Northern Ireland v Germany

:00:57. > :01:08.Remember... What a goal! Remember the signs... Northern Ireland have

:01:09. > :01:12.done it! Say them to yourself, when you wake in the morning and when you

:01:13. > :01:16.lie down at night. What lies ahead for this group of players is the

:01:17. > :01:21.opportunity to make their own legacy. Whatever strange things may

:01:22. > :01:26.happen to you, let nothing turn your mind from following the signs. Take

:01:27. > :01:30.care it does not confuse your mind and the signs which you have learned

:01:31. > :01:35.here will not block at all as you will expect them to luck when you

:01:36. > :01:40.meet them. That's it, from McAuley! Gareth McAuley for Northern Ireland!

:01:41. > :01:51.That is why it is so important to know them by heart. The world

:01:52. > :01:55.champions start with a victory. Remember the signs, believe the

:01:56. > :02:00.signs. Victory for Northern Ireland! Nothing else matters. This is a

:02:01. > :02:08.little piece of Northern Ireland footballing history! You have come

:02:09. > :02:12.far... But your journey lies beyond. After Wales and England qualified

:02:13. > :02:17.for the last 16 last night, today is the chance for Northern Ireland to

:02:18. > :02:21.continue their fairy tale. Their win over Ukraine last Thursday was their

:02:22. > :02:25.first at a major tournament since 1982. Michael O'Neill's side face

:02:26. > :02:32.the world champions, Germany, in Paris. Joachim Low's side are

:02:33. > :02:37.looking to complete the World Cup and Euros double, but I yet to hit

:02:38. > :02:41.top form. The other teams in the group meet in Marseille, Poland also

:02:42. > :02:47.have the chance to top the group and face Ukraine, yet to register a

:02:48. > :02:52.single point. Ukraine are out. You can watch that on the BBC sport

:02:53. > :02:53.website app or on the red button. This is how the group looks going

:02:54. > :03:03.into the games today. A win for Northern Ireland would see

:03:04. > :03:06.them reach the last 16, a draw would be enough, even if they end up

:03:07. > :03:10.third. Defeat would give them a chance, as long as it wasn't a heavy

:03:11. > :03:15.one. But they would have to wait on other results for that. We have

:03:16. > :03:23.former Northern Ireland captain Neil Lennon, Jens Lehmann and Alan

:03:24. > :03:29.Shearer. This is what they call a real test? The biggest test of them

:03:30. > :03:33.all. I think the whole country will be tuned in, half of them are here

:03:34. > :03:38.in Paris, judging by the scenes we have seen coming into the studio. It

:03:39. > :03:42.is monumental in the history of the country. Off the back of a fantastic

:03:43. > :03:47.performance against Ukraine, this is the acid test. It doesn't come much

:03:48. > :03:51.harder than this. Northern Ireland have history against Germany, or

:03:52. > :03:58.West Germany to be precise. You have to go back to 1984, two qualifying

:03:59. > :04:02.games, did the double? Iain Stewart and Norman Whiteside scored. We had

:04:03. > :04:08.some success in 86, we drew 1-1 in Nuremberg. Michael has brought them

:04:09. > :04:13.back. I'm not going to say it is going to happen today, we need to be

:04:14. > :04:21.at our best and we need Germans do have an off day. What have you made

:04:22. > :04:26.of the German performances so far? A little bit disappointed, we were not

:04:27. > :04:30.used to the team that won the World Cup two years ago, and now they are

:04:31. > :04:36.lacking some freshness and pace. It was hard to win against the Ukraine.

:04:37. > :04:40.And then only a draw against the Polish, for our standards that was a

:04:41. > :04:45.bit disappointing. In many ways, you are spoiled? You are used to so much

:04:46. > :04:50.success. We complain about our team, but we are realistic. You won the

:04:51. > :04:56.World Cup two years ago, things aren't that bad? Yes, but it was 24

:04:57. > :05:02.months ago! It's a drought in Germany! Such hard times(!) We took

:05:03. > :05:09.a breather and now we are expecting something. A winning mentality, how

:05:10. > :05:13.do you think this will Shaper? It is a miracle Northern Ireland are here,

:05:14. > :05:18.that was their first ambition, to get here. They did that. The other

:05:19. > :05:21.ambition was to take to the last game, give themselves an

:05:22. > :05:26.opportunity. They have done that, so they deserve great credit. They need

:05:27. > :05:29.everybody... They need seven or eight to put in a ten out of ten

:05:30. > :05:33.performance and they need the German team to have a bad day. But they

:05:34. > :05:37.will enjoy it, whatever. They are in with a shout, so it's a fantastic

:05:38. > :05:45.opportunity. Let's look at the line-ups.

:05:46. > :05:52.McGovern in goal, the 31-year-old a free agent this summer his contract

:05:53. > :05:55.expired at Hamilton. The defence anchored by McAuley, the only man

:05:56. > :06:00.who appeared in all of the qualifiers for his country. Davis is

:06:01. > :06:05.one of five midfielders. The Southampton man is earning his 86th

:06:06. > :06:09.cap. Washington continues up front instead of Lafferty. He has been

:06:10. > :06:13.dubbed Northern Ireland's Jamie Vardy, he was playing non-league

:06:14. > :06:19.football just four years ago. The original sweeper keeper, Neuer is in

:06:20. > :06:22.goal for Germany. The 30-year-old is yet to concede a goal at the

:06:23. > :06:26.tournament. Boateng and Hummels continue at centre-back. They will

:06:27. > :06:31.be team-mates at Bayern Munich next season. 21-year-old Kimmich comes in

:06:32. > :06:34.at right back. Midfielder Khedira is one of three Germans that have been

:06:35. > :06:40.booked. Another yellow card would see him suspended for the last 16.

:06:41. > :06:43.The misfiring Gomez plays on the left of the attacking three, having

:06:44. > :06:53.previously being deployed as a false nine. Gomez gets his first start of

:06:54. > :06:56.the tournament. Michael O'Neill is only the third manager to guide

:06:57. > :07:00.Northern Ireland to a major tournament finals. They lost out to

:07:01. > :07:05.Poland in their opening game before the victory over Ukraine. He has

:07:06. > :07:09.been speaking to Stephen Watson. Three points already, which may or

:07:10. > :07:13.may not be good enough to see you through, do you stick or twist? I

:07:14. > :07:17.don't think you can stick, you know, in the sense that you would just sit

:07:18. > :07:22.behind the ball and just not try and come out and play. The Germans will

:07:23. > :07:25.pin us back regardless. They did it to Poland, Ukraine, they do it to

:07:26. > :07:30.most teams they play against. I saw them playing recently and they were

:07:31. > :07:34.4-0 up after 60 minutes, that will give you an indication of the

:07:35. > :07:38.quality they have in their squad. We have to set the team up to be

:07:39. > :07:43.difficult to beat. We have to try to carry and attacking threat as well.

:07:44. > :07:47.We can only approach the game as a one off game and try to get as much

:07:48. > :07:51.as we can out of it. Hopefully that will be enough to get us through to

:07:52. > :07:57.the next phase of the tournament. You are within touching difference

:07:58. > :08:01.of the new -- distance of the knockout phase is, how big is this

:08:02. > :08:05.for you and your players? It's massive for us and the players, we

:08:06. > :08:08.could have just said it was nice to be here, we never wanted to do that.

:08:09. > :08:12.We recovered from the disappointment of losing the first game to win the

:08:13. > :08:18.second. We now have a chance of going into the round of 16, massive

:08:19. > :08:21.success for a country of our size. But we have really good players in

:08:22. > :08:25.our group, we have a real strength and togetherness in the group as

:08:26. > :08:30.well. We just want to stay in the tournament as long as we can. He is

:08:31. > :08:34.sticking with the back four that he used in the second match, the

:08:35. > :08:38.victory against Ukraine, no real surprises? What you saw was that

:08:39. > :08:42.Northern Ireland qualified through the group, tinkered going into the

:08:43. > :08:45.tournament, the loss of Chris Brunt, the recognised left-back, made him

:08:46. > :08:50.rethink his strategy with the back three. It didn't work against

:08:51. > :08:56.Poland. He's gone back to the formation that got us through. It's

:08:57. > :09:00.built on a really strong defensive foundation. A shift in thinking for

:09:01. > :09:08.the Germans, they have an out and out striker, Mario Gomez? His first

:09:09. > :09:16.appearance after Euro 2008. It's a little bit surprising to me, because

:09:17. > :09:22.he had different options, Muller, putting him in the front position,

:09:23. > :09:26.now he is against tall Northern Ireland guys and he plays Gomez. I'm

:09:27. > :09:31.not sure if that is the right approach. We can go pitch side, and

:09:32. > :09:35.Stephen Watson is with representatives from Northern

:09:36. > :09:39.Ireland, new and old alike. Chris Brunt played eight top

:09:40. > :09:43.Northern Ireland's ten qualifiers but is sadly injured. Gerry

:09:44. > :09:47.Armstrong played in two World Cups for Northern Ireland in 1982 and

:09:48. > :09:50.1986. Northern Ireland have beaten Germany twice in history,

:09:51. > :09:54.back-to-back in the early 80s. You were part of that squad. What do

:09:55. > :09:59.they need to do today that you did back then to have success? Exactly

:10:00. > :10:03.the same thing they did against the Ukraine, take the game to them,

:10:04. > :10:07.press them, close them down. Don't allow them time on the ball. We know

:10:08. > :10:11.they have good technical players, they are world champions. If you

:10:12. > :10:15.impose yourselves on them, with the way we did in the last game, I think

:10:16. > :10:23.we can get something. Chris, you spent a lot of time with your

:10:24. > :10:25.team-mates during Euro 20, how are they feeling about this big

:10:26. > :10:28.occasion? I think they are just looking forward to it, the build-up

:10:29. > :10:31.between the games, they have had longer to recover than between the

:10:32. > :10:35.first two. That will help. The lads put a huge amount of effort into the

:10:36. > :10:42.game against Ukraine, hopefully that will play into our hands. Who do you

:10:43. > :10:44.expect to step up? We are under no illusions, it's going to be

:10:45. > :10:52.difficult. You are looking at the back four, Michael McGovern, the

:10:53. > :10:56.players that were fantastic in the last game, the players that put bite

:10:57. > :11:00.and energy into it. We are looking for more of the same, get after

:11:01. > :11:05.them, get better on the ball than we did against Poland. Can they spring

:11:06. > :11:09.a surprise, like you did all those years ago? I think so, the

:11:10. > :11:14.Conference is good. Looking at the players coming out of the park, they

:11:15. > :11:18.are not frightened. They are relishing the challenge. The key for

:11:19. > :11:22.me, the two wide players have to get back and support the full-backs,

:11:23. > :11:26.make it difficult for the Germans. Thank you. Northern Ireland and

:11:27. > :11:31.Germany have only met once before in a major finals, in the World Cup in

:11:32. > :11:35.1958. They drew on that occasion and Northern Ireland will be happy with

:11:36. > :11:40.that result today, I am sure. They certainly would. Southwest

:11:41. > :11:44.Paris, the stadium has a capacity of 40 8000. A large number of those

:11:45. > :11:49.inside will be from the green and white army. It's been a long time

:11:50. > :11:56.coming and they are making the most of their trip to France. Windsor

:11:57. > :12:02.Park erupts! Belfast is going to go wild tonight. Northern Ireland are

:12:03. > :12:05.there, they have done it! Day three, Judgment Day in terms of whether you

:12:06. > :12:09.get out of the group, let's go back to the beginning. What was the

:12:10. > :12:15.feeling like when you knew you were coming to France? As the qualifiers

:12:16. > :12:19.went on, the belief and hope build-up for the entire nation. To

:12:20. > :12:23.be here in is just unbelievable. I remember phoning the boys to

:12:24. > :12:29.organise tickets to get here, it is unreal that we are actually here,

:12:30. > :12:34.competing. Paris, beautiful city, what has it been like as fans? It's

:12:35. > :12:37.one of the best cities in the world, some sightseeing, the weather has

:12:38. > :12:42.not been brilliant but we are used to the weather. Hopefully the boys

:12:43. > :12:49.can do it tonight. We get to the matches, first up, Poland? Poland

:12:50. > :12:57.are a strong side, we are a bit disappointed in the performance, but

:12:58. > :13:03.a good result for them at the end of the boat. Then Ukraine? Culled

:13:04. > :13:07.absolutely brilliant, that was our World Cup final. The first goal,

:13:08. > :13:15.when the cross came in, it was slow motion. The place just went mental.

:13:16. > :13:24.The second goal, it was just party time, party time. Party time, but it

:13:25. > :13:28.brings you to the brink of going through to the knockout stages. But

:13:29. > :13:31.it is the world champions you have to get past? Germany are always

:13:32. > :13:37.going to be a formidable side. I work with a lot of German guys, I

:13:38. > :13:41.might get fired if we beat them! Win, lose or draw, the whole of

:13:42. > :13:48.Europe will be in awe of Northern Ireland. The other two home nations

:13:49. > :13:52.are through, can Northern Ireland make the trio? Absolutely, I think

:13:53. > :13:56.it is in the bag already, just looking for who we are getting next!

:13:57. > :14:16.He is the player that has been sung the most and he hasn't kicked a ball

:14:17. > :14:23.yet! And the player they are saying is like Jamie Vardy? Yes, similar

:14:24. > :14:29.story. Four years ago he was a postman. Now he is delivering on the

:14:30. > :14:35.pitch! He set the tone straightaway, this is from the kick-off against

:14:36. > :14:40.Ukraine. Energy, high pressing. They come with him, he took the midfield

:14:41. > :14:44.with him. Put him under pressure. He has a physical presence. Plays

:14:45. > :14:48.really well with his back to goal. We are going to need this, because

:14:49. > :14:54.we are going to be under pressure, we will need an out ball. We're

:14:55. > :14:59.hoping that he can produce the same performance as in Ukraine. He got us

:15:00. > :15:02.up the pitch, which is what we didn't do against Poland. He's a bit

:15:03. > :15:05.raw, he's still got a lot to learn about the game, but really good

:15:06. > :15:17.fundamental attributes. This is very good, this is Alan Shearer-esque.

:15:18. > :15:22.Kicked him in the head? You're going to need that, if you're going to get

:15:23. > :15:31.a goal, that is where you are going to get it from. I spoke to Les

:15:32. > :15:36.Ferdinand about Conor, with him being at QPR, he thinks he will be a

:15:37. > :15:43.player. There will be doing a lot of defending, that is for sure.

:15:44. > :15:47.McAuley, crucial? Crucial, experienced, good in both boxes,

:15:48. > :15:53.which is crucial. Fantastic attitude, a leader. They will need

:15:54. > :15:58.him, putting in a huge performance today. Clever, there. Right

:15:59. > :16:02.position, taking his position, the middle of the goal. Near the post,

:16:03. > :16:07.organising, you will need him to play well.

:16:08. > :16:16.He can cover the ground OK. Is he fast? No. If he is not fast you have

:16:17. > :16:21.a problem. We will have problems anyway. The opponents of Germany

:16:22. > :16:25.drop deep. When you drop deep for the whole game, you will get a

:16:26. > :16:30.problem sooner or later. That's what he can do. If they are going to get

:16:31. > :16:33.three kicks, with the Norwood delivery, he could be key. Are there

:16:34. > :16:37.any German weaknesses perhaps Northern Ireland could exploit?

:16:38. > :16:42.Don't worry no-one for Northern Ireland is watching? I have been sat

:16:43. > :16:46.downstairs for him for half an hour, he is hammering the German players.

:16:47. > :16:51.I'm thinking - what are we doing wrong? They are lacking freshness.

:16:52. > :16:54.Some of them came out of injury. You know when you don't pick up your

:16:55. > :16:59.rhythm early enough ahead of a tournament, you have a problem.

:17:00. > :17:02.Because at the end of the season to play a high-demanding competition

:17:03. > :17:07.like that is not easy. And what is different now for us, we can't

:17:08. > :17:12.pressure or we can't put pressure on the flanks. So we are not really

:17:13. > :17:19.dangerous on the flanks. Our right and left back, they are not really

:17:20. > :17:24.used to dribbling ina going past people. -- and going past. I don't

:17:25. > :17:29.think we can put it aside like we did against Ukraine. Germly will

:17:30. > :17:34.pick us up. We will have to sit in and pick up pressure. But Northern

:17:35. > :17:37.Ireland are good at doing that. Dan Walker has been taking a peak inside

:17:38. > :18:09.Joachim Low's camp. There is a spot of bother although

:18:10. > :18:14.German HQ. Thursday's disappointing draw against Poland has brought into

:18:15. > :18:18.sharp focus the difference between the current crop and the conquerers

:18:19. > :18:26.of Brazil. One player, however, remains key. He wrecks wrecks

:18:27. > :18:31.Schweinsteiger. Dump Herr Schweinsteiger.

:18:32. > :18:37.He is still inspiring his country. COMMENTATOR: Schweinsteiger. Goal.

:18:38. > :18:43.Joachim Low says he remains the heartbeat of the side. Even when he

:18:44. > :18:48.is on the bench. Always as you young player, you look up to the guys who

:18:49. > :18:51.have had already a couple of tournaments under their belts and

:18:52. > :18:56.they know when it matters. They know when to zoom in and get everybody on

:18:57. > :18:59.the same page. To win a tournament takes an incredible amount of hunger

:19:00. > :19:03.and willingness to go through difficult moments, to stick together

:19:04. > :19:07.as a group. Also, like every national team, they have issues.

:19:08. > :19:12.They have the problem of Philipp Lahm, the captain resigned. There

:19:13. > :19:16.isn't anyone really near his level. The team dynamics have to

:19:17. > :19:21.recalibrate around new players. New players will be more influential,

:19:22. > :19:25.others might be less so as a result. Balance is what Joachim is digging

:19:26. > :19:27.low for. Step forward, the new signing, Mats Hummels, ready to

:19:28. > :19:58.break Northern Ireland hearts. The rest of Europe is also searching

:19:59. > :19:59.for the chink in their armour. The Germans are convinced they don't

:20:00. > :20:19.have any. Interesting, Joachim Low doesn't

:20:20. > :20:23.like that criticism, especially about the leaders. He said they said

:20:24. > :20:29.that two years ago and they went on to win the World Cup, they had a lot

:20:30. > :20:31.of leaders and now they are saying we don't have leaders any more I

:20:32. > :20:35.wouldn't say they don't have leaders. This is a team of great

:20:36. > :20:38.character n my opinion, because they became World Champion but now in

:20:39. > :20:41.this tournament, because of the character, and because of the fist

:20:42. > :20:45.game they didn't lose the second. But it is the manager at times,

:20:46. > :20:51.himself, who has to lead by example, and not what he has shown us before.

:20:52. > :20:54.I think he is too relaxed now and that could actually, that could

:20:55. > :21:00.influence his players, approaching the games in the same way. OK.

:21:01. > :21:04.Obviously Germany have problems upfront, no natural - I suppose

:21:05. > :21:08.in-form goal scorer but Gomez has come in. So different this time.

:21:09. > :21:13.They are going with one, an out and out striker. They had Gotze in. It

:21:14. > :21:18.wasn't quite as sharp as I thought it was. They were reluctant to put

:21:19. > :21:22.things into the box, hold-up play I thought was pretty poor. It is hard

:21:23. > :21:25.it criticise because he doesn't really want to be up there. I think

:21:26. > :21:36.the centre forward there would hold that up, bring other team-mates into

:21:37. > :21:40.the game. What great threat. They weren't able it get hold of a ball

:21:41. > :21:44.up there. If he is going to put balls up there like that, he is not

:21:45. > :21:48.the guy to do that. Different questions again today. Again short

:21:49. > :21:53.on the touch. No link-up play. Three or four touches and gets taken off

:21:54. > :21:59.him. This will be the difference today with Gomez in the middle. That

:22:00. > :22:03.should actually be today but I think the ball will be there today and

:22:04. > :22:08.they have a natural striker to be prepared to go and attack it and go

:22:09. > :22:12.and head the ball. I think from what they lose in touch and technique and

:22:13. > :22:15.quality they have got, there will be more of a presence in the bobbing

:22:16. > :22:21.today. And interesting, Thomas Muller you talked about before. In

:22:22. > :22:26.the European Championships, he has gone seven games without scoring a

:22:27. > :22:32.goal or an asi.s maybe he is a World Cup specialist. -- or an assist. He

:22:33. > :22:37.is probably not as well known in Europe. He saves his goals for the

:22:38. > :22:41.World Cup. He is dangerous in the position we expect him to be now,

:22:42. > :22:45.behind the centre forward. A council trif Germany's I willk and tradition

:22:46. > :22:52.and power, they are not producing centre forwards any more. -- a

:22:53. > :22:59.country of Germany's ilk. Klose, he was there. They are

:23:00. > :23:06.producing midfield players. . He looked genuine then. One thing I

:23:07. > :23:10.have to say, they will put a bit of pressure on Kroos, he will run the

:23:11. > :23:15.show otherwise. He did in the first two games but he was allowed to. It

:23:16. > :23:18.is easier said than done. They have to get close to him, stop him

:23:19. > :23:22.dictating the play, both short and long. He is the guy that - he is

:23:23. > :23:27.like a fantastic quarterback, he will get the ball off the two centre

:23:28. > :23:32.halves, dictate play, short and long, they will have to be wary of

:23:33. > :23:36.him. Someone will have to get closer to him to stop him doing that.

:23:37. > :23:40.Northern Ireland have enjoyed famous victories in their history. This,

:23:41. > :23:43.surely, would be their biggest. A big shout out to the Northern

:23:44. > :23:48.Ireland boys. Gareth McAuley Northern Ireland. We are all at home

:23:49. > :23:51.rooting for you Let's dig in and get into the knockout stages and do a

:23:52. > :23:55.bit of damage, lads. Victory for Northern Ireland. They are the green

:23:56. > :23:56.boys, all the best. The celebrations can again. Come on, Northern

:23:57. > :24:09.Ireland! # Your comem Taitors for Northern

:24:10. > :24:13.Ireland against Germany the Parc des Princes, Gerry Armstrong and

:24:14. > :24:22.Jonathan Pearce. JONATHAN PEARCE: It is not often I

:24:23. > :24:27.find myself disagreeing with that county Londonderry-born poet, Seamus

:24:28. > :24:33.Heaney but anyone born and bred in Northern Ireland can't be too

:24:34. > :24:37.optimistic. From Belfast to Bushmills they will

:24:38. > :24:40.be hoping from the hotels in pars and sleeping rough, they have seen

:24:41. > :24:45.them all here, they have been dreaming. Is there anyone left back

:24:46. > :24:49.in Northern Ireland, I wonder? The whole country seems to be here in

:24:50. > :24:55.Paris, roaring and above all, believing. Can those boys waiting in

:24:56. > :25:00.the tunnel there, summit up the summer of Valencia and the '82 Cup

:25:01. > :25:04.win over Spain. As long as they avoid defeat they should go through

:25:05. > :25:09.as one of the best-placed third siends more than likely they will

:25:10. > :25:16.have a crack at hosts France in Lyon if that happens. Account players who

:25:17. > :25:21.started off at -- can the players who started off the Enniskillen

:25:22. > :25:28.United and Five Mile Town United, hold firm and get an epic result

:25:29. > :25:32.against the World Champions? It is a German squad worth nearly ?500

:25:33. > :25:39.million. Against a Northern Ireland, on paper now, 5% of that. But the

:25:40. > :25:43.supporters are here, those players will be worth all the money in the

:25:44. > :25:50.world to them if they can play it off. Germany haven't conceded a goal

:25:51. > :25:55.here but they have looked at the other end. What an atmosphere? It is

:25:56. > :25:58.fantastic to see. The sets of fans and the atmosphere, well, brilliant

:25:59. > :26:01.right throughout the tournament. The Northern Ireland fans, there's about

:26:02. > :26:06.25,000 of them here in Paris and they are making themselves heard.

:26:07. > :26:12.German fans have been given the flags to wave.

:26:13. > :26:14.They are representing the national colours.

:26:15. > :26:28.We will await the national anthems. # Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit

:26:29. > :26:31.Fur das deutsche Vaterland # Danach lasst uns alle streben

:26:32. > :26:34.Bruderlich mit Herz und Hand # Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit

:26:35. > :26:40.Sind des Gluckes Unterpfand # Bluh' im Glanze dieses Gluckes

:26:41. > :27:11.Bluhe, deutsches Vaterland. # # Bluh' im Glanze dieses Gluckes

:27:12. > :27:27.Bluhe, deutsches Vaterland. # They look strong, they always look

:27:28. > :28:19.big. They look confident. APPLAUSE

:28:20. > :28:24.I wonder if we will see Aaron Hughes in Michael O'Neil's line-up there,

:28:25. > :28:32.20 years after his zreerted in Newcastle. Rory McIlroy there, flown

:28:33. > :28:36.in today to support the team. His long career, Aaron Hughes. 600

:28:37. > :28:41.games. Booked just 11 times. One of football's gentlemen. A big decision

:28:42. > :28:58.to name an unchanged side. The midfield five, all about

:28:59. > :29:00.tenacity and worth ethic. A few years ago, Dallas was playing for

:29:01. > :29:08.?70 a week. #

:29:09. > :29:14.It is one of THE football stories. The French referee, we will see in a

:29:15. > :29:23.few moments' time, Clement Turpin. He will meet the Northern Ireland

:29:24. > :29:28.captain, Steven Davis, two years' younger than Hughes in the Northern

:29:29. > :29:30.Ireland team. He with saw him here previously

:29:31. > :29:40.refereeing the Hungary game. Snr following in the foots of

:29:41. > :29:50.Blancheflower, Sammy McIlroy, in leading his nation.

:29:51. > :29:56.Gomez, as expected, getting that first start. Only his sixth

:29:57. > :30:07.appearance in three years. 28 goals he has scored in Turkey. Ozil

:30:08. > :30:15.dropping deeper. Draxler has been dropped to the bench. Confirmation

:30:16. > :30:23.of that bench for Northern Ireland. Will Grigg is there. Will he be on

:30:24. > :30:28.fire, as the song goes? Northern Ireland will kick off. In the green,

:30:29. > :30:41.kicking from left to right on a pitch prepared by a man from County

:30:42. > :30:44.Antrim. Messi and Neymar have said this is the best pitch they have

:30:45. > :30:48.ever played on. He is disappointed with it, he says it is the worst

:30:49. > :30:55.rain in Paris since 1932 which has not helped. Straightaway on the

:30:56. > :31:00.attack, the diagonal ball aimed towards Stuart Dallas. A fantastic

:31:01. > :31:04.athlete. He will have to work harder to support the full-backs and

:31:05. > :31:11.prevent Germany getting behind them. Does this take you back? Can you

:31:12. > :31:14.feel 82, 86? I can, I can feel the spirit. I felt that in the

:31:15. > :31:20.qualifiers, when they were winning away in Hungary and Greece, this is

:31:21. > :31:27.a team that Michael has started to develop. Look at this, the

:31:28. > :31:31.determination. You may be able to feel 82 and 86 in those memory

:31:32. > :31:38.banks, the World Cup finals, some of us simply feel 82! It is going to be

:31:39. > :31:43.a German throw which drops in short to Aaron Hughes.

:31:44. > :31:47.He has been so steady over the years, as has this man, Gareth

:31:48. > :32:07.McAuley. Big G, they call him. Dallas, so creative this season. 53

:32:08. > :32:11.chances created for him. This is good, a positive start, exactly the

:32:12. > :32:16.same as against Ukraine. Not sitting back, taking the game to the

:32:17. > :32:21.Germans. Trying to impose themselves on the opposition. Two wins against

:32:22. > :32:28.Germany, they came in qualifying for the 84 Euros, the only time someone

:32:29. > :32:30.has beaten West Germany home and away, or Germany, in a qualifying

:32:31. > :32:38.game. Are you surprised he hasn't gone

:32:39. > :32:42.with the five? He might have thought about it. He's a very clever

:32:43. > :32:45.manager, Michael O'Neill. He has thought it inside and out, worked

:32:46. > :32:51.out the permutations, this is what he came up with. You have to trust

:32:52. > :32:55.him, after the last game, not the five changes, but his substitutes,

:32:56. > :33:02.coming on to score the second goal, a master class. Could work out to be

:33:03. > :33:04.a back six, if Germany push the full-backs high, that is what they

:33:05. > :33:11.started to do. Actor on the left-hand side, looking for the

:33:12. > :33:22.right back, pushing up. Kimmich, brought in by George -- Joachim Low.

:33:23. > :33:28.The groundsman, I was chatting to him earlier, I think it is in

:33:29. > :33:34.fantastic condition, the pitch. Well done, Jonathan. He was recommended

:33:35. > :33:41.to Paris St Germain by Gerard Houllier. He thought he was the best

:33:42. > :33:47.groundsman in the world of football. He worked at Yeovil, Wembley,

:33:48. > :33:52.studying in London. He was at Bulls for a long while. He did his

:33:53. > :33:58.apprenticeship in several places and now he is on the big stage. A bit

:33:59. > :34:04.like the players. They knew stage for some of the Irish players,. -- a

:34:05. > :34:16.new stage. Looking for Toni Kroos, he has

:34:17. > :34:24.attempted 224 passes in these finals. And he has completed 208. An

:34:25. > :34:30.unbelievable statistic. I watch him most weeks, playing for Real Madrid.

:34:31. > :34:42.A fabulous player. The formation, 4-2- 2-1. Defensive minded players.

:34:43. > :34:47.He can pass a ball. Most of the passes from Kroos go to Hector, the

:34:48. > :34:51.left-back. Centre-backs play into him and he looks at the full-backs.

:34:52. > :34:57.Northern Ireland will have to watch for that.

:34:58. > :35:05.Aaron Hughes, recalled by Michael O'Neill.

:35:06. > :35:15.He looked for Corry Evans. His brother, Johnny, was in tears after

:35:16. > :35:17.victory over the Ukraine. But he says he is a bit stronger

:35:18. > :35:22.emotionally. The first brothers to play for

:35:23. > :35:48.Northern Ireland. They really have solved their

:35:49. > :35:58.full-back position over the last few years, it was problematic for them.

:35:59. > :36:07.Hector is one of the players linked with Liverpool this summer.

:36:08. > :36:09.Good work by Northern Ireland, closing quickly, getting bodies to

:36:10. > :36:21.the ball. Four points is likely to be enough

:36:22. > :36:33.to take them through to the last 16 whatever happens today.

:36:34. > :36:40.All the way through. The Ukraine and Poland game kicked off earlier than

:36:41. > :36:42.this one, we will keep you up-to-date with that. 0-0. A German

:36:43. > :36:54.win will see them top the group. A bit of sparring going on, the

:36:55. > :36:58.final ball, not the best in the world. They are still finding out

:36:59. > :37:03.about each other, finding a weakness. The two full-backs have

:37:04. > :37:07.definitely pushed on. They are looking to get forward. The two wide

:37:08. > :37:16.players in midfield, if they do their job, it shouldn't really be a

:37:17. > :37:21.problem. Some of the clubs that the Northern Ireland player starter

:37:22. > :37:28.that, Dungannon Swifts and so on, what will this mean to the national

:37:29. > :37:32.team? Gives the whole country eight left. It gives everybody in Northern

:37:33. > :37:38.Ireland a smile on their face. What they did against Ukraine has given

:37:39. > :37:46.them so much more belief. -- it gives the country eight left.

:37:47. > :37:57.Good save. Miller is still without a goal in European Championship finals

:37:58. > :38:05.and Northern Ireland can break away. Steven Davis, just stolen away.

:38:06. > :38:12.My goodness, and to end stuff. A chance at each end. A really good

:38:13. > :38:27.opportunity. He was leaden footed, as he has been

:38:28. > :38:32.at times. A clever, first-time pass that broke them down. You would

:38:33. > :38:35.expect Thomas Muller to do better than that. Michael McGovern, spreads

:38:36. > :38:40.himself really well and makes a massive save early on. That is what

:38:41. > :38:46.he is therefore. That puts more pressure on the Germans. Spread

:38:47. > :38:57.himself while, Michael McGovern, the six foot two goalkeeper. His sister

:38:58. > :39:00.plays for the National women's team, his brother plays as well. At Dundee

:39:01. > :39:46.United, I think. A bit of petulance, Gareth McAuley.

:39:47. > :39:50.Could have held his ground a little bit. I don't think he is going

:39:51. > :40:05.anywhere, Izzy, Toni Kroos? Free kick.

:40:06. > :40:10.He used to wait outside the ground, and of the ball went out of the

:40:11. > :40:17.ground he would pick it up and play with it at home. Now he is here.

:40:18. > :40:32.Steely character, McAuley, very popular at West Bromwich Albion.

:40:33. > :40:42.Northern Ireland need to watch for the run of Sami Khedira. Also Mats

:40:43. > :40:46.Hummels. They aimed at Hummels, and the goalkeeper again got something

:40:47. > :40:52.on it. The penalty area, packed with green shirts, holds firm. A very

:40:53. > :40:57.positive piece of goalkeeping. I think he got a knock, as well,

:40:58. > :41:05.Michael McGovern. Hopefully he will be OK, he is limping.

:41:06. > :41:11.That came through to Ozil, the goalkeeper balked at and the

:41:12. > :41:19.defender got it away! Another chance for Germany. Michael McGovern does

:41:20. > :41:22.brilliant again. He snaps at it, half cleared by the goalkeeper.

:41:23. > :41:32.Another opportunity. Headed out by the tall figure of

:41:33. > :41:55.Cathcart. The wide Northern Ireland midfield

:41:56. > :42:15.players have to drop deep to watch the more marauding full-backs.

:42:16. > :42:23.He chipped it instead of drilling it! Michael McGovern is having a

:42:24. > :42:33.game of his life, he has made four saves. As he comes in, you can see

:42:34. > :42:38.it, a great opportunity for Gomez. Michael spreads himself and saves it

:42:39. > :42:46.with his legs. Could have drilled it across, but decided to chip. This is

:42:47. > :42:50.the earlier one. Mesut Ozil, swings his right foot, does not catch it,

:42:51. > :42:55.but it is still a save with his right foot.

:42:56. > :43:04.He has a decent scoring record for Germany. 426 chances created by the

:43:05. > :43:23.Arsenal man. Hector drifts away and Jamie Ward

:43:24. > :43:27.will watch him. Crash and had, back to the goalkeeper. Shows the

:43:28. > :43:41.experience. The most capped outfield player for Northern Ireland.

:43:42. > :43:48.Germany have had 68% possession in the opening 30 minutes. The Northern

:43:49. > :43:57.Ireland fans love that, from Dallas. A strong figure, Boateng, heading it

:43:58. > :44:15.back to the goalkeeper. Can they withstand this? Gomez has

:44:16. > :44:30.had a disappointing European Championships so far.

:44:31. > :44:43.Northern Ireland have ten men behind the ball. That is a foul. Late

:44:44. > :44:50.challenge from Gomez on Corry Evans. The intended target was Washington,

:44:51. > :44:57.looking to make a move. Just a bit more composure, keep possession,

:44:58. > :45:01.Northern Ireland. The two teams meet again in October in the World Cup

:45:02. > :45:07.qualifiers, Northern Ireland go to Germany. Czech Republic, San Marino,

:45:08. > :45:16.Azerbaijan and Norway make up the group.

:45:17. > :45:24.Muller thought he was fouled. The referee got it right, the two of

:45:25. > :45:25.them jumped for the ball. He wins it. Definitely a throw for Northern

:45:26. > :45:41.Ireland. Northern Ireland didn't really make

:45:42. > :45:48.anything of the throw. Davis tried to pressurise.

:45:49. > :46:01.Here is Nottingham Forest's Jamie Ward.

:46:02. > :46:08.Ward, like so many players, played a major role in qualifying. He scored

:46:09. > :46:12.a vital goal away at Greece. They started off the campaign away so

:46:13. > :46:20.well. Three wins on the bounce. Muller is down. I think he is daugt

:46:21. > :46:30.here. Jonny Evans is coming through to win the ball. - caught. He caught

:46:31. > :46:35.the man as well. I saw Clement Turpin referee the Hungary, Austria

:46:36. > :46:40.game. He was sharp in that game. There was a second yellow card for a

:46:41. > :46:46.player and he had no option. He was sensible, I thought, through the

:46:47. > :46:53.game. Here's Kroos. Ozil. Khedira on hand. Gotze. Now Hector for the

:46:54. > :46:57.World Champions. Being held by Northern Ireland. A quarter of an

:46:58. > :47:25.hour now played and no goals. The ball actually into Gomez was

:47:26. > :47:29.played at a really awkward height for the centre forward. I couldn't

:47:30. > :47:38.agree more, Jonathan. Difficult. All he could do was try to play the ball

:47:39. > :47:43.on. I don't think - as I said, he hasn't done an awful lot for me,

:47:44. > :48:13.Mesut Ozil in the opening two games. Jonny Evans, saw Washington. Oh,

:48:14. > :48:21.offside. Late flag. He must have come back from an offside position,

:48:22. > :48:27.Conor Washington. Interesting to hear Alan Shearer's thoughts about

:48:28. > :48:34.Washington. He spoke to Ferdinand at QPR. He thinks he has a big future.

:48:35. > :48:37.He scored a couple of goals for Northern Ireland already and has

:48:38. > :48:41.only started playing for them. His performance against Ukraine I think

:48:42. > :48:47.has been excellent. He had only ever been to Northern Ireland once before

:48:48. > :48:51.when he got his first call-up. He qualified through his grandmother. A

:48:52. > :48:57.good ball in behind for Germany. Looking to Muller. Through and out

:48:58. > :49:03.for a Northern Ireland throw-in. A' you will he S could do, Thomas

:49:04. > :49:09.Muller. The pass was strong. Pace on T all he could do was -- pace on T

:49:10. > :49:21.all he could do was keep in in and whip it across. He is almost up

:49:22. > :49:23.alongside Gomez at times, Muller. Well, whatever happens Gerry,

:49:24. > :49:27.Northern Ireland supporters will remember their time in Paris. They

:49:28. > :49:31.have been brilliant to be with in the last 24 hours or so. A great

:49:32. > :49:36.noise inside the stadium Absolutely. They are a pleasure to have on a

:49:37. > :49:41.tour with you. Whenever I have watched them abroad they have been

:49:42. > :49:47.so good, supporting the team. Very good-natured. Look at this. Hector

:49:48. > :49:51.in towards Ozil. Scoops it. I don't think he thought it was coming to

:49:52. > :49:58.him. He looked surprised the fullback. There was a little

:49:59. > :50:06.tuckback here. Someone stretches his leg. He sweeps his foot. You can see

:50:07. > :50:10.there, Mesut Ozil and it goes up over the top of the crossbar. Gomez,

:50:11. > :50:31.he was stretching the foot. German fans here, a nice touch,

:50:32. > :50:37.remember the World Cup '98 where a policeman lost his life on his

:50:38. > :50:42.duties up at Lens, the German fans started a collection for the family

:50:43. > :50:44.and giving money up there and they are showing the good side of

:50:45. > :51:06.football fans. Hector - so often they look for him.

:51:07. > :51:16.Pushing up high. They know behind they have Boateng, and Hummels, two

:51:17. > :51:23.of the best in the business. Kimmich, looking for Muller. Great

:51:24. > :51:28.anticipation from Cathcart. Well, we have been impressed with

:51:29. > :51:32.Cathcart's reading of the game. He had his education at Manchester

:51:33. > :51:44.United. Now, there is a break on. Washington has gone wide. Into the

:51:45. > :51:50.middle looking for Corry Essex. -- Corry Evans. Away by Hummels.

:51:51. > :52:06.Dallas, beaten in the air by Kimmich. Jonny Evans is there.

:52:07. > :52:14.Jamie Ward could do nothing else there, except head the ball on. He

:52:15. > :52:21.came on as a substitute against Poland, Jamie Ward and started

:52:22. > :52:25.against Ukraine. Well, he had his pocket picked, didn't he, Oliver

:52:26. > :52:28.Norwood. The first touch there a little bit heavy and then Mesut Ozil

:52:29. > :53:12.picks his pocket. Cathcart again well-placed. Northern

:53:13. > :53:16.Ireland, if they win this, they could top the group if Poland fail

:53:17. > :53:23.to get a victory. That would be sensational. But it is all Germany

:53:24. > :53:28.in terms of position, 66%. In 1928 that's what happened with our side

:53:29. > :53:33.then. Here is Muller. Set up by Gomez and wide. Well good

:53:34. > :53:37.combination play between the front two. Chest control from Gotze is

:53:38. > :53:41.excellent. Into the path of Muller. Watch this, there is the lovely

:53:42. > :53:46.control. He has it hit the target. He drags T you can see his body sha.

:53:47. > :53:52.He is always going to drag it wide. He hauls it across. Not too far wide

:53:53. > :54:00.of Michael McGovern's goal. Another opportunity has gone abegging for

:54:01. > :54:10.Germany. Nine goals in qualifying. A grimace there from his manager. His

:54:11. > :54:13.best-scoring season ever at club level, with Bayern Munich. 32 for

:54:14. > :54:16.the double-winning side. No foul. Both sides had their claims

:54:17. > :54:30.here. Corry Evans down. Northern Ireland seem quite happy

:54:31. > :54:38.for Germany to have it here in this sort of area. Not pressing

:54:39. > :54:42.particularly high. I think they want them to go wide. They are happy if

:54:43. > :54:46.they put crosses in. They are comfortable dealing with it. They

:54:47. > :54:53.have enough height. Three central defenders who are well over 6',

:54:54. > :54:59.6'2". They can cause so much damage at the other end. Seven of Northern

:55:00. > :55:05.Ireland's goals have come from set pieces. Aaron Hughes also plays as a

:55:06. > :55:06.centre half for Newcastle and he is at right back. Good pressing from

:55:07. > :55:24.Stuart Dallas. At the moment they are playing in

:55:25. > :55:29.front of Northern Ireland, which will suit the men in green. Now what

:55:30. > :55:34.can Hector do here with the cross in? Away by Jonny Essex. When he

:55:35. > :55:38.comes in there, he makes himself a third centre half anyway and Dallas

:55:39. > :55:42.drops back and it becomes a back five. He has done well. Covered the

:55:43. > :55:47.ground, Jamie Ward. He is challenging for the ball. He has to

:55:48. > :55:52.run and jump. He is not the tallest. The Germans put it out for the

:55:53. > :55:56.throw. It gives him a little bit of respite to gather themselves. I

:55:57. > :55:57.would just like to see them keep possession a little bit better but

:55:58. > :56:13.they are doing OK so far. Germany started up again with

:56:14. > :56:28.Boateng. Oh, well robbed. A good challenge in

:56:29. > :56:31.there by Ward. He has Washington to his left, but he didn't need him. He

:56:32. > :56:37.stung the hands of the goalkeeper. I'm glad he hit the target. A

:56:38. > :56:41.fabulous run for Jamie Ward but he had opportunity to feed the ball.

:56:42. > :56:45.Conor made a good run. It might have been better putting it through. It

:56:46. > :56:50.is the sort of thing they have to do, winning the ball off them in

:56:51. > :56:54.their own offensive third. You can get a two on two. Amazing sound

:56:55. > :56:57.coming from the Northern Ireland supporters. They are definitely

:56:58. > :57:04.winning that one against the German fans. Here is Kimmich. A dangerous

:57:05. > :57:11.ball N oh, wow, a diving header by Muller. Either it hit the post or

:57:12. > :57:15.was brilliantly parried away. The flag was raised. Well, he didn't

:57:16. > :57:22.know that. I think it hit the post. Let's look at it again. Oh, off the

:57:23. > :57:26.post. A header from Muller and another excellent ball in from

:57:27. > :57:32.Kimmich. I like what I see from this young man there. Is the diving

:57:33. > :57:37.header. I have no idea when the flag was raised, Muller was certainly on.

:57:38. > :57:41.Maybe Gomez came from an offside position, but the assistant flagged.

:57:42. > :57:43.Muller was not offside for me, Jonathan. Definitely not. Unlucky,

:57:44. > :57:58.Muller. Northern Ireland 0, Germany 0,

:57:59. > :58:21.Ukraine 0, Poland 0. The way it is all shaping out, they

:58:22. > :58:26.would get through for a game in Lyon in France. You cannot set your stall

:58:27. > :58:30.out for a France. You have to put them under pressure. They have done

:58:31. > :58:34.that on a few occasions on the counterattack but certainly Germany

:58:35. > :58:38.has created a three or four good chances and Michael McGovern has

:58:39. > :58:43.made excellent saves. Gotze, going inside his man. Jamie Ward wins it

:58:44. > :58:46.back again, with typical tenacity. Steven Davis is there with him.

:58:47. > :58:51.Washington is on the edge of the penalty area. He has waited. Davis

:58:52. > :58:56.checks out. He needs Aaron Hughes maybe to get forward on the right.

:58:57. > :59:05.Goes left and Jonny Evans is across there. Davis again. So much

:59:06. > :59:09.movement, so much hard work. They are keeping the ball as well. Not

:59:10. > :59:16.just taking any pass, looking for a better pass. Look at this from

:59:17. > :59:21.Gareth McAuley. The Northern Ireland fans, they - great Oles.

:59:22. > :59:25.They are not overawed. I know they were disappointed with the way they

:59:26. > :59:31.played in the opening game. They didn't feel they gave everything

:59:32. > :59:34.they had against Poland, that they started tentively in a major

:59:35. > :59:37.championship, after so long. I couldn't agree more but they have

:59:38. > :59:43.certainly more than made up for that now. Here is Ozil for Germany.

:59:44. > :59:51.Gomez, lovely footwork. Muller! Back to Gomez. Germany lead. 29 minutes

:59:52. > :00:04.gone and they have their breakthrough.

:00:05. > :00:19.His first goal in competitive international football since 2012.

:00:20. > :00:27.The build-up is good. Again, Mesut Ozil plays that pass, a lovely one

:00:28. > :00:32.touch. Gomez, sticks it in the back of the net. I thought Muller was

:00:33. > :00:37.going to pull the trigger. Cathcart maybe goes to ground a little too

:00:38. > :00:42.easy. Hughes stays on his feet. Gomez sticks it in the net. The 28th

:00:43. > :00:51.goal of his international career. It was Germany 1-0 up in this game.

:00:52. > :00:59.His goals against Slovakia from the spot, and against England, earlier

:01:00. > :01:04.this year, his first international goals for four years. That is a

:01:05. > :01:09.major one for him. Just as Northern Ireland were beginning to come out

:01:10. > :01:11.of their defensive shell a little. As I said earlier, created two or

:01:12. > :01:33.three good chances. Khedira doesn't often waste a pass,

:01:34. > :01:34.does he? The pace on the ball was too strong, as Jonny Evans takes

:01:35. > :01:45.this throw. Half an hour played. Northern

:01:46. > :02:00.Ireland passes 78, Germany passes 276 so far.

:02:01. > :02:33.Aaron Hughes has done really well at the far post.

:02:34. > :03:06.At the moment, Germany are topping the group.

:03:07. > :03:11.As it stands, the situation should still be good enough for Northern

:03:12. > :03:23.Ireland to go through as one of the best third placed teams.

:03:24. > :03:29.Cathcart went to the same high school as Carl Frampton, a couple of

:03:30. > :03:35.years between them. A lovely angle, but couldn't quite keep it in.

:03:36. > :03:43.Outrageous ambition with the past. I've not seen much of him, and I've

:03:44. > :03:48.been impressed with what I have seen. Muller, back to Gomez, and he

:03:49. > :03:58.put it in the back of the net. Frustration for the Northern Ireland

:03:59. > :04:19.manager. Northern Ireland have made it

:04:20. > :04:27.difficult for them and are continuing to do so. Hector, Gotze

:04:28. > :04:33.was also there, as Ozil gets the crossing. Northern Ireland have not

:04:34. > :04:34.conceded more than one goal in their last 15 international is, going back

:04:35. > :04:43.to November 20 14. Muller! Off the bar! Twice, he's

:04:44. > :05:15.been denied by the woodwork. Jamie Ward should be the wide player

:05:16. > :05:23.putting them under pressure. A super strike. He's a little bit unlucky,

:05:24. > :05:24.Thomas Muller. The crossbar hit the post, hasn't had the back of the

:05:25. > :05:38.net. A shot that should have gone in,

:05:39. > :05:42.from Khedira. Offside anyway, against Gomez. Still too many

:05:43. > :05:49.chances being created by Germany in this opening half. How can he get a

:05:50. > :05:55.strike on goal at the edge of the six yard box without anybody near

:05:56. > :06:07.him? He is offside, Gotze, you can see that clearly. The annoying thing

:06:08. > :06:11.for me is getting behind them, pulling it back. Northern Ireland

:06:12. > :06:20.have to stop this. They have to stop the crosses coming in. Ukraine

:06:21. > :06:30.against Poland is 0-0. Germany would win the group.

:06:31. > :06:43.Major disappointment at these finals for Ukraine.

:06:44. > :07:18.A misplaced pass, but to money players in white shirts are being

:07:19. > :07:25.found in too much space? Absolutely, they have dominated possession. They

:07:26. > :07:30.have found the important passes. The two wide players, Kimmich and, on

:07:31. > :07:33.the left-hand side, Hector, the left-back, pushing on, playing like

:07:34. > :07:38.wingbacks, getting around the back of the Northern Ireland defence,

:07:39. > :07:42.causing a lot of problems. The interesting thing for May, on the

:07:43. > :07:46.edge of the box, when the Bulls had been knocked in, it is the first

:07:47. > :08:11.time past, one touch. That has opened up Northern Ireland twice.

:08:12. > :08:26.Boateng, great diagonal again. Look how high Hector has been playing.

:08:27. > :08:41.Gareth McAuley's defence, hard-pressed.

:08:42. > :08:48.The Northern Ireland fans have not stopped singing, not for a second.

:08:49. > :08:54.Jonny Evans didn't know Gomez was coming, that is poor. Should have

:08:55. > :09:26.had a shout. A dip of the shoulder to throw Evans

:09:27. > :09:32.of balance. What a waste full ball. An usual. I think Michael must be

:09:33. > :09:36.picky about changing it. I would expect Paddy McNair to come on at

:09:37. > :09:41.some stage, maybe for that man, Jamie Ward. I think he's finding it

:09:42. > :09:45.hard now to get back and support Aaron Hughes enough. Might even go

:09:46. > :09:50.with three centre-backs and play wingbacks, Shane Ferguson is one of

:09:51. > :09:56.the other players warming up. That has to be going through his mind.

:09:57. > :10:04.The German manager, as a player, he was not as successful as Michael

:10:05. > :10:09.O'Neill. A minor midfield success at Stuttgart and Frankfurt.

:10:10. > :10:17.Michael played for a lot of clubs over a long career. He was a

:10:18. > :10:26.goal-scoring midfielder, a very good one at Newcastle and Hibs.

:10:27. > :10:34.He scored for Northern Ireland, four Times in ten games for his country.

:10:35. > :10:37.I remember him having a big fallout with Jim McClain at Dundee United.

:10:38. > :10:55.They like to fallout, don't they? Ozil, it should have been two. That

:10:56. > :11:03.is a pretty poor finish. Mesut Ozil does really well. He slotted into

:11:04. > :11:08.his path and he scuffs it. It should have been a second goal for Mario

:11:09. > :11:16.Gomez. When you look down at the page compared by the man from County

:11:17. > :11:17.Antrim, Jonathan Calderwood, you can't blame him, it's a perfect

:11:18. > :11:26.pitch. This could be a chance for Northern

:11:27. > :11:31.Ireland. I think Northern Ireland's set plays have been excellent in

:11:32. > :11:32.this Championship. There's a chance for Craig Cathcart, Evans, Gareth

:11:33. > :11:44.McAuley. Eight goals, the centre-half. Not

:11:45. > :11:54.many centre halves on that. I know Sergio Ramos is on ten. He's had

:11:55. > :12:05.more attempts on goal in the first games than anybody else.

:12:06. > :12:17.Casual defending by Germany. Not the first time we have seen this at

:12:18. > :12:30.these finals. Khedira has been excellent, but not there. Given away

:12:31. > :12:32.to Norwood. Offside. A little bit casual, the world champions, the

:12:33. > :12:44.back. Jamie Ward has gone on the left-hand

:12:45. > :12:48.side, Dallas has come across. I think it is a cause for concern.

:12:49. > :13:01.Dallas is a much better athlete, I think. Much better defensively.

:13:02. > :13:07.Gomez, trying to bully his way through. Even if Northern Ireland

:13:08. > :13:10.lose, there is more than a reasonable chance they will go

:13:11. > :13:11.through as one of the best third placed teams, as long as they don't

:13:12. > :13:27.lose by a four goal margin. Offside, Gotze. He didn't know when

:13:28. > :13:33.the ball foul, he was looking to get the target. Leaning back, doesn't

:13:34. > :13:37.hit the target. -- when the ball fell. Well offside, a yard and a

:13:38. > :13:48.half, at least. Northern Ireland also need one of

:13:49. > :13:59.the other groups to have a third placed team with a worse record than

:14:00. > :14:12.them. Might happen in Group E. It could also happening Group F.

:14:13. > :14:18.The new format certainly has questions to answer. I don't think

:14:19. > :14:24.it was never going to lead to the flowing football we were promised.

:14:25. > :14:31.Good play, Aaron Hughes again. What do you think, the idea of the third

:14:32. > :14:34.placed team going through? It is great for the lesser nations,

:14:35. > :14:37.so-called, but it has led to defensive football in matches we

:14:38. > :14:44.have seen. We have had some shocks as well,

:14:45. > :14:48.look at the Albanian performances and what they have done, I think

:14:49. > :14:56.it's good for football that you can get a shock, and you can get one of

:14:57. > :15:00.the minnows qualifying. Hungary, pulling off a massive victory over

:15:01. > :15:05.Austria, who won nine of their ten qualifying matches. They came here

:15:06. > :15:11.highly rated, but Hungary were well worth that victory. And Albania have

:15:12. > :15:13.been terrific. So well organised. I think people don't like to see the

:15:14. > :15:21.top dogs running all the time. 44,000 at the Parc des Princes, just

:15:22. > :15:37.over. The Northern Irish members here

:15:38. > :15:47.showing us their attendance in green. Ward here, an accomplished

:15:48. > :15:53.leftback. Oh, well-played. Good pressure by Ward. Apologies to the

:15:54. > :16:00.assistant referee who caught one there. Jail Wired has blocked it. It

:16:01. > :16:03.rebounded and caught the official in the stomach or chest. He could be a

:16:04. > :16:14.little bit winded. Shocked. He can continue. Schweinsteiger is

:16:15. > :16:19.having a bit of fun with him. They go off at half time with a smile on

:16:20. > :16:25.their faces, Germany. Leading with a goal from Gomez. Steered in. They

:16:26. > :16:28.have hit the wood work twice as well, with Muller. As it stands,

:16:29. > :16:35.though, Northern Ireland will be OK, we think. But at half-time they

:16:36. > :16:41.trail by a goal to nil. STUDIO: Well it has been a struggle

:16:42. > :16:48.Northern Ireland, the Germans, lots of chances.

:16:49. > :16:54.Bot Not too big a goal deficit. We said we needed to be at their best

:16:55. > :16:58.and Germany with an off day. That's not been the best. The four players

:16:59. > :17:01.who play in the Premier League there. They have probably learned

:17:02. > :17:05.more in that 45 minutes than they have in the whole of their career.

:17:06. > :17:10.The quality of the passing from Germany is top quality. They are

:17:11. > :17:14.finding it difficult to cope with. More impressed with the Germany

:17:15. > :17:20.display so far? They have created more chances, definitely. Coming in,

:17:21. > :17:24.some good crosses from the flanks, Kimmich and Hector. I still think

:17:25. > :17:28.there is too much congestion in the middle of the park, not using the

:17:29. > :17:32.full width of the pitch. Alan? I think they are using the width well.

:17:33. > :17:36.They are veding their play well. The two fullbacks are high up and they

:17:37. > :17:41.are making it difficult for Northern Ireland. Sqleen you get bodies

:17:42. > :17:45.behind the ball -- when you get bodies be behind the ball, the way

:17:46. > :17:48.to get around it is by stretching they, moving it, passing it into the

:17:49. > :17:54.front quick. The guys are turning and stretching them. It should be 4

:17:55. > :17:57.or 5 nil but for some terrible finishing and good goal keeping but

:17:58. > :18:03.they are still in it, still fighting. Only Juergen Klinsmann has

:18:04. > :18:08.scored more goals at the European Championships than Mario Gomez.

:18:09. > :18:12.Klinsmann has five, he has four. It seemed only a matter of time. They

:18:13. > :18:16.were hanging on, we were saying - it is only a matter of time. They have

:18:17. > :18:20.had some good chances before this. There is the ball I was on about.

:18:21. > :18:23.That, when you have men behind the ball, that ball fizzed in and

:18:24. > :18:27.runners running beyond the centre forward it make the difference and

:18:28. > :18:31.that did there. Muller did well. It has come back to Gomez and I think

:18:32. > :18:35.it goes through McAuley's leg, doesn't t a little bit of luck they

:18:36. > :18:38.probably need to get in front. But the movement and passing and the

:18:39. > :18:42.pace and speed of the passing is what got them in there. I think they

:18:43. > :18:45.are making it easy for the Northern Irish, they are always two yards or

:18:46. > :18:49.three yards away from the strikers, from the owe uponents. That is what

:18:50. > :18:53.a weak team plays when they have to defend us. -- opponents. They are

:18:54. > :18:56.defending sometimes they have six at the back and still leaving too much

:18:57. > :19:01.space. They don't really know how to do it. I think it is a lack of

:19:02. > :19:05.education. It is not the customary way they have to play. They don't

:19:06. > :19:09.play against teams like you I think it is a lack of quality at the top

:19:10. > :19:12.end of the game. You have to remember we are playing the World

:19:13. > :19:17.Champions. We could have predicted this was the way the game has to go.

:19:18. > :19:23.We have to hang in at 1-0 to see if we can get something out of it.

:19:24. > :19:32.Generally things have not happened Euros for Thomas Muller. He has hit

:19:33. > :19:37.the wood work and never scored in the finals. Like Ronaldo the other

:19:38. > :19:41.night. I was surprised he didn't lift that over the goalkeeper. The

:19:42. > :19:47.bounce was there. A very good save. Yes.

:19:48. > :19:55.You don't seem convinced. He is a hard man to please. I was sorry for

:19:56. > :20:00.him. I hope he had some protection there. Blame the defenders always.

:20:01. > :20:04.The subtle touches from the likes of Ozil and Gomez. And it is just a

:20:05. > :20:07.little bit too much for Northern Ireland. That's why I think they

:20:08. > :20:10.have done well in that position, where I think they have stretched

:20:11. > :20:15.well and they have got bodies into the box and that was a good ball in.

:20:16. > :20:19.He is brave in there. Again it is from a wide position. They are

:20:20. > :20:24.stretching the back four or back six at times it is. But, as I have said,

:20:25. > :20:30.but for better finishing they should be four or five nil. It is one of

:20:31. > :20:34.those days. We have all been tl.d we have played against teams who are

:20:35. > :20:39.supremely dominant. Your Barcelonas. We have all been there. Your brain

:20:40. > :20:43.gets scrambled. When you have possession you have to keep it and

:20:44. > :20:46.you are on top of the game and you get tired. They still have something

:20:47. > :20:49.to hang on to. Probably, as it stands, at the minute, they are

:20:50. > :20:53.probably still... They are very much in it. Going through. As long as

:20:54. > :20:58.they don't concede too many. Then they could be in trouble. A quick

:20:59. > :21:05.question, generals layman, we have seen goalkeepers when they are busy.

:21:06. > :21:11.-- Jens. I think goal keepers like to be busy or do you prefer not to

:21:12. > :21:14.be busy? If you have really well-organised defence, you don't

:21:15. > :21:18.have anything to do but if you don't, you have to make saves. I

:21:19. > :21:23.know, I wondered which way you like, you like it make saves? I really

:21:24. > :21:27.liked T I needed to work my way up. But at the end of my career I

:21:28. > :21:31.thought it was a matter of weakness if I had a lot to do. German

:21:32. > :21:34.organisation, another example of it. Loads of chances really for Germany,

:21:35. > :21:38.but also, Northern Ireland had opportunities on the counterattack

:21:39. > :21:42.that they didn't take advantage of, Neil A little bit of lack of

:21:43. > :21:48.self-belief. Straight after McGovern makes a save. This is where you want

:21:49. > :21:52.Conor Washington breaking. He has Hummels nice. He is not convincing

:21:53. > :21:56.enough. That extra half a yard he could have laid it back it Davis or

:21:57. > :22:00.got the shot up. Never looked like he was going to score. He was a

:22:01. > :22:01.person high up the pitch. I felt it was

:22:02. > :22:02.he was going to score. He was a person high up the pitch. I felt it

:22:03. > :22:07.was dangerous. Every now and again they have got a bit of joy on it,

:22:08. > :22:10.McAuley stepping into things. In their defence, Neil, it is very,

:22:11. > :22:14.very difficult. They are probably absolutely shattered. They have been

:22:15. > :22:17.chasing the ball for the vast majority of the half. So get up

:22:18. > :22:21.there, when they are in the final third, to commit men forward,

:22:22. > :22:27.because as I have said they have been chasing. I think, you know, it

:22:28. > :22:32.is half - it is one or the other. This is the worse one here. Ward has

:22:33. > :22:35.done brilliant. This is what we are hoping for. He has three chances to

:22:36. > :22:41.play Washington in, there, before. Exactly the same. It always feels

:22:42. > :22:45.the timing of the runs are not really well-trained. He should have

:22:46. > :22:49.cut inside or played inside. The thing from, that not actually once

:22:50. > :22:54.did Ward look up. His head was down. He never picked it up to look at the

:22:55. > :22:59.passing, he was away. He should have picked it up and passed it. A long

:23:00. > :23:05.way to go. Let's head pitchside. Chris Brunt is with Steven Watson.

:23:06. > :23:09.Northern Ireland kept Germany at bay for almost half an hour. It could

:23:10. > :23:14.have been a handful. How difficult was it for you to watch? It was

:23:15. > :23:20.tough to watch. Obviously wanted to the boys to do well. They defended

:23:21. > :23:24.superbly. Michael McGovern has been unbelievable. We stayed into the

:23:25. > :23:28.game until half time. It could have got away from us, but we are still

:23:29. > :23:32.in it. It is only one, hopefully we can come out second half and create

:23:33. > :23:36.a bit more. As Northern Ireland get deeper and deeper to defend, how

:23:37. > :23:40.energy-zapping is that for the side? It is difficult. We have been there

:23:41. > :23:44.a lot of times in international football. When you come up against a

:23:45. > :23:48.side with this quality, it is difficult to get out, the wide

:23:49. > :23:52.players get dragged back and Conor Washington is up there on his own.

:23:53. > :23:57.They are going to have to dig in and Conor will have to work his socks

:23:58. > :24:00.off it get hold of the ball when it goes up there and give us breathing

:24:01. > :24:03.space and the opportunity to get players up the pitch. Remarkably it

:24:04. > :24:06.only is 1-0 and be Northern Ireland still have a chance of possibly

:24:07. > :24:09.doing something the second half? Definitely. We had a corner there

:24:10. > :24:13.towards the end of the first half. It was a bit of a breather I think

:24:14. > :24:17.for everybody. You know the boys going up from the back. If web make

:24:18. > :24:20.get further up the pitch, create a few more things, a few set pieces,

:24:21. > :24:24.maybe we could cause Germany problems. Northern Ireland trying to

:24:25. > :24:26.avoid a heavy defeat, trying to make it through to the last 16 of the

:24:27. > :24:30.tournament. They most certainly R as we know

:24:31. > :24:32.Poland and Ukraine are currently playing in Marseille. Here is the

:24:33. > :24:49.best of the first half. Fabiancy keeping his place in goal.

:24:50. > :24:58.Szczesny sofred a thigh strain in training.

:24:59. > :25:07.Save from Pyatov Trying to go through the goalkeeper.

:25:08. > :25:09.For my money, pass it across the goal and give somebody else an

:25:10. > :25:19.opportunity. A great chance. A wonderful

:25:20. > :25:22.opportunity spurned. I think he made the opportunity more difficult for

:25:23. > :25:25.himself. Let it come across his body. He could be 2-0 up in the

:25:26. > :25:37.first half minutes. Good challenge there. The ball

:25:38. > :25:44.whipped in once again Great move from the Ukraine. We said he liked a

:25:45. > :25:55.tackle. He did brill yaptly in that situation.

:25:56. > :26:06.Zozulya beaten to T vp A nice touch for Yamolenko. Chance for Ukraine.

:26:07. > :26:10.Tumbling away from the goal. Much to his frustration. He knows he is

:26:11. > :26:16.capable of far better than that. I think the goalkeeper does really

:26:17. > :26:18.well here. He waits and waits. Assesses the situation, Fabianski

:26:19. > :26:31.and rushes out really, really quickly. Should have scored, though.

:26:32. > :26:39.Beautifully taken by Lewandowski. Creates the chance Actually, of all

:26:40. > :26:49.his chance, I think he did brilliantly there. Under pressure.

:26:50. > :26:59.He just clipped. A A good chest down. Again, yellow shirts flooding

:27:00. > :27:06.forward. All hands on deck here for Poland.

:27:07. > :27:13.And Fabianski had that covered. Only just.

:27:14. > :27:20.STUDIO: You can watch that match on the BBC website now on the red

:27:21. > :27:24.button or website. Tonight, Croatia v Spain commentary

:27:25. > :27:28.on 5 Live. We will have highlights later. Tomorrow afternoon, Cristiano

:27:29. > :27:32.Ronaldo continues his personal quest for a goal at the finals as Portugal

:27:33. > :28:21.take on Hungary, with qualification far from assured.

:28:22. > :28:30.It is one of the football stories. A lovely ball through. Good save

:28:31. > :28:33.from McGovern. The goalkeeper has blasted it in. He got it away. Here

:28:34. > :28:45.is Muller. Muller. Back to Gomez. Germany lead!

:28:46. > :28:49.Gotze pulls it back. Muller. Ozil breaking into the line. It should

:28:50. > :28:54.have been two, Gomez. Before the second half gets under

:28:55. > :28:58.way, a reminder you can take part in our predictor game via the BBC Sport

:28:59. > :29:03.website. Mr Shearer is currently looking comfortable on the top of

:29:04. > :29:08.the BBC Sport predictor. Look at that. It was all that studying I did

:29:09. > :29:13.about a month beforehand, all the players and teams. What have you got

:29:14. > :29:20.in this game? 2-0 Germany. You have chance a game. You went 0-0 in every

:29:21. > :29:26.game. I think three or four. It could be, let's hope not. There's

:29:27. > :29:35.me thinking he knew a lot about the game, top of the league. Not bad.

:29:36. > :29:38.Ibrahim nich has announced his retirement from international

:29:39. > :29:42.football at the end of this tournament. He has been wonderful

:29:43. > :29:48.for years A shame he is finding it hard to find the back of the net.

:29:49. > :29:52.Understandable. In his team he is used to chances week in and week out

:29:53. > :30:00.but he is in a letters team and struggling. A big fan of him?

:30:01. > :30:07.Is Are you a big fan of Ibrahimovic? I've played against him a few times,

:30:08. > :30:12.when he plays against you, you are not a big fan! But he was good to

:30:13. > :30:18.watch. Used to get irritated on the pitch?

:30:19. > :30:26.A great player, I'd like to see the Champions League on his CV, to crown

:30:27. > :30:30.of his career. What is he do at half-time, Michael O'Neill? If they

:30:31. > :30:35.don't get hammered, they will go through. Maybe get some fresh legs

:30:36. > :30:40.on. They have to hang in as best they can. Make the most of set

:30:41. > :30:50.plays. What will Germany want to do? They come in knowing a convincing

:30:51. > :30:55.victory would enhance morale? We need to finish first in the group,

:30:56. > :30:59.then we don't care who we play. We have to beat everybody to win the

:31:00. > :31:07.Championship, so we don't really care! Allan, do you care? Yes, let's

:31:08. > :31:14.be honest! They have something to hang onto, that is the most thing.

:31:15. > :31:25.It will be very difficult for them. Let's rejoin Gerry Armstrong Pearce.

:31:26. > :31:38.Just chuckling over what Jens was saying, I remember commentating on

:31:39. > :31:48.Arsenal games, where he seemed to be irritated by the forwards attacking

:31:49. > :31:53.his penalty area. No changes for either side. Gerry Armstrong, hero

:31:54. > :31:58.of 82, played in 86 as well, should Michael O'Neill have made a change?

:31:59. > :32:02.I thought he was going to. I thought they were looking a bit tired,

:32:03. > :32:07.particularly the wide position, Jamie Ward. Jamie has done well

:32:08. > :32:13.going forward. On occasion he has been picking a pocket and taking the

:32:14. > :32:16.ball. Germany have had too many chances in the first car for me.

:32:17. > :32:23.Northern Ireland are lucky they are only 1-0 down. -- first half.

:32:24. > :32:30.If they lose by this margin, or another, they could well still be

:32:31. > :32:36.there. I think they will be as one of the best third placed teams.

:32:37. > :32:43.Anything above three, they are in real trouble. Defending over the

:32:44. > :32:47.last couple of years would suggest they might not get a hammering, but

:32:48. > :32:52.they have to improve on the first half. Yes, I'm looking at the

:32:53. > :33:00.performance of Mesut Ozil, whose passing has been particularly good

:33:01. > :33:02.in the final third. You have been impressed by Kimmich? I like him, he

:33:03. > :33:19.is quick, he gets forward. Only 21. Pep Guardiola thinks that Kimmich

:33:20. > :33:40.might go on to become one of the best centre-backs in the world.

:33:41. > :33:52.A late challenge on Jonny Evans. The linesman gives it.

:33:53. > :34:07.There has been muted criticism of their performances so far.

:34:08. > :34:25.Seeing if there is more rain coming down, sprinkling again.

:34:26. > :34:34.Adverse conditions, in Lyon, the hailstorms, I've never seen anything

:34:35. > :34:37.like that before in European Championships. They got quite big,

:34:38. > :34:43.towards the end. Thunder and lightning. It has been the wettest

:34:44. > :35:06.Paris early summer since 1932. The free kick decision is going the

:35:07. > :35:12.way of Corry Evans and Northern Ireland. There will be tough to beat

:35:13. > :35:29.next season together, Boateng and Hummels.

:35:30. > :35:37.McGovern, looking for a new club this summer, having been released by

:35:38. > :35:39.Hamilton, will take this. I don't think it will be short of

:35:40. > :35:50.invitations, for sure. He missed the start of the

:35:51. > :35:58.competition with an injury picked up at the German cup final. Whatever

:35:59. > :36:15.happens, they are going to have a party. They are having a party,

:36:16. > :36:22.believe you me. Great fun, just enjoy following the country and

:36:23. > :36:26.having some fun. One of the Northern Ireland supporters, I was reading

:36:27. > :36:36.about it, he got here, went into his room, tried to charge his phone, got

:36:37. > :36:40.an electric shock, went downstairs, started dancing, slipped on some

:36:41. > :36:48.wine, broke his leg, got there too late for the next game, could not

:36:49. > :36:54.get in, he is still there, determined to have a good time. It

:36:55. > :37:00.wasn't Jimmy Nesbitt, the lucky man, was it? He is still here. Been to

:37:01. > :37:01.all of the games, as has Carl Frampton, and Rory Mcilroy is here

:37:02. > :37:32.as well. Ozil has been excellent for Germany.

:37:33. > :37:43.This is easily his best game for me. He has been very important for them.

:37:44. > :37:49.A lovely run by Kimmich, and terrific goalkeeping again by

:37:50. > :38:00.Michael McGovern. What a game he has had, the

:38:01. > :38:05.goalkeeper. He's been superb, absolutely top drawer. Like I said

:38:06. > :38:07.earlier, you will not have shortage of invitations to play for another

:38:08. > :38:18.club, a brilliant goalkeeper. Muller pulled it back, looking for

:38:19. > :38:30.Khedira. Ozil, Gotze, and wide. Another good

:38:31. > :38:45.opportunity. Cut back. They should have scored, shouldn't

:38:46. > :38:50.they? A good opportunity, a great ball. A fabulous Ball. Look at

:38:51. > :38:54.Michael McGovern, coming out and spreading himself, preventing Mario

:38:55. > :39:11.Gotze, not once, but twice. They have totally dominated, 60%

:39:12. > :39:17.ball possession. 12 or 13 really good effort on goal.

:39:18. > :39:30.Very nearly touched off by Jamie Ward to Washington. He looks for it,

:39:31. > :39:39.he's got him under pressure, here. Jamie Ward does well, with Hummels.

:39:40. > :39:41.They glancing header, trying to put in, Washington. Doesn't come off him

:39:42. > :39:59.properly. Still only 1-0. Very strong challenge by McAuley.

:40:00. > :40:03.Fair play to Mario Gotze, he didn't pull out of that one. Blocks it with

:40:04. > :40:52.his left foot. He couldn't quite get to it. I know

:40:53. > :40:57.you played for Northern Ireland so many times, you will tell me whether

:40:58. > :41:02.it was different in 82 or 86, I've been doing international football

:41:03. > :41:10.since 1987, I cannot remember a performance by a set of supporters

:41:11. > :41:21.like we have had today. Unbelievable is right, they are amazing. A little

:41:22. > :41:25.bit unlucky, Mario Gotze. Didn't work out for him. Schurrle is on to

:41:26. > :41:36.replace him. Another high goal-scoring striker. He has been

:41:37. > :41:38.better today, Gotze. Comes Schurrle to replace him. His third substitute

:41:39. > :41:57.role so far in finals. Nearly had a break on the left-hand

:41:58. > :42:04.side, Northern Ireland. Wouldn't give up, very tenacious on the

:42:05. > :42:05.second attempt. One of the Northern Ireland players that started off at

:42:06. > :42:22.Manchester United. Northern Ireland, the rhythmic

:42:23. > :42:36.chanting going on. The pressure was enough for Muller

:42:37. > :42:40.to put it all the way back into his own half. I'm just wondering how

:42:41. > :42:42.long before they unleashed Kyle Lafferty. He has been warming up

:42:43. > :43:07.quite a lot on the right-hand side. Davis saw the gap and went into it,

:43:08. > :43:07.beyond Boateng. Stolen off him by Mesut Ozil, who has been

:43:08. > :43:16.outstanding. What a fantastic run, you are right,

:43:17. > :43:19.for me, easily the best game from Mesut Ozil. Another great challenge,

:43:20. > :43:31.Stuart Dallas on the ball. A nervous look towards the bench by

:43:32. > :43:32.Washington, perhaps he feels his time is coming up because Laverty is

:43:33. > :44:05.waiting to come on. -- Lafferty. Still 0-0, the Ukraine and Poland

:44:06. > :44:13.situation. Northern Ireland trailing Germany here by one goal. Germany

:44:14. > :44:15.would win the group. Poland would finish second, Northern Ireland

:44:16. > :44:28.third. Not a great ball for Conor

:44:29. > :44:40.Washington to try to chase, in the channel.

:44:41. > :44:48.That saved by the goalkeeper! Just wide, the rebound.

:44:49. > :44:55.He has missed some chances, Gomez. I think Mario Gomez should have scored

:44:56. > :45:03.again. Another wonderful save from Michael McGovern. Right-hand, Sami

:45:04. > :45:12.Khedira has run too far. He has made at least 20 or 30 yards to get that

:45:13. > :45:17.shot off. A straight swap, Conor Washington for Kyle Lafferty. Fresh

:45:18. > :45:22.legs, let's see what Northern Ireland's top goal-scorer in the

:45:23. > :45:28.qualifiers can do now. Striker for striker. But a different sort of

:45:29. > :45:30.player. A battering ram player who had such a great qualifying campaign

:45:31. > :46:04.with seven goals. That's what you want, a one-on-one

:46:05. > :46:07.situation, jail wraird there. An opportunity for a good situation

:46:08. > :46:19.where Northern Ireland could break some of their taller players. --

:46:20. > :46:27.Jamie Ward. He adds a little bit extra height, Jonny Evans. I'm sure

:46:28. > :46:31.some anxiety will come into the German game because Poland are

:46:32. > :46:35.leading Ukraine. In comes a corner. Another dangerous set piece. Nearly

:46:36. > :46:42.pays off Northern Ireland with Jonny Evans rising This is what I said

:46:43. > :46:47.they are good at. Good set plays and delivery. Jonny gets up well. Jumps

:46:48. > :46:52.very well there against Gomez. Takes a deflection. A and we have Oliver

:46:53. > :46:57.Norwood coming across. He is going to whip this in with his right foot.

:46:58. > :47:03.A lot of pace. We want to see a delivery. There is Craig Cathcart.

:47:04. > :47:10.Evans on the near post. It thrashes on through. Kimmich had got his head

:47:11. > :47:45.to it it. Back in by Steven Davis. I think he was onside as well.

:47:46. > :48:05.A dangerous cross in. Ward will clear.

:48:06. > :48:32.Kimmich, only 21. Much improved this year. He says he has improved his

:48:33. > :48:45.pitch orientation. Here is Hummels, cruising up. Three

:48:46. > :48:51.in the middle to hit here for Hector. And the referee says it is a

:48:52. > :48:57.foul there will by Ward T could be costly. He dived in very quickly the

:48:58. > :49:00.first time. It bounced back and went straight in for another challenge.

:49:01. > :49:05.He catches him there. He doesn't get the ball and he catches him. Hector

:49:06. > :49:20.wins the free kick, as you say, Jonathan, in an excellent position.

:49:21. > :49:26.That area of the stadium, the Parc des Princes is where most of the

:49:27. > :49:31.German fans R they have found their voice now. -- German fans are.

:49:32. > :49:47.Kroos is up. Hummels 6'3". Kroos 6'2". Plenty of time on the ball as

:49:48. > :49:53.well. Muller might try to whip it in low and have a go at goal.

:49:54. > :50:03.He stays over it. Well-read by Corry Essex. Corry Evans and Steve Davis

:50:04. > :50:13.between the two of them, both burst out to block that challenge. I think

:50:14. > :50:22.Corry has hurt himself. He hit it bravely, the Blackburn player.

:50:23. > :50:23.Playing for the Greenisland Boys' Club before moving away to

:50:24. > :50:30.Manchester United. Kimmich again. Blocked by Dallas. A

:50:31. > :51:45.corner to Germany. Well, more pressure for this

:51:46. > :51:52.Northern Ireland defence. They'll have to stand proud. Germany and

:51:53. > :51:54.with Poland winning, Germany would still top the group. Northern

:51:55. > :52:01.Ireland will have done enough, we think. In comes a cross - the

:52:02. > :52:08.referee has blown. There was a push. Who made a charge. It may have been

:52:09. > :52:13.against Gomez or Schurrle. Gomez was holding on to McAuley. Hummels was

:52:14. > :52:19.holding on to Jonny Evans. I think it is one of those two decisions,

:52:20. > :52:21.the referee has the choice. He blew the whistle before the header was

:52:22. > :52:39.made. A big roar went up, by the way, a

:52:40. > :52:43.couple of minutes ago. A tribute to Robert Archie Rainey, the man known

:52:44. > :52:48.as Archie, a Northern Ireland man who died during Thursday's win in

:52:49. > :52:53.Ukraine, in Lyon, he passed away, very sadly. The Northern Ireland

:52:54. > :53:01.fans gave a roar. He was 64, I believe when he passed away. The

:53:02. > :53:05.vast majority, I know you will have seen other headlines back at home

:53:06. > :53:12.and pictures but the vast majority of fans here at these finals have

:53:13. > :53:19.come to enjoy themselves. And they've been spirited together.

:53:20. > :53:23.There is Schweinsteiger preparing it make another entrance into this

:53:24. > :53:28.competition from the substitutes' bench He scored the second goal

:53:29. > :53:35.against Ukraine when he came off the bench in the first game. He had only

:53:36. > :53:39.been on the field of play some seconds and galloped away down

:53:40. > :53:44.field. A good finish, wasn't t on the half-volley? A great run for

:53:45. > :54:19.someone who had been out of football since 20th March.

:54:20. > :54:30.Muller dispossessed by Corry Evans. Steven Davis is there. Lafferty away

:54:31. > :54:42.and Dallas, the inside left. Lafferty was down the line as well.

:54:43. > :54:50.Well a good run from Stuart Dallas. I'm impressed from the recover from

:54:51. > :54:54.Mats Hummels. And we have to find out who Schweinsteiger is coming on

:54:55. > :55:00.for T looks like Khedira. -- it looks like Khedira.

:55:01. > :55:09.He hasn't impressed, really. Schweinsteiger's 7th major finals.

:55:10. > :55:19.He has been in five semifinals in a row.

:55:20. > :55:27.Schurrle tried to get the cross N followed up by Hector. Muller.

:55:28. > :55:41.There is an interesting one coming up now, Jonathan. It is Magennis who

:55:42. > :55:42.is coming on. It could be a complete change of tactics from Michael

:55:43. > :56:02.O'Neil. Theres is, Josh Magennis, the

:56:03. > :56:08.Kilmarnock player. Yoir McIlroy applauds as Jamie Ward

:56:09. > :56:10.comes off and Josh Magennis goes on. He scored one goal in qualifying

:56:11. > :56:22.against Greece at home. This is an interesting story. He was

:56:23. > :56:28.a goalkeeper, he played twice for Northern Ireland under-17s, in goal.

:56:29. > :56:41.He has reverted to a striker just ahead of the Youth Cup Final in

:56:42. > :56:48.Northern Ireland. He was at Cardiff. Yes, two pushing there. Muller and

:56:49. > :56:53.Schweinsteiger. A free kick. An opportunity for another dead ball.

:56:54. > :56:56.Can Oliver Norwood provide the right service? Well, it would be

:56:57. > :57:07.sensational. Germany so dominant in the first

:57:08. > :57:16.half. A different story in this second period.

:57:17. > :57:27.Dallas, to Cathcart. Didn't come off. Kimmich.

:57:28. > :57:35.Germany will sweep away on the counter.

:57:36. > :57:42.Hector and Kroos there with him. Ozil coming away from his marker.

:57:43. > :57:55.That was a tired touch. Magennis gets it away. Sometimes it

:57:56. > :57:59.is not good enough to get the ball away, Jonathan. You have to try to

:58:00. > :58:03.keep possession. You have to give yourself a chance. That's a decent

:58:04. > :58:10.ball. A lovely ball away but Hector couldn't keep it in play. The first

:58:11. > :58:14.touch let him down but it was a wonderful diagonal pass from

:58:15. > :58:18.right-to-left. That's been a feature of the way they have played. Getting

:58:19. > :58:49.it to the full-backs, high. Jonny Essex and Lafferty in there.

:58:50. > :58:58.But Germany came away with it. Steven Davis down the line. Lafferty

:58:59. > :59:05.to pressurise Boateng. Very calm. Genuine two-footed goal-keeper. Very

:59:06. > :59:07.rare. After today it would have been unheard of, really, with goalkeepers

:59:08. > :59:25.having to deal with those passes. Into Gomez. Kimmich, can he keep it

:59:26. > :59:31.in play? Terrific athlete, the German rightback, Schweinsteiger.

:59:32. > :59:35.And Michael McGovern. Again that ball from the left-hand side was

:59:36. > :59:40.great delivery. Gomez couldn't get on the end of it. He did a good job

:59:41. > :59:46.putting it in Hector. You can see, what, he is a foot away from it,

:59:47. > :00:02.just an outstretched leg from Mario Gomez, looking to touch.

:00:03. > :00:28.Lafferty with the header on. Plenty of time for Hummels.

:00:29. > :00:36.The goalkeeper is just as important. Keeps possession there. They have

:00:37. > :00:37.been in their comfort zone throughout the game, the German

:00:38. > :00:56.centre-backs. Here is Kimmich. That's not a good delivery. They

:00:57. > :00:58.haven't played well in the second half. Scintillating football from

:00:59. > :01:05.Germany in the first. I'd like to see him keep possession

:01:06. > :01:33.a little bit better, Jonathan. Excellent block from Jonny Evans,

:01:34. > :01:35.when that pass came across four Schurrle to try and strike. He was

:01:36. > :01:48.quick out of the blocks. The substitution will be made.

:01:49. > :01:55.Germany lead Northern Ireland, Poland lead Ukraine. Germany have

:01:56. > :01:59.seven points, above Poland on goal difference. Northern Ireland will

:02:00. > :02:09.finish third. Will it be enough? We will have to wait and see.

:02:10. > :02:17.Boateng replaced, with the scoreline 1-0, remembering that he is on a

:02:18. > :02:20.yellow card, I think it is probably a sensible decision. Not a yellow

:02:21. > :02:44.card in this game, but in the tournament.

:02:45. > :02:52.Good play by Jonny Evans. Keeps possession as well. Just drifted,

:02:53. > :02:56.half a yard, the wrong side of the defender. They've got to do more of

:02:57. > :02:58.that. They have to keep possession better and try to find a good pass

:02:59. > :03:10.to the front man. Gomez, poor touch. He has missed some chances, Gomez.

:03:11. > :03:23.Scored the goal. He couldn't get his hand out the

:03:24. > :03:40.way. A Northern Ireland goal would be

:03:41. > :03:46.greeted with absolute pandemonium. It would be talked about for ever

:03:47. > :03:51.and a day. More immediately, it would totally confounded Germany and

:03:52. > :03:57.their plans to top the group. This team are not out of this yet. He

:03:58. > :04:01.felt that was an elbow. Welcome he didn't try to play the ball, you

:04:02. > :04:07.jumped into the player. That is what Michael's point was. The referee

:04:08. > :04:10.agreed and gives the free kick. They have looked a better team, Northern

:04:11. > :04:17.Ireland, with Lafferty on the field of play. McAuley was up. That is a

:04:18. > :04:26.foul. Josh Magennis, into the back of Schweinsteiger. Just a little bit

:04:27. > :04:28.late, catches him late. That is what the free kick is for. Can't argue

:04:29. > :04:57.with that. A good touch down the line. Gomez

:04:58. > :05:02.strayed offside, he had to hesitate. Kimmich was arriving. I like the

:05:03. > :05:24.cover from Stuart Dallas. That is what he's good at.

:05:25. > :05:31.First meeting at a major tournament between the countries since the 58

:05:32. > :05:37.World Cup. Northern Ireland doing a good account of themselves. Germany

:05:38. > :05:42.have dominated, they have had the better opportunities and have hit

:05:43. > :05:47.the woodwork twice. Still just 1-0. Once again, we have seen more of the

:05:48. > :05:48.so-called big nations at the Euro 2016 not go on and dominate the

:05:49. > :06:05.scoreline. Schweinsteiger, pulling the strings.

:06:06. > :06:08.Oh, dear. That is probably the poorest attempted cross of the

:06:09. > :06:10.evening from one of the wide players. Much better than that,

:06:11. > :06:17.normally. Boateng, who has gone off. You can

:06:18. > :06:40.see why he has made the decision. There is no need to keep him on.

:06:41. > :06:42.Lafferty, try to make it stick on his chest. But he gets away from

:06:43. > :07:03.him. Cathcart, a tired sweep of the like.

:07:04. > :07:31.-- legs. Neuer is comfortable in those

:07:32. > :07:33.situations, sometimes a bit lackadaisical. Germany have played

:07:34. > :07:54.themselves out very neatly. Kimmich did well. He was looking for

:07:55. > :08:05.Gomez, again, pushed away by McGovern. What a fabulous save. A

:08:06. > :08:11.great ball into the box as well. You can see Mario Gomez towers above him

:08:12. > :08:13.at the far post. This is Kimmich's cross. Left-hand, brilliant save

:08:14. > :08:51.from Michael McGovern. Just steered away. I'm not sure I've

:08:52. > :09:07.seen a goalkeeper make as many saves us Michael McGovern has today.

:09:08. > :09:42.Just couldn't keep it low. Really pushing for power.

:09:43. > :09:50.We can see that saved again. He got his fingertips to it. He has

:09:51. > :10:01.blocked, he has saved. He's had a terrific game, Michael McGovern. The

:10:02. > :10:10.seven or eight great saves. Corry Evans has gone off, to be replaced

:10:11. > :10:15.by Niall McGinn. Interesting one, he came off the bench as a substitute

:10:16. > :10:16.and scored the second goal against Ukraine. His pace will be

:10:17. > :10:46.interesting. Still, the Northern Ireland fans

:10:47. > :11:11.sing. Six minutes to go. Poland are pressing Germany hard for

:11:12. > :11:17.top spot. Kimmich was not happy with that one. Frustration, they have had

:11:18. > :11:19.good possession and good chances, but they haven't improved on that

:11:20. > :11:25.1-0 lead. They have had 70% of the ball in the

:11:26. > :11:33.game. They have made four times as many

:11:34. > :12:13.passes as Northern Ireland. That is great defending from Stuart

:12:14. > :12:25.Dallas. At the expense of a corner, but he has done really well.

:12:26. > :12:38.A Crusaders player, did well with them.

:12:39. > :12:48.Hector, it was always going over. They have put in a lot of effort,

:12:49. > :12:53.they are happy enough with the one goal lead, and they look a bit tired

:12:54. > :13:02.now, the Germans. A bit sloppy, some mistakes made. They have done enough

:13:03. > :13:06.over the three games to convince you they can go on and win this? They

:13:07. > :13:11.have to approve, for me. They will have to take the chances they have

:13:12. > :13:14.created. On another day, they should have scored two or three goals at

:13:15. > :13:29.least. That will be the disappointment.

:13:30. > :13:40.They will do well to get anywhere near that. Too much pace. Once

:13:41. > :13:46.again, Mats Hummels is in a good position to make sure he's not going

:13:47. > :13:50.to get on the end of it. Northern Ireland had two shots against

:13:51. > :13:56.Poland, 17 against Ukraine. They are back to two here.

:13:57. > :14:05.Only one of them was worthy enough for the Uefa stats. But the fans

:14:06. > :14:27.will support them evermore. The front two now for Northern

:14:28. > :14:29.Ireland are going to have to put in some work to pressurise defenders

:14:30. > :14:35.and stop Germany coming again and again. They have the two fresh legs,

:14:36. > :14:49.that is what they have to do, put pressure on them. Two minutes to go.

:14:50. > :14:56.Straight at McGovern. Should not be getting a shot that easy, for me.

:14:57. > :15:00.Looks as if it has been cleared, the ricochet comes back. Gomez pivots

:15:01. > :15:08.and gets a shot off with his left foot. Quite a simple one for

:15:09. > :15:14.McGovern. He has scored, but he has had half a dozen efforts. He should

:15:15. > :15:20.have improved, the header was an excellent save. But some big misses

:15:21. > :15:43.as well. He He wanted it played into feet T

:15:44. > :15:47.didn't come. A corner off Steven Davis. He tracked him really well

:15:48. > :15:53.there, Toni Kroos. He needed to find an angle. He gets close enough to

:15:54. > :16:00.him there to get a touch on it. Coming close to the 90-minute mark

:16:01. > :16:05.now, Jonathan. And Northern Ireland haven't got out of the first ground

:16:06. > :16:10.group since Gerry's '82 World Cup exploits. It could be moment away.

:16:11. > :16:15.We might have to wait until the final matches are all sewn up to see

:16:16. > :16:27.which are the best-placed third sides.

:16:28. > :16:32.Three minutes of stoppage time in Parc des Princes. 1-0 to Germany.

:16:33. > :16:45.Here is Ozil. Kimmich. A little tired from Cathcart.

:16:46. > :16:50.Ozil hits it. It wasn't tis right foot, was it? Well it was his right

:16:51. > :16:57.foot, but the wrong foot for Mesut Ozil. ! Jonny Evans got a crack in

:16:58. > :16:59.the back of the head. Let's look at this. There is the attempted shot.

:17:00. > :17:37.It was always going wide. Bastian Schweinsteiger. A lot of

:17:38. > :17:44.international success for him in Germany.

:17:45. > :17:55.Another elusive run by Ozil, in between the lines. Muller with the

:17:56. > :18:01.cross. Glanced on. McGinn can bring it away. To Lafferty. He has done

:18:02. > :18:09.well Lafferty. He has challenged him for it. That's all he can do for a

:18:10. > :18:14.ball in the air. Even if he had won it cleanly, there was no-one there.

:18:15. > :18:17.That's it. He might have dropped it off and got the throw-in himself but

:18:18. > :18:31.he did enough to put him under pressure. Here is Muller.

:18:32. > :18:39.Schurrle, Hector. The little triangle there. Kroos coming in,

:18:40. > :18:42.from Schweinsteiger. Across the field they'll go. They'll draw

:18:43. > :18:56.Northern Ireland out of position. Doole He has given his all, Craig

:18:57. > :19:00.Cathcart. They have had all had to work tremendously hard. Germany has

:19:01. > :19:03.played well. Certainly stretched them on numerous occasions.

:19:04. > :19:08.Particularly the fist half. They only have the one goal to score for

:19:09. > :19:14.it. That's the difference. Lafferty on the ball now. Not too sure how

:19:15. > :19:18.impressed the German media will be. We are into the last 15 seconds of

:19:19. > :19:24.stoppage time. Listen to the Northern Ireland fans. Well, the

:19:25. > :19:32.order of the day is McGovern to stick this one forward. Everybody is

:19:33. > :19:35.going forward now. Craig Cathcart, Jonny Evans, Gareth McAuley, all up

:19:36. > :19:40.there. Time to make legends of yourself.

:19:41. > :19:45.But not today. Northern Ireland beaten by the World Champions. Gomez

:19:46. > :19:49.with the only goal of the game, to defeat Martin O'Neil's side. Have

:19:50. > :19:55.they done enough to go through as one of the best third-placed teams?

:19:56. > :19:58.We will have to wait and see. The Northern Ireland fans - truly

:19:59. > :20:03.memorable. Germany the winner, though with the Gomez goal. 1-0.

:20:04. > :20:07.STUDIO: And in the other game, Poland have beaten Ukraine. Just the

:20:08. > :20:40.one goal in the match. We will have to wait and see if

:20:41. > :20:45.Northern Ireland have done enough to qualify. Ukraine, of course, already

:20:46. > :20:51.heading home. Overall, it just kind of became a bit of a damp squib in

:20:52. > :20:54.the end, wasn't it? A bit flat in the end. Germany were comfortable.

:20:55. > :20:59.Northern Ireland couldn't get out of their own half. Germany dominated

:21:00. > :21:03.possession. Should have had four, five, but for some excellent

:21:04. > :21:08.goal-keeping but, the fans were outstanding in the stadium. So, they

:21:09. > :21:14.are there. It is going to be a nervous wait for them. But fingers

:21:15. > :21:16.crossed. As for Germany, you know, they flattered to deceive a little

:21:17. > :21:19.bit, didn't they? they flattered to deceive a little

:21:20. > :21:24.bit, didn't they? Before they made difficult things look easy. Now it

:21:25. > :21:28.seems to be the opposite. When you look at the players' faces, it seems

:21:29. > :21:34.to be hard, a lot of effort, not that fluent any more as it was. I

:21:35. > :21:39.said before, there seems to be some lack of power and energy on the

:21:40. > :21:44.pitch... Which is unusual from a German side, isn't it? Yes, but many

:21:45. > :21:50.players play now in big leagues. They have teams in competition until

:21:51. > :21:53.the end of the season. Like Ozil in London and Khedira and Kroos in

:21:54. > :21:58.Spain and Italy. It is an effort for them now to polya good tournament. A

:21:59. > :22:02.word on Northern Ireland, never realistically looked like getting

:22:03. > :22:05.into that game and but for a great goal-keeping performance, they could

:22:06. > :22:11.have taken a bit of a spanking? It could have been. I can't be critical

:22:12. > :22:16.of the players. They left everything on the pitch. A huge gap in class.

:22:17. > :22:20.1-0, a respectable scoreline, more than we could have hoped for. We are

:22:21. > :22:25.all waiting in anticipation to see what the next few days bring.

:22:26. > :22:29.Certainly R Well Germany, a plethora of goal-scoring opportunities but

:22:30. > :22:34.only managed to stick one away. It went to Mario Gomez. Good play.

:22:35. > :22:41.Good, decisive, quick passing, into Gomez. Gomez into Muller.

:22:42. > :22:50.He couldn't turn and shoot himself but lays it back to Gomez. A little

:22:51. > :22:53.bit of luck through McAuley's legs in the enbut they definitely

:22:54. > :22:55.deserved that goal. That was the difference. Particularly in the

:22:56. > :22:59.first half, Gary. They have comfortable. They took the foot off

:23:00. > :23:02.the gas in the second half. The difference between the first and

:23:03. > :23:06.second half was the speed of the passing. Their movement had slowed

:23:07. > :23:09.down a bit and there wasn't the urgency second half as there was

:23:10. > :23:12.first half. Not quite. I don't think there was any question hot Man of

:23:13. > :23:19.the Match was. Michael McGovern was terrific, wasn't he? Actually,

:23:20. > :23:21.before we look at many of the saves he made, we can hear from him.

:23:22. > :23:25.before we look at many of the saves he made, we can hear from him.

:23:26. > :23:28.How proud are you of that Northern Ireland performance that you were

:23:29. > :23:34.able to keep the score to 1-0? Time will tell. If it is good enough to

:23:35. > :23:38.get us through the group, we will know in the next 24-48 hours, I

:23:39. > :23:42.immensely proud. If it is not, disappointed. What about your

:23:43. > :23:46.performance, you made fantastic saves? Busy today. It was meantly

:23:47. > :23:49.very hard. We were under a lot of pressure. Even when they scored we

:23:50. > :23:55.knew every goal was crucial with goal difference. So we wanted to

:23:56. > :23:58.keep it at 1 and maybe nick an equaliser T wasn't to be but it was

:23:59. > :24:01.important to keep the score down. They are an excellent team, World

:24:02. > :24:05.Champions. How difficult was it to pay against the German team o who

:24:06. > :24:09.hit their stride? A slow start in the first couple of games. I thought

:24:10. > :24:13.they were excellent today. We couldn't really get out. But we

:24:14. > :24:18.worked so hard. Hopefully it is enough to get through. Thank you.

:24:19. > :24:22.Well, he really was terrific. Man of the Match. Not only did he make

:24:23. > :24:28.loads and loads of saves but he also had the most touches for a Northern

:24:29. > :24:32.Irish player and the most passes. But an preeshes of the goalkeeper?

:24:33. > :24:36.Fantastic. He kept them in the game several tie.s I have heard he is

:24:37. > :24:44.running out of contract. He is a free agent now. Can he speak German?

:24:45. > :24:47.I will ask them to take him. - serve times. When you work hard, you are

:24:48. > :24:50.lucky. He has shown that today. times. When you work hard, you are

:24:51. > :24:54.lucky. He has shown that today. That's what he did well. The timing

:24:55. > :25:00.of him to come out and block and face up to shots, he was brave. He

:25:01. > :25:05.made himself big. He deserved Man of the Match, I suppose. He played a

:25:06. > :25:09.huge part in that result. That was a brilliant save. I tell you what he

:25:10. > :25:13.has done. He has put himself in the shop window on the biggest stage.

:25:14. > :25:17.What an opportunity and he has taken it. You rarely see that with a

:25:18. > :25:21.goalkeeper, until the very last moment, he keeps his eyes on the

:25:22. > :25:25.ball which means he is very brave. Most keepers turn their head away

:25:26. > :25:29.and don't look at the ball any more. He has done brilliantly at that.

:25:30. > :25:35.This was a good save from Gomez, down to his left-hand side. A great

:25:36. > :25:39.save this one. Brilliant. Ultimately the saves he made might just make

:25:40. > :25:42.the difference between Northern Ireland not qualifying and

:25:43. > :25:44.qualifying. I will try and explain T it is so complicated at this

:25:45. > :25:54.particular tournament. As it stands, Northern Ireland are

:25:55. > :25:59.ranked second with only four to go through. If the Czech republic fail

:26:00. > :26:02.to win against Turkey or Turkey fail to win with a four-goal margin,

:26:03. > :26:06.Northern Ireland will be confirmed. A win for the Czechs and Northern

:26:07. > :26:09.Ireland's fate will be decided one way or another tomorrow and then

:26:10. > :26:14.there will be further shenanigans and we'll have to try to work it

:26:15. > :26:18.out. Explain that again, please? No. But, here take that and study it

:26:19. > :26:22.overnight and I will test you on it in the morning. OK, they must be

:26:23. > :26:25.proud in Northern Ireland of what they have done. Playing the World

:26:26. > :26:31.Cup champions there. They stuck at it and stuck at it. Gary, being here

:26:32. > :26:35.was a major achievement and to negotiate the group the way they

:26:36. > :26:40.did. Losing #2345r yoly to Poland and beating Ukraine in fantastic

:26:41. > :26:45.fashion. -- losing narrowly to Poland. The whole country is proud,

:26:46. > :26:53.of course we are. Germany or England, better team? I knew you

:26:54. > :26:56.would ask. You are the expert. It is difficult to say after the group

:26:57. > :27:01.stage. English they look fast. We don't. But just in case we are

:27:02. > :27:08.playing each other... You know what happens. The mental thing comes in.

:27:09. > :27:13.I would love to see each other playing. You have not conceded a

:27:14. > :27:17.goal, yes. That's true. There is a little issue with Boateng. He had to

:27:18. > :27:23.go off. We don't know what he has got. If he is out that could be a

:27:24. > :27:30.major blow. I tell you I'm surprised about at this tournament, a lot of

:27:31. > :27:36.big striker, we saw Lewandowski today. They have not scored. Yes and

:27:37. > :27:41.Ronaldo has not scored. It is partly like I said, the quality of teams

:27:42. > :27:45.they are playing in, week-in and week-out are not the same as the

:27:46. > :27:49.teams they are playing in in this tournament. They are building up to

:27:50. > :27:53.the knockout stage. I think when it gets to the knockout stage you will

:27:54. > :27:58.see the cream raise to the top. We are just about out of time. Thank

:27:59. > :28:04.you for coming in Jens Lehmann. Letsd' hope we see you again

:28:05. > :28:08.shortly. -- let's hope. Tonight we see Spain face Croatia. Commentary

:28:09. > :28:14.on 5 Live. The Czech Republic take on Turkey. We will have highlights

:28:15. > :28:26.of both games later on, on BBC One. Tomorrow afternoon, Portugal take on

:28:27. > :28:33.Hungary with qualification far from assured and switching sports, you

:28:34. > :28:42.can see coverage of England v Sri Lanka on the website. It'll be a

:28:43. > :28:43.nervous 24 hours. Goodbye. COMMENTATOR: Northern Ireland team

:28:44. > :29:00.are worth 5% of the German team. COMMENTATOR: Gomez, Germany lead.

:29:01. > :29:03.# All I am asking for # Is a little respect#

:29:04. > :29:04.Northern Ireland will finish third. Will it be