Nigeria vs. Germany: Score and Reaction from 2016 Olympic Soccer

Germany will play Brazil in the men’s soccer final of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, as they beat Nigeria 2-0 in Sao Paulo on Wednesday. 

Germany were in front at half-time after Lukas Klostermann added the finishing touches to an incisive passing move, although Nigeria squandered a host of chances. After the interval, Germany improved and after dominating the half, scored a late second through Nils Petersen’s sharp finish.

After this win, Germany will play the home side in Saturday’s final; Brazil hammered Honduras 6-0 earlier in the day.

The game started in tentative fashion, as is to be expected given what was at stake, but it was Germany who found their rhythm the quicker of the two sides. It didn’t take long until their neat play manifested into a lead.

After some sweeping passing, Max Meyer found space in the penalty area, rolling the ball into Klostermann, who had a simple finish at the back post. While there was much to admire about the attacking play, football journalist Colin Udoh compared the defensive differences:

The discipline in that German offside line. You can draw a perfect straight line with a ruler #NGRGER #Rio2016

— Colin NOT Collins (@ColinUdoh) August 17, 2016

And that’s the difference. #NGR defence switched off, allowed Meyer to get in behind, and Ezekiel Imoh didn’t teach Klostermann

— Colin NOT Collins (@ColinUdoh) August 17, …

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