“The ball boy – world class!”
Italy cordonates: Gate from DFB-Elf too fast for TV
23.03.2025 – 10:14 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
In the first half between Germany and Italy, the team of national coach Nagelsmann quickly produces clear conditions. A hit arises in a crazy way.
A goal for each year in review, a hit that will bring a lot of conversation – and a hit that put the fans into ecstasy. Germany’s goal for 2-0 in the Nation’s League quarter-finals against Italy went a little too fast even for the TV signal. When the game was seen in Dortmund’s live broadcast in Dortmund, the ball was already in goal-the goal was already in goal. And the Italians? They were caught by the goal as well as the spectators at home.
The 36th minute in the Signal Iduna Park of Dortmund. The DFB team in attack. Joshua Kimmich puts back to Antonio Rüdiger on the right. This crosses sharply into the Italian penalty area, directly on the head of Tim Kleindienst. Its massive header distracts Italy’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to the corner.
And then? A ball boy immediately throws the ball to the Kimmich, who noticed the ball, who notices: The Italians around keeper Donnarumma are still discussing the weakness of the defense, are inattentive, have completely forgotten the game for a moment. Kimmich plays in the middle at lightning speed, where his FC Bayern teammate Jamal Musiala is completely free-and hits the empty gate for the meantime 2-0.
The DFB then posted at X: “Eckball – World Class! Jamal – world class! The ball boy – world class!” And also RTL expert Lothar Matthäus said: “I’ve been there for a long time, but I haven’t seen anything like that yet,” said the German record national player at the broadcasting broadcaster.
