{"id":16268,"date":"2016-06-13T04:52:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T04:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=16268"},"modified":"2016-06-13T06:55:39","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T06:55:39","slug":"jerome-boateng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/jerome-boateng","title":{"rendered":"Jerome Boateng Makes A Spectacular Clearance During Germany&#8217;s Euro 2016 Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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German defender J\u00e9r\u00f4me Boateng just made a dramatic save that is worth the praise.<\/p>\n<h2>A\u00a0close call<\/h2>\n<p>In the final ten minutes of the first half of Germany&#8217;s Euro 2016 opener against Ukraine, the German defender made a spectacular move to clear the ball from crossing the goal-line as the Ukrainians were about to score an equalizer. He extended every piece of his body to kick the ball away to safety before falling into the back of the net.\u00a0Only a few defenders are able to clear their lines this way. Boateng&#8217;s talent and experience clearly made the difference here. When asked about his vital intervention, the defender said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I had also one [crucial clearance] in the World Cup final that I think was similar. 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