World Cup qualifiers: Germany won its first victory 3-1 Northern Ireland, Werz free kick world sweep, Waltermad assists

In the early morning of September 8, the European region of the World Cup qualifiers continued, and the German team returned to their home court to face Northern Ireland. In the 7th minute, Waltermad assisted Gnabry to take the lead.

In the 34th minute, the German team lost a corner kick to defend, and Prous equalized the score. In the second half, Anton headed the ball to the crossbar, Amiri, who came on as a substitute, scored the ball into the empty goal, and Werz had a free kick in the world. In the end, Germany defeated Northern Ireland 3-1 and won its first victory in the group. After 2 rounds, Germany won 1 win and 1 loss.

[Focus of the match]

In the 7th minute, the German team cut off Northern Ireland's big foot, Waltermad gave an assist, Gnabry used his speed to throw away the defense and scored. In the 34th minute, Northern Ireland used a corner kick to equalize the score. The German team's defense completely missed, and Prous scored a goal with a cushion from the back.

In the first half stoppage time, Anton made a precise long pass, and Raum stopped the ball and shot in one go, but Raum was offside when receiving the ball, and the goal was blown in seconds.

In the 69th minute, Raum's pass penetrated the defense line, and Bayer failed to touch the ball, and Amiri easily scored the ball into the empty goal at the back. In the 73rd minute, the German team won a free kick in the frontcourt. Werz scored a perfect world wave, and the ball did not rotate at all, falling like falling leaves bypassing the human wall.

[Excellent Moments]

In the 31st minute, Northern Ireland received a corner kick, Patrick grabbed the landing point and headed the ball high. This was the third shot of the two teams combined. In the 59th minute, LeWilling's long shot after dribbling sideways slightly missed, which was the third shot in the German team's entire game. In the 64th minute, the German team received a free kick in the frontcourt, Raum made a cross, and Anton's header hit the top of the crossbar.

[Player rating]

[Playing lineup]

German starters: 1-Bowman, 2-Rudiger (82’4-Tao), 3-Koch, 5-Gross (67’8-Gretzka), 6-Kimich, 7-LeWerling, 11-Waltermad (61’9-Bayer), 15-Anton, 17-Wilz, 20-Gnabry (61’10-Amiri), 22-Rum.

German substitutes: 12-Nuber, 21-Finn Damen, 13-Corlins, 18-Mittelstadt, 16-Stiller, 23-Andrich, 19-Neble, 14-Adeyemi.