Northern Ireland lost 3-1 to Germany in their Group A game in Cologne
Northern Ireland fell to a 3-1 defeat to Germany in their second Group A World Cup qualifier on Sunday evening.
After beating Luxembourg on Thursday night Michael O’Neill’s men had hoped to inflict more pain on the hosts, who lost their opener to Slovakia.
It was the hosts who struck first as Serge Gnabry fired them in front on seven minutes, but Isaac Price’s 10th international goal deservedly levelled matters before half-time.
The visitors looked to be keeping the German’s at arm’s length until substitute Nadiem Amiri put them back in front again on 69 minutes before Florian Wirtz’s sublime free-kick three minutes later sealed the win.
Here are our Northern Ireland player ratings:
Bailey Peacock-Farrell 7
Couple of decent save on his 50th cap
Conor Bradley 7
Another energetic display from the Liverpool man
Trai Hume 7
Worked hard to keep Germany at bay
Paddy McNair 7
Two excellent tackles to deny Germany in first half
Eoin Toal 6
Caught out for the first goal from Gnabry
Justin Devenny 7
Excellent ball in for Price’s equaliser
Shea Charles 8
Helped Northern Ireland get back into the game
Ali McCann 7
Worked hard alongside Charles to quieten the German midfield
Ethan Galbraith 7
Another big shift from the Swansea man down the right
Isaac Price 7
Magnificent strike for his 10th international goal
Jamie Reid 6
Worked hard as he lead the line up top
Subs: D Charles 6 [for Reid, 69], Saville 6 [for Galbraith, 76], Marshall 6 [for McCann, 76], McConville 6 [for Toal, 88], McDonnell 6 [for Price, 88].
Not used: Donley, Johnson, Devlin, Hale, Taylor.
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