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Germany Secures Home Victory Against Northern Ireland in Hard-Fought Match
Cologne, Germany – In a match corresponding to the group stage of the European qualification for the World Cup, Germany prevailed over Northern Ireland at the RheinEnergieSTADION with a score of 3 to 1. The match, refereed by Norwegian Espen Eskas, was notable for Germany’s overwhelming possession, reaching 80%, and the intensity reflected in the yellow cards shown to both teams.
Germany opened the scoring early, in the 7th minute, with a goal by Gnabry assisted by Woltemade. However, Northern Ireland responded in the 34th minute with a goal by Price, assisted by Devenny, thus tying the score. The first half ended with a slight advantage for the home side in terms of opportunities, albeit with the score level.
The second half saw Germany regain the lead in the 69th minute thanks to a goal by Amiri, assisted by Raum. Just a few minutes later, Wirtz extended the lead in the 72nd minute, sealing the victory for the Germans. The match was characterized by physical play, evidenced by the four yellow cards shown to Northern Ireland players and one to a German player. Germany dominated with 11 total shots, 6 of them on target, while Northern Ireland only managed 3 shots, with one on target. Despite their lower possession, Northern Ireland managed more corners than Germany (5 to 3).
Substitutions germany: at minute 61 N. Woltemade came in and N. Amiri went out., at minute 61 S. Gnabry came in and M. Beier went out., at minute 66 P. Gross came in and L. Goretzka went out., at minute 82 A. Rudiger came in and J. Tah went out.
Substitutions northern ireland: at minute 70 J. Reid came in and D. Charles went out., at minute 76 E. Galbraith came in and C. Marshall went out., at minute 76 A. McCann came in and G. Saville went out., at minute 88 I. Price came in and J. McDonnell went out., at minute 88 E. Toal came in and R. McConville went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Germany
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Northern Ireland
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