Germany moved closer to Euro 2020 qualification after a 3-0 win in Estonia, with Ilkay Gundogan inspiring the 10 men.
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Ilkay Gundogan scored a fortuitous brace and set up Timo Werner as Germany beat Estonia 3-0 in Tallinn on Sunday despite Emre Can's early dismissal, taking them a step closer to Euro 2020 qualification.
Northern Ireland's 3-1 defeat to Netherlands on Thursday meant Germany could put a three-point cushion between themselves and Michael O'Neill's men with a win and they just about did enough to prevail in spite of an awkward start.
Any chance of Germany repeating their 8-0 demolition of Estonia vanished with Can's early red card, as the Juventus midfielder – who was deployed in defence – paid the price for complacency at the back.
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4' CHANCE! Emre Can's shot saved
Germany's initial corner is cleared away by the Estonia defence, but a second delivery is then whipped into the box soon after. Can makes a late burst forward in an attempt to poke the ball home, but Lepmets emerges from the goal to get a vital touch ahead of him.
14' Red Card! Emre Can sent off
Can fails to control a pass on the edge of the box and then stretches to reach the loose ball, but he instead catches Liivak who was through on goal. The referee then brandishes the red card without hesitation.
24' Waldschmidt with a great chance!
Waldschmidt runs on to the ball deep in midfield and then cuts on to this left foot before drilling a low effort at goal, but Lepmets dive towards the bottom right-hand corner to push it wide.
40' WOODWORK! Reus almost scores
Reus curls his free-kick towards the top left-hand corner, but it cannons back off the crossbar with Lepmets rooted to the spot and Estonia clear!
51' GOAL! Estonia 0-1 Germany (Gundogan)
Havertz tries to thread a ball forward from just outside the box, but it deflects into the path of Gundogan who strikes an emphatic first-time effort into the bottom left-hand corner!
57' GOAL! Estonia 0-2 Germany (Gundogan)
Pikk clears a low delivery from the right into the path of Reus who then shows great vision to backheel the ball into the path of Gundogan, and the midfielder then sweeps his right-footed effort into the bottom left-hand corner.
71' GOAL! Estonia 0-3 Germany (Werner)
Gundogan drills it forward from the halfway line and manages to pick out Werner on the left-hand side of the box, who cuts inside before nestling the ball into the bottom right-hand corner.
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