amazement, Bühl side-footed the ball wide.
It was to be the Bayern Munich star’s last kick of the game. She was taken off for Jule Brand, but her misery didn’t end on the bench.
With the big screen at the Brentford Community Stadium showing replays of the match, Bühl was forced to watch her miss on repeat.
As she buried her head in her hands, her teammates on the bench around her were in hysterics.
Fortunately for Bühl, her miss did not come back to haunt Germany, and she allowed herself to smile as the replay was played once more.
Lina Magull had opened the scoring in the 25th minute, and Popp doubled the lead in the 90th minute after capitalising on a mistake by Austrian goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger.
The Wolfsburg forward stuck out a leg as Zinsberger launched a goal-kick, deflecting the ball into the net.
Bühl, who set up Magull’s opener, was named player of the match for an impressive performance elsewhere.
The victory saw Germany through into the Euro 2022 semi-finals, where they will play either France or the Netherlands.
The side have been a formidable force in the tournament so far, scoring 11 goals and conceding none.
As eight-time winners of the Women’s European Championship, Germany will be desperate to make it to the final at Wembley on July 31st.