Greece claim shock victory in Germany to leave Klopp winless after first two games

[p]After conceding a late goal away at the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/WYintcWb/"]Netherlands[/a] prevented Jurgen Klopp’s return to football management from starting with a victory, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/germany/ptQide1O/"]Germany[/a] were looking for a response in Augsburg against a Greek side who were victorious in their League A debut on Thursday.[/p][p]The home side - who made five changes to their starting XI - got off to a sluggish start here, however, with their only chance of the opening quarter-hour falling to debutant [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/conte-bambase/tCukSZJp/"]Bambase Conte[/a], who flashed an effort narrowly wide inside three minutes. [/p][p]It took until the half-hour for Germany to stamp their authority on proceedings, and when they did, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adeyemi-karim/GvIzwgo8/"]Karim Adeyemi[/a] broke down the left into the box, but the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] man sent his shot high over the bar.[/p][p]Adeyemi was proving to be the most threatening German forward as he also had a powerful strike saved from the edge of the box, but Klopp’s men failed to make their dominance count leading up to half-time, ending a run of their last 10 matches to see at least one goal scored at either end.[/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="9ef64b38-8b3c-40c4-a824-4af96a8b3835" credit-line="Flashscore" hidden-attrs="alt, credit" guid="90ed7115-fbb5-4b19-a609-20464fd999da" original-width="3840" original-height="2160" /][p]Germany continued to dominate following the restart, but just as they struggled in the first half, Klopp’s men again failed to turn their dominance into an opener.[/p][p]As the hosts became desperate and threw more men forward, gaps began to open for the Greeks to exploit on the counter. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tzolis-christos/484Acu9H/"]Christos Tzolis[/a] had an opportunity to break the deadlock in the 73rd minute, but as he ran through down the right, the angle was against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] forward and his ball into the box failed to find a teammate. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/greece/COuk57Ci/"]Greece[/a] continued to grow in confidence, however, and stunned the home side a minute later. Tzolis was involved once again, running down the left flank before his cutback deflected into the path of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kourbelis-dimitrios/I1aYPouS/"]Kourbelis[/a] on the edge of the box, and the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/asteras-tripolis/KMRQ5buc/"]Asteras Tripolis[/a] midfielder’s shot struck [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kimmich-joshua/MkMrkZLc/"]Joshua Kimmich[/a], which deceived [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nubel-alexander/Igk6vzlT/"]Alexander Nubel[/a] in the German goal. [/b][/p][p]The Germans failed to respond, displaying a serious lack of attacking threat after going behind, which leaves Klopp frustrated and with work to do ahead of their home match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/serbia/8Kl6iq0i/"]Serbia[/a], where Germany will hope to win for the first time in four games.[/p][p]Greece, meanwhile, are unlikely table-toppers in Group A2 following back-to-back victories, while they also ended a run of four straight head-to-head defeats.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mavropanos-konstantinos/zBXgM0Xa/"]Konstantinos Mavropanos[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/greece/COuk57Ci/"]Greece[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/germany-ptQide1O/greece-COuk57Ci/summary/stats/?mid=Q3lPTGHt"]Catch up on the match stats with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="9319e976-9161-49fc-9ffd-09cd16d3ca15" url="https://x.com/UEFAEURO/status/2104311341456499138" social-type="twitter" /]