In the meantime, Morocco managed to tug off a powerful 1-Zero victory over Colombia in Perth, incomes them six factors and tying with the South People in Group H. Consequently, Germany discovered themselves in third place with solely 4 factors, marking an early finish to their World Cup journey.
Having beforehand claimed the title in 2003 and 2007, Germany entered the match in Australia as one of many high contenders, following their look within the European Championship remaining the earlier yr.
They knew a win towards South Korea would take them by means of to the knockout stage and had been anticipated to get the higher of a aspect who had misplaced their opening two matches and had subsequent to no probability of advancing.
However after they went a objective up early on by means of Cho So-hyun, the Koreans battled arduous and defended ferociously to frustrate their opponents, who couldn’t discover a winner following Alexandra Popp’s equaliser.
The Germans stated earlier than the sport they wished extra creativity after their shock 2-1 loss to Colombia, however they had been unable to transform their many probabilities.
They’d 13 photographs to their opponents’ six, however solely three of these had been heading in the right direction as Korea put virtually everybody behind the ball in defence.
Sixteen-year-old striker Casey Phair virtually scored for Korea inside three minutes when she latched onto a by means of ball, however her shot was brilliantly saved by German goalkeeper Merle Frohms.
However three minutes later the Germans went behind from an virtually similar transfer, Choe Yu-ri enjoying a ball by means of to Cho, whose side-foot effort beat Frohms to search out the again of the web.
The objective appeared to spur the Germans into motion, they usually dominated possession and territory after that, though they could not discover a manner by means of the Korean defence.
They discovered loads of area out huge on either side and when the equaliser got here three minutes from the break, it was no shock it was from a cross.
Svenja Huth put in a pleasant ball for skipper Popp, who rose above the Korean defenders to powerfully head residence.
The Germans got here out firing after the break and threw the whole lot on the Koreans.
They’d a objective disallowed for offside within the 59th minute, earlier than Popp smacked the bar with one other header moments later.
Because the clock ticked down the Germans turned increasingly determined however regardless of loads of endeavour, they by no means actually appeared like discovering a winner within the 13 minutes of stoppage time.
(With AFP Inputs)
