It was great that youngsters like Kimmich and Hector, in their first major tournament, kept their nerves on such a stage "Takers one to five were clear quite quickly," Loew added, of the epic shoot-out. When Matteo Darmian's effort was saved by Neuer, Hector, participating in his first-ever shoot-out, stepped up to keep Germany's magnificent shootout record alive. Minutes later Jonas Hector, with just 19 international caps to his name, converted the decisive penalty to give Germany a 6-5 shootout victory. While Germany extend their impressive shoot-out record, Italy have now lost six of their nine shoot-outs in major tournaments. "The experienced players missed and the youngsters scored.

Source: The Telegraph July 03, 2016 23:15 UTC