Berlin (AFP) – A fortunate goal from Carolin Simon helped Germany cruise to a comfortable 2-0 win over Chile on Thursday in their final warm-up game before the Women’s World Cup.
Simon found the net with a mishit cross to crown an excellent performance in front of a large crowd in Regensburg.
Coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg had promised attacking football, and Germany delivered just that in the first half.
The two-time world champions overran the Chileans and took the lead through captain Alexandra Popp on 29 minutes.
Full-back Simon doubled the lead with her peculiar goal on the stroke of half-time, a looping cross dropping in off the post at the far corner.
There was also good news for Germany goalkeeper Almuth Schult, who made the starting eleven despite struggling with a shoulder injury in recent weeks.
Germany head to France for the World Cup on Monday, and play their opening game against China in Rennes on June 8.
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