Wirtz and Bischof shine, Woltemade suffers misfortune in win vs Serbia
Under Jürgen Klopp, the German national team celebrated their first win, a 2-0 against Serbia, with Florian Wirtz and Tom Bischof providing the decisive touches, while Nick Woltemade, despite good attempts, experienced an unlucky lapse.
Brilliant individual acts by Wirtz and Bischof
Florian Wirtz started a bit sluggishly, missed a header, but then displayed two brilliant moments: a superb‑through pass to Serge Gnabry, who however did not receive an assist, and a dribble with a post shot that led to the 1-0 by Tom Bischof, before he himself scored the 2-0.
Tom Bischof shone in midfield, both defensively and offensively, and demonstrated outstanding shooting technique; after his opening goal he almost added the second goal from distance.
Serge Gnabry was extremely active from the start, created three chances in the first half and received applause in the 29th minute when he won the ball with a tackle for the far‑advanced Philipp Treu.
Miscalculations and insecurities for Woltemade
Nick Woltemade showed decent attempts and was passable from the start, but he remained in Serie A without a goal or an assist and missed a clear chance in the 59th minute, which he chased in Mario‑Gomez style from three metres over the empty goal.
Jonas Urbig commented after the match: "Got nothing to hold onto for a long time, perhaps his terrible misplaced pass, which after 55 minutes almost caused the equaliser, explains it."
Philipp Treu played on the right‑back position with little defensive work, leaving his side repeatedly extremely exposed; only in the 78th minute was he allowed to block a Tiorschuss.
Malick Thiaw was little challenged defensively, but impressed with good positioning in the build‑up, while Waldemar Anton took a hard tackle from Luca Jovic and continued undeterred.
Maximilian Mittelstädt benefited from new appreciation under the new coach, justified his selection with an assist for the 2-0, and Aleksandar Pavlovic was unlucky twice in the first half with finishes, especially in the 8th minute brushing past the 1-0 by a hair.
Other players such as Derry Scherhant, Said El Mala, Jonathan Burkhardt, Bambasé Conté, Mika Baur and Vitaly Janelt contributed properly, with Baur becoming the 1,000th debutant in DFB history.
The juxtaposition of brilliant individual actions and unlucky moments shows that despite some weaknesses the team under Klopp delivered a solid, offensively decent performance, paving the way for further appearances.