Liverpool star Florian Wirtz played the part of German men’s national team hero on Sunday by scoring a sensational free kick goal to slam the door shut on Northern Ireland late in the second half. After the match, a 3-1 win for Germany, the former Leverkusen attacking midfielder reflected on what had been a trying week.
“We all know the last game was a disaster,” Wirtz said, in comments captured post-match by @iMiaSanMia. “We wanted to do better today and show more energy. In my opinion we did that
today. We started the game well and it was a good performance that we can be happy with and build on.”
Germany fans were hoping that the disaster was behind them, especially after the good start to Sunday’s game. However, Germany let Northern Ireland remain in it for the end of the first half until the Germany goals came. But not wanting to dwell on the negative, Wirtz talked about the positives and hopes that the team will be able to build on this win. The win — and his goal — set Germany back on track to qualify for the World Cup.
Wow…Germany was on the ropes vs. Northern Ireland, but a strong second half effort helped Julian Nagelsmann’s team pull away for a 3-1 victory.
It was ugly at times and desperate at others, but this was somehow a must win match for a squad that was absolutely reeling after getting stomped out by Slovakia earlier in the week. The Germans absolutely needed this victory and it could have been disastrous had things not turned around in the latter stages of the game.
Let’s get into it. This is what we have on tap for this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Postgame Show:
- A look at the starting XI.
- A rundown of the scoring and substitutions.
- Some final thoughts and takeaways on the match.
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