Sunday, June 12, 2016

Defender Jerome Boateng excels in Germany's opening win (The Associated Press)

Germany's Jerome Boateng, left, clears the ball away fromUkraine's Viktor Kovalenko during the Euro 2016 Group C soccer match between Germany and Ukraine at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve dAscq, near Lille, France, Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Just weeks after he had doubts about even making it to the European Championship, a faultless performance by Jerome Boateng at the heart of Germany's defense helped the world champions make a winning start to Euro 2016. Having just recovered in time from a left leg muscle injury in January that put his entire season in doubt, the Bayern Munich defender proved his class in a hard-fought 2-0 win over Ukraine on Sunday. Hardly ever going out of his position, Boateng saved Germany on several occasions and impressed with his accurate passing - keeping an eye open for his teammates and almost always making the right choices.


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