UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Germany vs Northern Ireland, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Germany
  • 19': Serge Gnabry
  • 43': Leon Goretzka
  • 47': Serge Gnabry
  • 60': Serge Gnabry
  • 73': Leon Goretzka
  • 90'+1': Julian Brandt
FT
6 - 1
Northern Ireland
  • 7': Michael Smith

Germany crush Northern Ireland with Gnabry hat trick to top group

Serge Gnabry scored a hat trick as qualified Germany came from a goal down to crush Northern Ireland 6-1 in their final Euro 2020 qualifier.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Germany. Jonas Hector tries a through ball, but Julian Brandt is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Emre Can (Germany).
  • 4': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Goal! Germany 0, Northern Ireland 1. Michael Smith (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a through ball.
  • 11': Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box.
  • 11': Foul by Lukas Klostermann (Germany).
  • 11': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Corry Evans.
  • 14': Foul by Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland).
  • 14': Jonathan Tah (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Julian Brandt (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hector.
  • 15': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 17': Offside, Germany. Toni Kroos tries a through ball, but Ilkay Gündogan is caught offside.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Jonas Hector (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 19': Goal! Germany 1, Northern Ireland 1. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hector.
  • 22': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
  • 22': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Corner, Germany. Conceded by George Saville.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonas Hector.
  • 25': Foul by Emre Can (Germany).
  • 25': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Joshua Kimmich.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Northern Ireland) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Shane Ferguson.
  • 32': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Patrick McNair.
  • 32': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Germany).
  • 32': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Shane Ferguson.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 37': Foul by Emre Can (Germany).
  • 37': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Leon Goretzka (Germany).
  • 39': Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
  • 40': Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland).
  • 42': Julian Brandt (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Toni Kroos (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jonas Hector.
  • 43': Goal! Germany 2, Northern Ireland 1. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hector.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Julian Brandt (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Serge Gnabry with a cross.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Germany 2, Northern Ireland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Germany 2, Northern Ireland 1.
  • 46': Foul by Corry Evans (Northern Ireland).
  • 46': Jonathan Tah (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Goal! Germany 3, Northern Ireland 1. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann.
  • 48': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Germany).
  • 48': Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Corner, Germany. Conceded by George Saville.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Toni Kroos (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emre Can.
  • 52': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Lukas Klostermann (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Emre Can (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
  • 56': Foul by Lukas Klostermann (Germany).
  • 56': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by George Saville with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (Germany) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonas Hector with a cross.
  • 60': Goal! Germany 4, Northern Ireland 1. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a through ball.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Emre Can (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
  • 65': Substitution, Germany. Niklas Stark replaces Lukas Klostermann.
  • 65': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor McLaughlin replaces Corry Evans.
  • 66': Foul by Serge Gnabry (Germany).
  • 66': Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 68': Hand ball by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
  • 70': Emre Can (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland).
  • 72': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Shane Ferguson.
  • 73': Goal! Germany 5, Northern Ireland 1. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 73': Substitution, Germany. Suat Serdar replaces Leon Goretzka.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Niklas Stark.
  • 76': Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
  • 76': Toni Kroos (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Liam Boyce replaces Patrick McNair.
  • 78': Foul by Emre Can (Germany).
  • 78': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a through ball.
  • 80': Offside, Northern Ireland. Conor McLaughlin tries a through ball, but Liam Boyce is caught offside.
  • 80': Substitution, Germany. Nadiem Amiri replaces Serge Gnabry.
  • 83': Foul by Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland).
  • 83': Suat Serdar (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shayne Lavery replaces Josh Magennis.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Suat Serdar (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross.
  • 90': Conor McLaughlin (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Nadiem Amiri (Germany).
  • 90'+1': Goal! Germany 6, Northern Ireland 1. Julian Brandt (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Germany 6, Northern Ireland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Germany 6, Northern Ireland 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 8
6 Saves 0
27.5 Possession 72.5
7 SHOTS 22
1 ON GOAL 11
0.1 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
238 Accurate Passes 776
311 Passes 850
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
16 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 60
23 Accurate Long Balls 44
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 7
14 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
16 Interceptions 7
20 Effective Clearances 13
20 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Deutsche Bank Park
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Attendance: 42,855

EURO Qualifying Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 England 8 +18 20
2 Italy 8 +7 14
3 Ukraine 8 +3 14
4 North Macedonia 8 -10 8
Full Standings

Line-Ups

GER Germany (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
5 Jonathan Tah
23 Emre Can
3 Jonas Hector
13 Lukas Klostermann
21 Ilkay Gündogan
8 Toni Kroos
6 Joshua Kimmich
20 Serge Gnabry
10 Julian Brandt
18 Leon Goretzka
Germany Substitutes:
Bernd Leno, Nico Schulz, Suat Serdar, Matthias Ginter, Timo Werner, Niklas Stark, Sebastian Rudy, Nadiem Amiri, Manuel Neuer, Robin Koch.

NIR Northern Ireland (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
4 Tom Flanagan
20 Craig Cathcart
8 Steven Davis
11 Shane Ferguson
3 Michael Smith
15 Jordan Thompson
17 Paddy McNair
6 George Saville
13 Corry Evans
21 Josh Magennis
Northern Ireland Substitutes:
Conor McLaughlin, Michael McGovern, Trevor Carson, Shayne Lavery, Liam Donnelly, Kyle Lafferty, Niall McGinn, Liam Boyce, Matthew Kennedy, Ciaron Brown.

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