Germany, the first team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar apart from the host, who is ex officio, beat the last of their group, J, Liechtenstein, 9-0 on Thursday. The one at the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg was a historic match because it was refereed by Croatian referee Ivana Martincic.
Uneven as it is a duel between Germany and Liechtenstein, this Thursday the rival of the German team also played with 10 from the 9th minute, when Jens Hofer saw a red card for a tackle on Leon Goretzka, who he nailed the studs in the neck.
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In the transformation of the penalty kick began the goal festival of the team directed by Hansi Flick. Ilkay Gündogan started it by launching it in the 11th minute. The second of the night was an own goal, by Daniel Kaufmann in the 20th minute, as he tried to deflect a Christian Günter shot.
Leroy Sané scored a double and his first goal came in the 22nd minute from Goretzka. In 23 ‘Marco Reus joined, who in addition to his goal served 2 assists: one to Sané himself in 49’ and another to Ridle Baku, who was the one who in 80 ‘achieved 7-0 with a shot to the second post from the right.
Thomas Müller also achieved a double: in 77 (after a corner) and in 86 ‘. The 9-0 for Germany, who had only won 0-2 in the first leg in Liechtenstein) also came from an own goal and was Maximilian Goppel’s on 89 ‘, as the ball hit him in the head after a shot from Baku .
DATASHEET
Alemania, 9-Liechtenstein, 0
Alemania: New; Hoffmann (Nmecha, 46 ‘), Kehrer (Ginter, 72’), Rüdiger, Günter; Goretzka (Neuhaus, 46 ‘), Gündogan (Arnold, 64’); Baku, Reus, Sané (Volland, 64); T. Mueller
Liechtenstein: Büchel; S. Wölfinger (Brändle, 83 ‘), Malin, businessman, Hofer, Göppel; Sele (Büchel Martin, 84 ‘), Frommelt, Hasler, Frick (F. Wolfinger, 29’) (Meier, 69 ‘); Salanovic (Gruneldelder 69 ‘)
Goals: 1-0, Gündogan from a penalty (11 ‘); 2-0, Kaufmann, own goal (20 ‘); 3-0, Sané (22 ‘); 4-0, Reus (23 ‘); 5-0, Sané (49 ‘); 6-0, Müller (77 ‘); 7-0, Baku (80 ‘); 8-0, Müller 86 ‘), 9-0, Göppel, own goal (89’)
Spectators: 25,984 at the Volkswagen-Arena (Wolfsburg)
Referee: Ivana Martincic (Croatia). He sent off Hofer with a direct red (9 ‘). Yellow card: Rüdiger (39 ‘)