(VOICE OF NAIJA)- Jamal Musiala scored again as Germany extended their winning streak in Euro 2024, defeating Hungary to become the first team to secure a spot in the knockout stages.
The Bayern Munich forward delivered an impressive performance, scoring midway through the first half and nearly adding another goal with a powerful shot that narrowly missed the target.
He received a standing ovation from the crowd when he was substituted in the second half.
Hungary disputed Musiala’s opening goal, alleging a foul by Ilkay Gundogan on defender Willi Orban before the Barcelona midfielder set up Musiala’s strike into the top of the net.
A video assistant referee (VAR) check confirmed the on-field decision as Musiala celebrated with his team-mates in front of Hungary supporters behind the goal.
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,Hungary thought they had snatched an equaliser on the stroke of half-time but Roland Sallai’s rebound header was ruled out for a clear offside.
Instead, Germany extended their lead in the second half when former Manchester City player Gundogan was left unmarked to slot comfortably past goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi.
After their dominant 5-1 win over Scotland, Germany were made to work harder for the win here – with Hungary threatening on occasions and defending stubbornly.
Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai showed his quality on set-pieces, curling a terrific effort goalwards which needed saving by Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
Szoboszlai came close again in a bright period in the first half but was denied by an excellent block from Jonathan Tah.
Germany’s performance was encouraging though. They showed patches of creativity and control, doing enough to get over the line and make it six points from their opening two games.
Their place in the last 16 is confirmed and victory over Switzerland in Frankfurt on Sunday (20:00 BST) would put them through as Group A winners.
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