{"id":22505,"date":"2026-09-28T12:07:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/28\/karetsas-stuns-germany-with-outrageous-dribble-as-greece-seals-historic-victory-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:07:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:07:59","slug":"karetsas-stuns-germany-with-outrageous-dribble-as-greece-seals-historic-victory-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/28\/karetsas-stuns-germany-with-outrageous-dribble-as-greece-seals-historic-victory-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Karetsas stuns Germany with outrageous dribble as Greece seals historic victory \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Konstantinos Karetsas produced one of the moments of Greece\u2019s historic night in Augsburg, leaving German defenders chasing shadows with a spectacular dribble that quickly went viral.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just moments after Dimitris Kourbelis gave Greece the lead, the 18 year old Konstantinos Karetsas produced a stunning piece of individual skill that had supporters inside the WWK Arena on their feet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Karetsas collected the ball, drove forward and danced past the German defence with a series of sharp touches and changes of direction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move immediately exploded across social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fans compared the teenager\u2019s footwork to some of football\u2019s biggest names, with reactions ranging from \u201cLionel Karetsas\u201d to references to Neymar, Messi and Juan Rom\u00e1n Riquelme.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One viral reaction described it as Karetsas \u201cdancing syrtaki with a German\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dribble perfectly captured Greece\u2019s confidence on a night when the national team made history.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-greece-shocks-germany\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Greece shocks Germany<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greece defeated Germany 1 0 in Augsburg to record its <strong>first ever victory over Germany<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kourbelis scored the decisive goal in the 74th minute, while goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis produced crucial saves to protect Greece\u2019s lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result came just days after Greece defeated Serbia 2 1 in Belgrade, giving Ivan Jovanovic\u2019s side six points from its opening two matches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The early group standings now have Greece on six points, followed by the Netherlands on four, Germany on one and Serbia on zero.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jovanovic praised his players after the victory, saying that winning matches of this magnitude requires the team to suffer and give everything on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Greek players did exactly that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And while Kourbelis delivered the historic goal, Karetsas provided one of the night\u2019s most spectacular moments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At just 18, the Borussia Dortmund youngster is already producing scenes that have Greek supporters dreaming about what could come next.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greece\u2019s next challenge comes against the Netherlands in Athens on Thursday, October 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a generation of Greek football fans, however, September 2026 will be remembered for something else too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Greece finally beat Germany. And Karetsas made sure the night had a moment of magic to match it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tAthens, Augsburg, Borussia Dortmund, Dimitris Kourbelis, football viral, Germany vs Greece, Greece, Greece Football, Greece Germany 1 0, Greece vs Germany, Greek football, Greek footballers, Greek national team, Greek sports, Ivan Jovanovic, Karetsas, Konstantinos Karetsas, Konstantinos Tzolakis, UEFA, WWK Arena\t<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e431a0aaf2dcb7e221a3bd95d4b4996106e91f12afa178bba01dd45d1cdacc01?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e431a0aaf2dcb7e221a3bd95d4b4996106e91f12afa178bba01dd45d1cdacc01?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Athens Bureau<\/h5>\n<p>Athens Bureau is Greek City Times\u2019 news desk in Athens, reporting on Greek politics, society, economy, culture, and breaking national news for readers in Greece and the diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/09\/28\/konstantinos-karetsas-stuns-germany-outrageous-dribble\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Konstantinos Karetsas produced one of the moments of Greece\u2019s historic night in Augsburg, leaving German defenders chasing shadows with a spectacular dribble that quickly went viral. 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