WOLFSBURG. Germany demolishes Liechtenstein 9-0 with goals of I. Gundogan (11′ pen), D. Kaufmann (20′ own), L. Sane (22′), M. Reus (23′), L. Sane (49′), T. Muller (76′), R. Baku (80′), T. Muller (86′) and M. Goppel (89′ own). Germany was much superior in terms of ball possession (82%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA stadium in Wolfsburg on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Ivana Martinčić who was helped by Goran Pataki and Sanja Rođak-Karšić. The 4th official was Igor Pajač. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.5 degrees Celsius or 45.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- ! 82 Ball Possession 18
Shots
- 42 Total 4
- 23 On Target 0
- 11 Off Target 3
- 8 Shots blocked 1
- 210 Attack 26
- 171 Dangerous attack 1
- 58 Ball safe 97
- 1 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 0
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 5 Total 1
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Germany had a superior ball possession 82% while Liechtenstein was struggling with a 18% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Germany was was more pushing with 171 dangerous attacks and 42 shots of which 23 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Germany won the match.
Germany shot 42 times, 23 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Liechtenstein shot 4 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Germany received 1 yellow card (A. Rudiger). Talking about the opposition, Liechtenstein didn’t receive any yellow card.
Also, Liechtenstein didn’t finish the match with 11 players after J. Hofer (Liechtenstein) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (9′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After this contest, Germany will have 24 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Liechtenstein will stay with 1 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Europe, Germany will play away with Armenia on the 14th of November with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Germany (0 draws).
Liechtenstein will host Romania on the 14th of November with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Romania (0 draws).
Germany – Formation
Germany
46'
39'
80'
Germany started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Hans-Dieter Flick decided to play with the following team: Manuel Neuer , Jonas Hofmann , Thilo Kehrer , Antonio Rüdiger , Christian Günter , Leon Goretzka , İlkay Gündoğan , Ridle Baku , Marco Reus , Leroy Sané and Thomas Müller .
The home team had on the bench: David Raum, Julian Brandt, Maximilian Arnold , Julian Draxler, Bernd Leno, Lukas Nmecha , Matthias Ginter , Kevin Volland , Jonathan Tah, Kevin Trapp and Florian Neuhaus .
Substitutions
Germany made 5 changes: J. Hofmann for L. Nmecha (46′), L. Goretzka for F. Neuhaus (46′), I. Gundogan for M. Arnold (64′), L. Sane for K. Volland (64′) and T. Kehrer for M. Ginter (72′).
Best player: Thomas Müller
The most impressive player for Germany was Thomas Müller.
His rating is with 2 goals, 36 passes (75% accurate) and 5 key passes. He performed 1 cross.
Liechtenstein – Formation
Liechtenstein
9'
Liechtenstein started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Martin Stocklasa played with: Benjamin Büchel , Sandro Wolfinger , Andreas Malin , Daniel Kaufmann , Jens Hofer , Maximilian Göppel , Aron Sele , Noah Frommelt , Nicolas Hasler , Dennis Salanović and Yanik Frick .
They had on the bench: Roman Spirig, Seyhan Yıldız, Nicola Kollmann, Lorenzo Lo Russo, Rafael Grünenfelder , Noah Frick, Martin Büchel , Livio Meier , Fabio Wolfinger , Armando Majer, Rıdvan Kardeşoğlu and Daniel Brandle .
Liechtenstein could not rely on the presence of L. Meier (injured).
Substitutions
Liechtenstein made 5 changes: Y. Frick for F. Wolfinger (29′), F. Wolfinger for L. Meier (69′), D. Salanovic for R. Grunenfelder (69′), S. Wolfinger for D. Brandle (83′) and A. Sele for M. Buchel (83′).
Best player: Aron Sele
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Liechtenstein was Aron Sele.
His rating is with 10 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.
- Azerbaijan – Luxembourg – 1-3
- Russia – Cyprus – 6-0
- Armenia – North Macedonia – 0-5
- Georgia – Sweden – 2-0
- Republic of Ireland – Portugal – 0-0
- Malta – Croatia – 1-7
- Slovakia – Slovenia – 2-2
- Germany – Liechtenstein – 9-0
- Romania – Iceland – 0-0
- Greece – Spain – 0-1
