Germany 0-2 South Korea: 5 Talking Points as Germany crash out of the World Cup 2018

#2 Sweeping out the sweeper keeper

The moment that sealed it for the Asian giants

Mad scenes! Absolute mad scenes!

That is how you would explain what transpired in the injury time at the stadium. When both teams were pushing for a goal, football’s latest entrant, the VAR came into play. Korea played out a short corner and stitched some quick passes, but the final ball ricocheted off Toni Kroos.

Kim Young-Gwon, with all his composure, simply laid the ball to the back of the net. As Kim set off to celebrate, the linesman ruled out the goal as he was apparently in an offside position while collecting the ball. The referee used the assistance of the VAR to look back, and whoops, luck swung in Korea’s favour and the goal was allowed.

With Germany having an extra three minutes to find the equalizer, they pushed ahead with eleven men! Literally, eleven men. Manuel Neuer who has long been known due to his reputation as that of a sweeper keeper, came out to play in the midfield with the intention of adding up as an extra man in attack.

However, Ju cleared out the ball to the other half, vanishing it from Neuer’s sight and absolutely rocketing off for Son Heung Min who collected it and scored the goal on an open net. This very moment defined Germany’s entire campaign. That is, a whole lot of confusion coupled with an absolute mockery and the inability to bounce back in the end.