Germany vs Greece ended 0-1 in UEFA Liga das Nações, decided by a single second-half goal. Dimitris Kourbelis scored it for the visitors. Germany created the larger share of attempts and still left without a goal.

Match Summary

For more than an hour the score stayed 0-0. The first real marks on the night were cards, not goals. Yann Bisseck went into the book for Germany after 17 minutes. Konstantinos Karetsas was cautioned for Greece five minutes later, and Georgios Vagiannidis followed almost immediately. Those three yellows arrived before the game was 25 minutes old, yet they did not produce a breakthrough. Half-time came with the contest still blank.

The second half opened the same way, tight and goalless, until Greece found the moment that mattered. Dimitris Kourbelis collected a yellow card of his own at 68 minutes. He remained on the pitch, and he had Greece in front after 74 minutes. That was the only goal of the match. Germany had time left to equalize and did not. Greece protected the lead to the finish, and the official scoreline was 0-1.

Key Moments

Kourbelis scoring after his own booking was the swing that decided the result. He had just been cautioned, stayed on the field, and then produced the only goal Greece required. From that point the visitors did not need a second strike. Germany had to chase, and the chase never paid.

The other decisive fact was efficiency. Greece put one shot on target and won. Germany's extra shots and extra corners never became a goal, so a one-goal lead was enough to take the points.

Discipline never tilted into a red card. Germany finished with one yellow and Greece with four. Both sides kept eleven players on the field, which let Greece see out the lead without going a man down.

Match Statistics

Germany outshot Greece 16 to 8 and recorded 5 shots on target to 1. Expected goals favored the hosts, 1.21 against 0.77. Corners followed the same pattern, 8 for Germany and 2 for Greece. Yellow cards went the other way, 1-4, and there were no red cards. More attempts and a higher expected-goals total still left Germany with a 0-1 defeat.

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