FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Germany vs Liechtenstein, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
  • 11': Ilkay Gündogan (P)
  • 20': Daniel Kaufmann (OG)
  • 22': Leroy Sané
  • 23': Marco Reus
  • 49': Leroy Sané
  • 76': Thomas Müller
  • 80': Ridle Baku
  • 86': Thomas Müller
  • 89': Maximilian Göppel (OG)
FT
9 - 0
  • Red Card 9': Jens Hofer

Germany rout Liechtenstein to give Flick record-breaking start

A makeshift Germany team crushed Liechtenstein 9-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday as Hansi Flick had the best ever start for a Germany coach.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 8': Penalty Germany. Leon Goretzka draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 8': Penalty conceded by Jens Hofer (Liechtenstein) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 9': Jens Hofer (Liechtenstein) is shown the red card.
  • 11': Goal! Germany 1, Liechtenstein 0. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
  • 13': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Benjamin Büchel.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Ridle Baku (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leroy Sané with a headed pass.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Thomas Müller (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Goretzka.
  • 18': Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross.
  • 20': Own Goal by Daniel Kaufmann, Liechtenstein. Germany 2, Liechtenstein 0.
  • 22': Goal! Germany 3, Liechtenstein 0. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leon Goretzka with a through ball.
  • 23': Goal! Germany 4, Liechtenstein 0. Marco Reus (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
  • 26': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Sandro Wolfinger.
  • 26': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Aron Sele.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 29': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Fabio Wolfinger replaces Yanik Frick.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (Germany) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Müller with a cross.
  • 35': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Noah Frommelt.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left.
  • 38': Fabio Wolfinger (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
  • 38': Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Offside, Liechtenstein. Daniel Kaufmann tries a through ball, but Dennis Salanovic is caught offside.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 45': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Maximilian Göppel.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Nicolas Hasler.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Noah Frommelt.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Aron Sele.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Germany 4, Liechtenstein 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Germany 4, Liechtenstein 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Germany. Florian Neuhaus replaces Leon Goretzka.
  • 45': Substitution, Germany. Lukas Nmecha replaces Jonas Hofmann.
  • 47': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Fabio Wolfinger.
  • 47': Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Marco Reus (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Marco Reus (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Lukas Nmecha (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thilo Kehrer.
  • 49': Goal! Germany 5, Liechtenstein 0. Leroy Sané (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Reus.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Fabio Wolfinger (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Büchel.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Nicolas Hasler (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Kaufmann.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Florian Neuhaus (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
  • 55': Offside, Germany. Florian Neuhaus tries a through ball, but Ilkay Gündogan is caught offside.
  • 56': Lukas Nmecha (Germany) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller with a through ball.
  • 60': Dennis Salanovic (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Ridle Baku (Germany).
  • 61': Attempt missed. Lukas Nmecha (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Reus with a headed pass.
  • 62': Offside, Liechtenstein. Maximilian Göppel tries a through ball, but Dennis Salanovic is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Ridle Baku (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Neuhaus.
  • 64': Substitution, Germany. Maximilian Arnold replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 64': Substitution, Germany. Kevin Volland replaces Leroy Sané.
  • 65': Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (Germany).
  • 69': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Livio Meier replaces Fabio Wolfinger because of an injury.
  • 69': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Rafael Grünenfelder replaces Dennis Salanovic.
  • 72': Substitution, Germany. Matthias Ginter replaces Thilo Kehrer.
  • 73': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Daniel Kaufmann.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Lukas Nmecha (Germany) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Aron Sele.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Sandro Wolfinger (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Livio Meier.
  • 76': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Daniel Kaufmann.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Matthias Ginter (Germany) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Florian Neuhaus (Germany) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 76': Goal! Germany 6, Liechtenstein 0. Thomas Müller (Germany) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Neuhaus following a corner.
  • 78': Offside, Germany. Florian Neuhaus tries a through ball, but Thomas Müller is caught offside.
  • 79': Offside, Germany. Florian Neuhaus tries a through ball, but Kevin Volland is caught offside.
  • 80': Goal! Germany 7, Liechtenstein 0. Ridle Baku (Germany) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marco Reus.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (Germany) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a through ball.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Florian Neuhaus (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 83': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Daniel Brändle replaces Sandro Wolfinger.
  • 84': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Martin Büchel replaces Aron Sele.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matthias Ginter.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Neuhaus.
  • 86': Goal! Germany 8, Liechtenstein 0. Thomas Müller (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 87': Foul by Kevin Volland (Germany).
  • 87': Livio Meier (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas Nmecha.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Arnold (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
  • 89': Own Goal by Maximilian Göppel, Liechtenstein. Germany 9, Liechtenstein 0.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Lukas Nmecha (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
  • 90': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Benjamin Büchel.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Lukas Nmecha (Germany) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ridle Baku with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Germany 9, Liechtenstein 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Germany 9, Liechtenstein 0.

Statistics

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1 Fouls 5
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
0 Corner Kicks 13
14 Saves 0
18.3 Possession 81.7
4 SHOTS 42
0 ON GOAL 23
0.0 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
100 Accurate Passes 674
171 Passes 763
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 9
1 Crosses 38
0.0 Cross % 0.2
63 Long Balls 26
24 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.8
1 Blocked Shots 8
1 Effective Tackles 12
10 Tackles 17
0.1 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 7
48 Effective Clearances 0
48 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 25,984

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Line-Ups

GER Germany (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Manuel Neuer (GK)
2 Antonio Rüdiger Yellow Card
5 Thilo Kehrer
3 Christian Günter
18 Jonas Hofmann
11 Marco Reus
21 Ilkay Gündogan
8 Leon Goretzka
13 Thomas Müller
19 Leroy Sané
6 Ridle Baku

LIE Liechtenstein (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Benjamin Büchel (GK)
4 Daniel Kaufmann
23 Jens Hofer Red Card
6 Andreas Malin
3 Maximilian Göppel
20 Sandro Wolfinger
17 Noah Frommelt
18 Nicolas Hasler
8 Aron Sele
7 Yanik Frick
11 Dennis Salanovic

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