00:00.
00:07Tonight for the Germans there can be no excuses.
00:10Three days on from Thursday's historic first ever away loss in the World Cup qualifier.
00:14Here in Cologne they face Northern Ireland.
00:17A chance to at least in part address and right some of the many wrongs from defeat away in Slovakia.
00:24After match day one, Michael O'Neill's Northern Ireland are Group A's surprise early leaders.
00:30Winners in Luxembourg in their first game by three goals to one.
00:34Just the group winners are guaranteed a place at the World Cup next summer.
00:37The Germans are, however, assured of at least the safety net of a playoff position
00:42wherever they finish given their performance in the UEFA Nations League competition.
00:49Here we go then, the group leaders away to the group's bottom team.
00:53The Northern Irish lead the way, winning in Luxembourg in their first game.
00:56That loss for the Germans in Slovakia, a seismic defeat in their first game.
01:01First ever away loss for the men's team in the FIFA World Cup qualifier.
01:07Owen Toll, Robbo Foltemati here for Gnabry.
01:10Gnabry away, Gnabry!
01:15It's taken less than seven minutes for Germany to cook tonight.
01:19And for Gnabry, his last goal came here for the national team two and a half years ago.
01:28Woltemati here, it came off Owen Toll.
01:31And then Gnabry cleared from Woltemati's pass.
01:34And this finish and this start for the Germans was so, so needed tonight.
01:39They're on their way. Gnabry for 1-0.
01:43Gnabry gets away again here.
01:49A real menace. It's Gnabry for Woltemati.
01:53Woltemati still a claimer handball in their two against Conor Bradley.
02:00It's gone against the attacking team this decision.
02:05It gave Owen Toll a problem.
02:07And the ball just came up and hit the arm of a defender.
02:10But the referee decides the foul was against the attackers.
02:16In by David Rao. High one for Gnabry.
02:19Woltemati on the turn.
02:21And Woltemati still being a nuisance and put away by McCann for the corner.
02:29Woltemati newly of Newcastle.
02:31Here's a handful. It's only tonight his fourth cap.
02:34He's lost the first three internationals in the senior team.
02:39Doveni's corner.
02:41And there is a price.
02:48Joy for the Northern Irish in Cologne.
02:54A Doveni set piece which was so, so well delivered.
02:57And Isaac Price has the Germans with their lead torn away.
03:06Their heads in their hands in every which way right now.
03:10And Leveller in the Dormstadt for Northern Ireland.
03:17Four World Cup qualifying losses across 40 years for Germany.
03:21Here's Raum. The flag for now will stay down.
03:23But now the flag comes.
03:27And this will of course be checked but be called offside against Raum and Germany.
03:32And he is well beyond the last man.
03:34And this one is going to be chalked off.
03:41In by David Rao. It's a good one too.
03:43And the thumping header from Waldemar Anton over the crossbar.
03:47He's got some big goals for Dortmund in the league last season later on to ensure they've had a top four finish.
03:55Never scored yet for his nation. At full level anyway.
04:00Oswald Kimmich in towards Florian Wirtz.
04:04And Peacock Farrell there, alert to the danger.
04:07Such a hard ball to defend because any touch there wrong foots the goalkeeper.
04:11In court for David Raum.
04:16Raum towards Maxi Bayer.
04:18Oh, it runs off for Neary.
04:21It's a soft goal to give away for the Northern Irish but the Germans do not care one jot about that.
04:27The lead there is again.
04:33And for Nadine Amiri his first national team goal.
04:38And for Julian Nagelsmann it is a lead his team have got back in a game where again they've been far, far from anywhere near their best.
04:45The subs brought on to change the game have done just that here for Nagelsmann.
04:55Faced by McNair here. Maxi Bayer for Germany.
04:59No foul given.
05:01Here's Amiri again, that is a foul.
05:02The one the quick free kick here which is not going to be allowed to them because.
05:12He's going to want some attention.
05:16It's left here by Raum.
05:18For Florian Wirtz.
05:21Majestic.
05:24The local boy comes good in the Cathedral City.
05:27And Wirtz to 3-1 for Germany.
05:31But this a goal of the highest caliber by Florian Wirtz.
05:38It is glorious in every which way.
05:42And timely too for Germany.
05:46A win to excuse some of the demons and exercise those demons of defeat in Bratislava.
05:53But a win which wasn't always the most convincing here for the Germans tonight.
05:59The Nagelsmann 11 have taken the three points their first of the Group A campaign here on Match Day 2.
06:05For long spells though the Northern Irish were dogged and resolute and awkward to play against.
06:10They got level through Isaac Price.
06:12Before Amiri and a super Wirtz free kick.
06:16See the Germans get the job done in the end to get their first points on the board in Group A.
06:20As I say a win to at least in part make amends for the events of that first ever away World Cup qualifying loss in Slovakia.
06:29A home win was what they required. A home win is what they have.
06:34That second half they got the job done in the end.
06:37It ends here in Cologne.
06:39Germany 3, Northern Ireland 1.
06:50In this room where there were people from German writers
07:00to open up their resume toator.
07:05Our reappears was so demonst temu for them.
07:08Of course they are...
07:13May it go home.
Comments