Out of the jaws of a major predicament and national questioning, Germany appear to be back in business. Joachim Löw’s side recovered from the shock defeat on Friday by the Netherlands in Hamburg to carve out a slender victory against a luckless Northern Ireland, now dislodged from the summit of Group C. Marcel Halstenberg fired home the killer goal three minutes into the second half, before Serge Gnabry added a clincher in added time.
Northern Ireland’s urgency was, at times, tremendous. Conor Washington went close to putting them ahead on a couple of occasions but such bright moments only proved to be symptomatic of their own frustration.
Written by Julian Taylor at Windsor Park
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/09/northern-ireland-germany-euro-2020-qualifying-match-report under the title “Northern Ireland battle but Germany’s Halstenberg and Gnabry strike”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
