:00:56. > :01:02.Good evening everyone. This is Johnathan Pearce, Northern Ireland
:01:03. > :01:07.standing on the verge of history. A point will surely be enough to make
:01:08. > :01:11.the knockout stages in the European Championship for the first time
:01:12. > :01:18.ever. Even a narrow defeat should do it. Legendary status awaits, in the
:01:19. > :01:23.way, world champions Germany. Wonderful to see Aaron Hughes in the
:01:24. > :01:31.line-up. 20 years after his career started at Newcastle. In his long
:01:32. > :01:37.career, 600 games, booked just 11 times. One of the gentlemen in
:01:38. > :01:53.football. Decision to name an unchanged side.
:01:54. > :02:03.Stuart Dallas was playing for 70 quid a week. It is one of the
:02:04. > :02:15.football stories. French referee. Is two years younger... Sent off one
:02:16. > :02:32.of the Austrian players. The French referee, we will see
:02:33. > :02:34.in a few moments' time, He will meet the Northern Ireland
:02:35. > :02:37.captain, Steven Davis, two years' younger than Hughes
:02:38. > :02:40.in the Northern Ireland team. He with saw him here previously
:02:41. > :02:42.refereeing the Hungary game. Snr following in the foots
:02:43. > :02:44.of Blancheflower, Sammy McIlroy, Gomez, as expected,
:02:45. > :02:47.getting that first start. Only his sixth appearance
:02:48. > :02:49.in three years. Draxler has been
:02:50. > :03:03.dropped to the bench. Confirmation of that bench
:03:04. > :03:08.for Northern Ireland. Will he be on fire,
:03:09. > :03:14.as the song goes? In the green, kicking from left
:03:15. > :03:24.to right on a pitch prepared Messi and Neymar have said
:03:25. > :03:32.this is the best pitch He is disappointed with it,
:03:33. > :03:36.he says it is the worst rain in Paris since 1932
:03:37. > :03:45.which has not helped. Straightaway on the attack,
:03:46. > :03:48.the diagonal ball aimed He will have to work harder
:03:49. > :03:56.to support the full-backs and prevent Germany
:03:57. > :03:58.getting behind them. I felt that in the qualifiers,
:03:59. > :04:07.when they were winning away in Hungary and Greece,
:04:08. > :04:10.this is a team that Michael has You may be able to feel 82 and 86
:04:11. > :04:21.in those memory banks, the World Cup finals,
:04:22. > :04:30.some of us simply feel 82! It is going to be a German throw
:04:31. > :04:33.which drops in short He has been so steady over
:04:34. > :04:38.the years, as has this This is good, a positive start,
:04:39. > :05:02.exactly the same as against Ukraine. Not sitting back, taking
:05:03. > :05:08.the game to the Germans. Trying to impose themselves
:05:09. > :05:18.on the opposition. Two wins against Germany, they came
:05:19. > :05:21.in qualifying for the 84 Euros, the only time someone has beaten
:05:22. > :05:24.West Germany home and away, Are you surprised he hasn't gone
:05:25. > :05:29.with the five? He's a very clever
:05:30. > :05:34.manager, Michael O'Neill. He has thought it inside and out,
:05:35. > :05:37.worked out the permutations, You have to trust him,
:05:38. > :05:41.after the last game, not the five changes,
:05:42. > :05:44.but his substitutes, coming on to score the second
:05:45. > :05:52.goal, a master class. Could work out to be a back six,
:05:53. > :05:55.if Germany push the full-backs high, Hector on the left-hand side,
:05:56. > :06:08.looking for the right The groundsman, I was chatting
:06:09. > :06:20.to him earlier, I think it is in He was recommended to
:06:21. > :06:27.Paris St Germain by Gerard Houllier. He thought he was the best
:06:28. > :06:32.groundsman in the world of football. He worked at Yeovil,
:06:33. > :06:46.Wembley, studying in London. He did his apprenticeship
:06:47. > :06:50.in several places and now A new stage for some
:06:51. > :07:02.of the Irish players,. Looking for Toni Kroos,
:07:03. > :07:04.he has attempted 224 passes I watch him most weeks,
:07:05. > :07:16.playing for Real Madrid. Most of the passes from Kroos go
:07:17. > :07:40.to Hector, the left-back. Centre-backs play into him
:07:41. > :07:43.and he looks at the full-backs. Northern Ireland will have
:07:44. > :07:50.to watch for that. Aaron Hughes, recalled by Michael
:07:51. > :07:59.O'Neill. His brother, Johnny, was in tears
:08:00. > :08:07.after victory over the Ukraine. But he says he is a bit
:08:08. > :08:10.stronger emotionally. The first brothers to play
:08:11. > :08:28.for Northern Ireland. They really have solved
:08:29. > :08:35.their full-back position over the last few years,
:08:36. > :08:50.it was problematic for them. Hector is one of the players linked
:08:51. > :08:58.with Liverpool this summer. Good work by Northern Ireland,
:08:59. > :09:00.closing quickly, getting Four points is likely to be enough
:09:01. > :09:13.to take them through to the last 16 The Ukraine and Poland
:09:14. > :09:29.game kicked off earlier than this one, we will keep
:09:30. > :09:31.you up-to-date with that. A German win will see
:09:32. > :09:43.them top the group. A bit of sparring going on,
:09:44. > :09:45.the final ball, not They are still finding out
:09:46. > :09:48.about each other, The two full-backs have
:09:49. > :09:56.definitely pushed on. The two wide players in midfield,
:09:57. > :10:01.if they do their job, Some of the clubs that the Northern
:10:02. > :10:15.Ireland players started, Dungannon Swifts and so on,
:10:16. > :10:18.what will this mean It gives everybody in Northern
:10:19. > :10:27.Ireland a smile on their face. What they did against Ukraine has
:10:28. > :10:38.given them so much more belief. Mueller is still without a goal
:10:39. > :10:48.in European Championship finals He was leaden footed,
:10:49. > :11:17.as he has been at times. A clever, first-time pass that
:11:18. > :11:20.broke them down. You would expect Thomas Muller
:11:21. > :11:24.to do better than that. Michael McGovern, spreads himself
:11:25. > :11:26.really well and makes That puts more pressure
:11:27. > :11:37.on the Germans. Spread himself while,
:11:38. > :11:39.Michael McGovern, the six His sister plays for the National
:11:40. > :11:49.women's team, his Could have held his
:11:50. > :12:44.ground a little bit. I don't think he is going anywhere,
:12:45. > :12:46.is he, Toni Kroos? He used to wait outside the ground,
:12:47. > :13:00.and when the ball went out of the ground he would pick it up
:13:01. > :13:04.and play with it at home. Steely character, McAuley, very
:13:05. > :13:23.popular at West Bromwich Albion. Northern Ireland need to watch for
:13:24. > :13:31.the run of Sami Khedira. They aimed at Hummels,
:13:32. > :13:36.and the goalkeeper again got The penalty area, packed with green
:13:37. > :13:43.shirts, holds firm. A very positive piece
:13:44. > :13:44.of goalkeeping. I think he got a knock,
:13:45. > :13:48.as well, Michael McGovern. Hopefully he will be OK,
:13:49. > :14:01.he is limping. That came through to Ozil,
:14:02. > :14:03.the goalkeeper blocked Michael McGovern does
:14:04. > :14:10.brilliant again. He snaps at it, half
:14:11. > :14:15.cleared by the goalkeeper. Headed out by the tall
:14:16. > :14:43.figure of Cathcart. The wide Northern Ireland midfield
:14:44. > :14:46.players have to drop deep to watch He chipped it instead
:14:47. > :15:10.of drilling it! Michael McGovern is having a game
:15:11. > :15:17.of his life, he has made four saves. As he comes in, you can see it,
:15:18. > :15:23.a great opportunity for Gomez. Michael spreads himself and saves it
:15:24. > :15:29.with his legs. Could have drilled it across,
:15:30. > :15:31.but decided to chip. Mesut Ozil, swings his right foot,
:15:32. > :15:40.does not catch it, but it is still He has a decent scoring
:15:41. > :15:50.record for Germany. 426 chances created
:15:51. > :16:06.by the Arsenal man. Hector drifts away and Jamie
:16:07. > :16:23.Ward will watch him. Cushion header, back
:16:24. > :16:24.to the goalkeeper. The most capped outfield player
:16:25. > :16:32.for Northern Ireland. Germany have had 68% possession
:16:33. > :16:39.in the opening 30 minutes. The Northern Ireland fans
:16:40. > :16:49.love that, from Dallas. A strong figure, Boateng,
:16:50. > :16:58.heading it back to the goalkeeper. Goetz has had a disappointing
:16:59. > :17:22.European Championships so far. Northern Ireland have ten
:17:23. > :17:27.men behind the ball. The intended target was Washington,
:17:28. > :17:43.looking to make a move. Just a bit more composure,
:17:44. > :17:48.keep possession, Northern Ireland. The two teams meet again in October
:17:49. > :17:51.in the World Cup qualifiers, Czech Republic, San Marino,
:17:52. > :17:57.Azerbaijan and Norway The referee got it right, the two of
:17:58. > :18:15.them jumped for the ball. Definitely a throw
:18:16. > :18:29.for Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland didn't really make
:18:30. > :18:31.anything of the throw. Here is Nottingham
:18:32. > :18:54.Forest's Jamie Ward. Ward, like so many players,
:18:55. > :18:57.played a major role in qualifying. He scored a vital
:18:58. > :18:59.goal away at Greece. They started off the campaign
:19:00. > :19:02.away so well. Jonny Evans is coming through to win
:19:03. > :19:23.the ball. I saw Clement Turpin referee
:19:24. > :19:27.the Hungary, Austria game. There was a second yellow card
:19:28. > :19:31.for a player and he had no option. He was sensible, I thought,
:19:32. > :19:33.through the game. A quarter of an hour now
:19:34. > :20:03.played and no goals. The ball actually into Gomez
:20:04. > :20:18.was played at a really awkward All he could do was try
:20:19. > :20:27.to play the ball on. I don't think - as I said,
:20:28. > :20:30.he hasn't done an awful lot for me, He must have come back
:20:31. > :21:19.from an offside position, Interesting to hear Alan Shearer's
:21:20. > :21:22.thoughts about Washington. He scored a couple of goals
:21:23. > :21:28.for Northern Ireland already and has His performance against
:21:29. > :21:32.Ukraine I think has been excellent. He had only ever been
:21:33. > :21:34.to Northern Ireland once before when He qualified through
:21:35. > :21:42.his grandmother. Through and out for
:21:43. > :22:02.a Northern Ireland throw-in. He is almost up alongside
:22:03. > :22:12.Gomez at times, Muller. Well, whatever happens Gerry,
:22:13. > :22:13.Northern Ireland supporters They have been brilliant to be
:22:14. > :22:21.with in the last 24 hours or so. They are a pleasure to have
:22:22. > :22:27.on a tour with you. Whenever I have watched them abroad
:22:28. > :22:30.they have been so good, I don't think he thought
:22:31. > :22:42.it was coming to him. You can see there, Mesut Ozil
:22:43. > :22:57.and it goes up over German fans here, a nice touch,
:22:58. > :23:19.remember the World Cup '98 where a policeman lost his life
:23:20. > :23:22.on his duties up at Lens, the German fans started a collection
:23:23. > :23:28.for the family and giving money up there and they are showing the good
:23:29. > :23:47.side of football fans. They know behind they have
:23:48. > :23:58.Boateng, and Hummels, Well, we have been impressed
:23:59. > :24:21.with Cathcart's reading of the game. He had his education at Manchester
:24:22. > :24:23.United. Into the middle looking
:24:24. > :24:34.for Corry Evans. Dallas, beaten in
:24:35. > :24:42.the air by Kimmich. Jamie Ward could do nothing else
:24:43. > :25:08.there, except head the ball on. He came on as a substitute
:25:09. > :25:10.against Poland, Jamie Ward Well, he had his pocket picked,
:25:11. > :25:26.didn't he, Oliver Norwood. The first touch there
:25:27. > :25:28.a little bit heavy and then Northern Ireland, if they win this,
:25:29. > :26:05.they could top the group if Poland But it is all Germany
:26:06. > :26:18.in terms of position, 66%. In 1928 that's what happened
:26:19. > :26:21.with our side then. Here is Muller.
:26:22. > :26:25.Set up by Gomez and wide. Well, good combination play
:26:26. > :26:27.between the front two. Chest control from Gotze
:26:28. > :26:28.is excellent. Watch this, there is
:26:29. > :26:33.the lovely control. He drags it, you can
:26:34. > :26:43.see his body shape. Not too far wide of
:26:44. > :26:48.Michael McGovern's goal. Another opportunity has gone
:26:49. > :26:50.abegging for Germany. His best-scoring season ever at club
:26:51. > :27:00.level, with Bayern Munich. Northern Ireland seem quite happy
:27:01. > :27:24.for Germany to have it They are happy if
:27:25. > :27:40.they put crosses in. They are comfortable
:27:41. > :27:41.dealing with it. Three central defenders
:27:42. > :27:45.who are well over 6', 6'2". They can cause so much damage
:27:46. > :27:59.at the other end. Seven of Northern Ireland's last 10
:28:00. > :28:05.goals have come from set pieces. Aaron Hughes also played
:28:06. > :28:08.as a centre half for Newcastle At the moment they are playing
:28:09. > :28:19.in front of Northern Ireland, Now what can Hector do
:28:20. > :28:31.here with the cross in? When he comes in there,
:28:32. > :28:35.he makes himself a third centre half anyway and Dallas drops back and it
:28:36. > :28:38.becomes a back five. He has done well.
:28:39. > :28:40.Covered the ground, Jamie Ward. He has to run and jump.
:28:41. > :28:57.He is not the tallest. The Germans put it
:28:58. > :29:00.out for the throw. It gives him a little bit of respite
:29:01. > :29:02.to gather themselves. I would just like to see them keep
:29:03. > :29:05.possession a little bit better Germany started up again
:29:06. > :29:14.with Boateng. He has Washington to his left,
:29:15. > :29:24.but he didn't need him. He stung the hands
:29:25. > :29:31.of the goalkeeper. A fabulous run for Jamie Ward
:29:32. > :29:38.but he had opportunity It might have been better
:29:39. > :29:43.putting it through. It is the sort of thing they have
:29:44. > :29:46.to do, winning the ball off them Amazing sound coming from
:29:47. > :29:51.the Northern Ireland supporters. They are definitely winning that one
:29:52. > :29:57.against the German fans. Either it hit the post
:29:58. > :30:11.or was brilliantly parried away. Well, he didn't know that.
:30:12. > :30:15.I think it hit the post. Let's look at it again.
:30:16. > :30:17.Oh, off the post. A header from Muller and another
:30:18. > :30:20.excellent ball in from Kimmich. I like what I see from
:30:21. > :30:22.this young man there. I have no idea when the flag
:30:23. > :30:26.was raised, Muller was certainly on. Maybe Gomez came from an offside
:30:27. > :30:29.position, but the assistant flagged. Muller was not offside
:30:30. > :30:31.for me, Jonathan. Northern Ireland 0, Germany 0,
:30:32. > :30:41.Ukraine 0, Poland 0. The way it is all shaping out,
:30:42. > :30:44.they would get through for a game You cannot set your
:30:45. > :30:56.stall out for a France. They have done that on a few
:30:57. > :31:07.occasions on the counterattack but certainly Germany has created
:31:08. > :31:10.a three or four good chances and Michael McGovern has
:31:11. > :31:11.made excellent saves. Jamie Ward wins it back again,
:31:12. > :31:40.with typical tenacity. Washington is on the edge
:31:41. > :31:49.of the penalty area. He needs Aaron Hughes maybe to get
:31:50. > :31:58.forward on the right. Goes left and Jonny
:31:59. > :31:59.Evans is across there. Davis again.
:32:00. > :32:02.So much movement, so much hard work. Not just taking any pass,
:32:03. > :32:06.looking for a better pass. I know they were disappointed
:32:07. > :32:22.with the way they played They didn't feel they gave
:32:23. > :32:25.everything they had against Poland, that they started tentively
:32:26. > :32:27.in a major championship, I couldn't agree more but they have
:32:28. > :32:30.certainly more than Gomez,
:32:31. > :32:37.lovely footwork. Muller!
:32:38. > :32:39.Back to Gomez. Twenty nine minutes gone
:32:40. > :32:56.and they have their breakthrough. His first goal in competitive
:32:57. > :33:05.international football since 2012. Again, Mesut Ozil plays that pass,
:33:06. > :33:13.a lovely one touch. Gomez, sticks it in the back
:33:14. > :33:19.of the net. I thought Muller was going
:33:20. > :33:21.to pull the trigger. Cathcart maybe goes to ground
:33:22. > :33:25.a little too easy. The 28th goal of his
:33:26. > :33:37.international career. His goals against Slovakia
:33:38. > :33:47.from the spot, and against England, earlier this year, his first
:33:48. > :33:49.international goals for four years. Just as Northern Ireland
:33:50. > :33:57.were beginning to come out As I said earlier, created two
:33:58. > :34:04.or three good chances. Khedira doesn't often waste
:34:05. > :34:08.a pass, does he? The pace on the ball was too strong,
:34:09. > :34:13.as Jonny Evans takes this throw. Northern Ireland passes 78,
:34:14. > :34:36.Germany passes 276 so far. Aaron Hughes has done really well
:34:37. > :34:41.at the far post. At the moment, Germany
:34:42. > :34:57.are topping the group. As it stands, the situation should
:34:58. > :34:59.still be good enough for Northern Ireland to go
:35:00. > :35:02.through as one of the best Cathcart went to the same high
:35:03. > :35:27.school as Carl Frampton, A lovely diagonal,
:35:28. > :36:32.but couldn't quite keep it in. I've not seen much of him,
:36:33. > :36:35.and I've been impressed Muller, back to Gomez, and he put it
:36:36. > :36:50.in the back of the net. Frustration for the
:36:51. > :36:58.Northern Ireland manager. Northern Ireland have made it
:36:59. > :37:03.difficult for them and are Hector, Gotze was also there,
:37:04. > :37:21.as Ozil gets the crossing. Northern Ireland have not conceded
:37:22. > :37:30.more than one goal in their last Muller!
:37:31. > :37:38.Off the bar! Twice, he's been denied
:37:39. > :37:40.by the woodwork. Jamie Ward should be the wide player
:37:41. > :38:10.putting them under pressure. He's a little bit
:38:11. > :38:12.unlucky, Thomas Muller. The crossbar hit the post,
:38:13. > :38:15.hasn't had the back of the net. A shot that should have
:38:16. > :38:29.gone in, from Khedira. Still too many chances being created
:38:30. > :38:35.by Germany in this opening half. How can he get a strike on goal
:38:36. > :38:39.at the edge of the six yard box He is offside, Gotze,
:38:40. > :38:58.you can see that clearly. The annoying thing for me is getting
:38:59. > :39:01.behind them, pulling it back. They have to stop
:39:02. > :39:11.the crosses coming in. Major disappointment
:39:12. > :39:37.at these finals for Ukraine. A misplaced pass, but too many
:39:38. > :40:10.players in white shirts Absolutely, they have
:40:11. > :40:14.dominated possession. They have found
:40:15. > :40:19.the important passes. The two wide players,
:40:20. > :40:24.Kimmich and, on the left-hand side, Hector, the left-back, pushing on,
:40:25. > :40:28.playing like wingbacks, getting around the back
:40:29. > :40:30.of the Northern Ireland defence, The interesting thing for me,
:40:31. > :40:42.on the edge of the box, it is the first time
:40:43. > :40:48.pass, one touch. That has opened up Northern Ireland
:40:49. > :40:49.twice. Look how high Hector
:40:50. > :41:20.has been playing. Gareth McAuley's defence,
:41:21. > :41:39.hard-pressed. The Northern Ireland fans have not
:41:40. > :41:42.stopped singing, not for a second. Jonny Evans didn't know Gomez
:41:43. > :41:50.was coming, that is poor. A dip of the shoulder
:41:51. > :41:56.to throw Evans of balance. -- A dip of the shoulder
:41:57. > :42:15.to throw Evans off balance. I think Michael must be
:42:16. > :42:26.thinking about changing it. I would expect Paddy McNair to come
:42:27. > :42:29.on at some stage, maybe I think he's finding it hard now
:42:30. > :42:33.to get back and support Might even go with three
:42:34. > :42:37.centre-backs and play wingbacks, Shane Ferguson is one
:42:38. > :42:39.of the other players warming up. That has to be going
:42:40. > :42:41.through his mind. The German manager, as a player,
:42:42. > :42:44.he was not as successful A minor midfield success
:42:45. > :42:46.at Stuttgart and Frankfurt. Michael played for a lot
:42:47. > :43:07.of clubs over a long career. a very good one at
:43:08. > :43:12.Newcastle and Hibs. four times in ten
:43:13. > :43:23.games for his country. I remember him having a big fallout
:43:24. > :43:30.with Jim McClain at Dundee United. He slotted into his
:43:31. > :43:55.path and he scuffs it. It should have been a second goal
:43:56. > :44:08.for Mario Gomez. When you look down at the pitch
:44:09. > :44:10.prepared by the man from County Antrim,
:44:11. > :44:12.Jonathan Calderwood, you can't blame him,
:44:13. > :44:13.it's a perfect pitch. This could be a chance
:44:14. > :44:20.for Northern Ireland. I think Northern Ireland's set plays
:44:21. > :44:22.have been excellent There's a chance for Craig Cathcart,
:44:23. > :44:35.Evans, Gareth McAuley. He's had more attempts
:44:36. > :44:46.on goal in the first Not the first time we have seen
:44:47. > :45:09.this at these finals. Khedira has been
:45:10. > :45:13.excellent, but not there. A little bit casual,
:45:14. > :45:34.the world champions, at the back. Jamie Ward has gone on the left-hand
:45:35. > :45:37.side, Dallas has come across. Dallas is a much better
:45:38. > :45:41.athlete, I think. Gomez, trying to bully
:45:42. > :46:00.his way through. there is more than a reasonable
:46:01. > :46:12.chance they will go through as one of the best third placed
:46:13. > :46:24.teams, as long as they don't lose
:46:25. > :46:27.by a four-goal margin. He didn't know when the ball fell,
:46:28. > :46:35.he was looking to get the target. Leaning back, doesn't
:46:36. > :46:40.hit the target. Well offside, a yard-and-a-half,
:46:41. > :46:41.at least. Northern Ireland also need one
:46:42. > :46:44.of the other groups to have a third placed team with a worse
:46:45. > :46:46.record than them. The new format certainly has
:46:47. > :46:54.questions to answer. I don't think it was ever
:46:55. > :46:57.going to lead to the flowing What do you think, the idea
:46:58. > :47:20.of the third placed It is great for the lesser nations,
:47:21. > :47:29.so-called, but it has led to defensive football in matches
:47:30. > :47:31.we have seen. We have had some shocks as well,
:47:32. > :47:34.look at the Albanian performances and what they have done,
:47:35. > :47:37.I think it's good for football that you can get a shock,
:47:38. > :47:39.and you can get one Hungary, pulling off a massive
:47:40. > :47:44.victory over Austria, who won nine They came here highly rated,
:47:45. > :47:59.but Hungary were well I think people don't like to see
:48:00. > :48:20.the top dogs running all the time. -- I think people don't like to see
:48:21. > :48:24.the top dogs winning all the time. 44,000 at the Parc des
:48:25. > :48:26.Princes, just over. The Northern Irish members
:48:27. > :48:28.here showing us their Apologies to the assistant referee
:48:29. > :48:50.who caught one there. It rebounded and caught the official
:48:51. > :48:58.in the stomach or chest. Schweinsteiger is having
:48:59. > :49:21.a bit of fun with him. They go off at half time
:49:22. > :49:24.with a smile on their They have hit the wood work twice
:49:25. > :49:29.as well, with Muller. As it stands, though,
:49:30. > :49:30.Northern Ireland But at half-time they trail
:49:31. > :50:14.by a goal to nil. Gerry Armstrong, hero of 82,
:50:15. > :50:18.played in 86 as well, should Michael O'Neill have
:50:19. > :50:19.made a change? I thought they were looking a bit
:50:20. > :50:23.tired, particularly the wide On occasion he has been picking
:50:24. > :50:32.a pocket and taking the ball. Germany have had too many chances
:50:33. > :50:35.in the first half for me. Northern Ireland are lucky they are
:50:36. > :50:43.only 1-0 down. If they lose by this margin,
:50:44. > :50:46.or another, they could well I think they will be as one
:50:47. > :51:01.of the best third placed teams. Anything above three,
:51:02. > :51:03.they are in real trouble. Defending over the last couple
:51:04. > :51:06.of years would suggest they might not get a hammering,
:51:07. > :51:08.but they have to improve Yes, I'm looking at the performance
:51:09. > :51:12.of Mesut Ozil, whose passing has been particularly
:51:13. > :51:20.good in the final third. I like him, he is quick, he
:51:21. > :51:35.gets forward. Pep Guardiola thinks that Kimmich
:51:36. > :51:39.might go on to become one of the best centre-backs
:51:40. > :51:45.in the world. There has been muted criticism
:51:46. > :52:29.of their performances so far. Seeing if there is more rain coming
:52:30. > :52:44.down, sprinkling again. Adverse conditions, in Lyon,
:52:45. > :52:51.the hailstorms! I've never seen anything like that
:52:52. > :52:53.before It has been the wettest Paris
:52:54. > :53:13.early summer since 1932. The free kick decision
:53:14. > :53:15.is going the way of Corry Evans There will be tough to beat next
:53:16. > :53:35.season together, McGovern, looking for a new club
:53:36. > :53:47.this summer, having been released I don't think it will be short
:53:48. > :54:08.of invitations, for sure. He missed the start
:54:09. > :54:10.of the competition with an injury Whatever happens, they are
:54:11. > :54:16.going to have a party. They are having a party,
:54:17. > :54:25.believe you me. Great fun, just enjoy
:54:26. > :54:27.following the country One of the Northern Ireland
:54:28. > :54:41.supporters, I was reading about it, he got here, went into his room,
:54:42. > :54:44.tried to charge his phone, got an electric shock,
:54:45. > :54:50.went downstairs, started dancing, slipped on some wine,
:54:51. > :54:53.broke his leg, got there too late for the next game,
:54:54. > :55:00.could not get in, he is still there, It wasn't Jimmy Nesbitt,
:55:01. > :55:07.the lucky man, was it? Been to all of the games,
:55:08. > :55:19.as has Carl Frampton, A lovely run by Kimmich,
:55:20. > :56:03.and terrific goalkeeping again What a game he has had,
:56:04. > :56:14.the goalkeeper. He's been superb,
:56:15. > :56:18.absolutely top drawer. Like I said earlier,
:56:19. > :56:20.you will not have shortage of invitations to play for another
:56:21. > :56:33.club, a brilliant goalkeeper. Muller pulled it back,
:56:34. > :56:42.looking for Khedira. They should have scored,
:56:43. > :56:59.shouldn't they? Look at Michael McGovern,
:57:00. > :57:09.coming out and spreading himself, preventing Mario Gotze,
:57:10. > :57:16.not once, but twice. They have totally dominated,
:57:17. > :57:29.60% ball possession. 12 or 13 really good
:57:30. > :57:36.efforts on goal. Very nearly touched off
:57:37. > :57:43.by Jamie Ward to Washington. He looks for it, he's got him
:57:44. > :57:49.under pressure, here. The glancing header,
:57:50. > :57:57.trying to put in, Washington. Fair play to Mario Gotze,
:57:58. > :58:21.he didn't pull out of that one. I know you played for
:58:22. > :59:11.Northern Ireland so many times, you will tell me
:59:12. > :59:14.whether it was different in 82 or 86, I've been doing international
:59:15. > :59:18.football since 1987, I cannot remember a performance
:59:19. > :59:20.by a set of supporters Unbelievable is right,
:59:21. > :59:33.they are amazing. A little bit unlucky,
:59:34. > :59:37.Mario Gotze. His third substitute
:59:38. > :00:08.role so far in finals. Nearly had a break on the left-hand
:00:09. > :00:11.side, Northern Ireland. Wouldn't give up, very tenacious
:00:12. > :00:18.on the second attempt. One of the Northern Ireland players
:00:19. > :00:20.that started off at Northern Ireland, the rhythmic
:00:21. > :00:45.chanting going on. The pressure was enough for Muller
:00:46. > :00:48.to put it all the way I'm just wondering how long before
:00:49. > :00:57.they unleash Kyle Lafferty. He has been warming up quite a lot
:00:58. > :01:13.on the right-hand side. Davis saw the gap and went
:01:14. > :01:21.into it, beyond Boateng. Stolen off him by Mesut Ozil,
:01:22. > :01:26.who has been outstanding. What a fantastic run,
:01:27. > :01:29.you are right, for me, easily the best game from Mesut
:01:30. > :01:36.Ozil. Another great challenge,
:01:37. > :01:44.Stuart Dallas on the ball. A nervous look towards the bench
:01:45. > :01:51.by Washington, perhaps he feels his time is coming up
:01:52. > :01:53.because Lafferty is waiting Still 0-0, the Ukraine
:01:54. > :02:21.and Poland situation. Northern Ireland trailing Germany
:02:22. > :02:27.here by one goal. Poland would finish second,
:02:28. > :02:41.Northern Ireland third. Not a great ball for
:02:42. > :02:43.Conor Washington to try I think Mario Gomez
:02:44. > :03:08.should have scored again. Another wonderful save from Michael
:03:09. > :03:11.McGovern. Right-hand, Sami Khedira
:03:12. > :03:19.has run too far. He has made at least 20 or 30 yards
:03:20. > :03:30.to get that shot off. A straight swap, Conor Washington
:03:31. > :03:32.for Kyle Lafferty. Fresh legs, let's see
:03:33. > :03:34.what Northern Ireland's top goal-scorer in the qualifiers
:03:35. > :03:39.can do now. A battering ram player who had
:03:40. > :03:45.such a great qualifying That's what you want,
:03:46. > :04:28.a one-on-one situation, Jamie Ward. An opportunity for a good situation
:04:29. > :04:31.where Northern Ireland could break He adds a little bit extra
:04:32. > :04:40.height, Jonny Evans. I'm sure some anxiety will come
:04:41. > :04:43.into the German game because Poland Nearly pays off Northern Ireland
:04:44. > :04:55.with Jonny Evans rising. And we have Oliver
:04:56. > :05:09.Norwood coming across. He is going to whip this
:05:10. > :05:12.in with his right foot. He says he has improved
:05:13. > :06:57.his pitch orientation. Three in the middle
:06:58. > :07:15.to hit here for Hector. And the referee says it is a foul
:07:16. > :07:18.there by Ward and it He dived in very quickly
:07:19. > :07:21.the first time. It bounced back and went straight
:07:22. > :07:23.in for another challenge. He doesn't get the ball
:07:24. > :07:26.and he catches him. Hector wins the free kick,
:07:27. > :07:29.as you say, Jonathan, That area of the stadium,
:07:30. > :07:43.the Parc des Princes is where most of the German fans are and they have
:07:44. > :07:48.found their voice now. Muller might try to whip it in low
:07:49. > :08:15.and have a go at goal. Corry Evans and Steve Davis
:08:16. > :08:20.between the two of them, both burst He hit it bravely,
:08:21. > :08:32.the Blackburn player. Playing for the Greenisland Boys'
:08:33. > :08:35.Club before moving away to Well, more pressure for this
:08:36. > :09:58.Northern Ireland defence. Germany and with Poland winning,
:09:59. > :10:11.Germany would still top the group. Northern Ireland will have
:10:12. > :10:14.done enough, we think. In comes a cross -
:10:15. > :10:16.the referee has blown. It may have been against
:10:17. > :10:24.Gomez or Schurrle. Hummels was holding
:10:25. > :10:31.on to Jonny Evans. I think it is one of those two
:10:32. > :10:34.decisions, the referee He blew the whistle before
:10:35. > :10:49.the header was made. A big roar went up, by the way,
:10:50. > :10:54.a couple of minutes ago. A tribute to Robert Archie Rainey,
:10:55. > :10:58.the man known as Archie, a Northern Ireland man who died
:10:59. > :11:02.during Thursday's win in Ukraine, The Northern Ireland
:11:03. > :11:08.fans gave a roar. He was 64, I believe
:11:09. > :11:16.when he passed away. The vast majority, I know
:11:17. > :11:19.you will have seen other headlines back at home and pictures
:11:20. > :11:22.but the vast majority of fans here at these finals have come
:11:23. > :11:30.to enjoy themselves. There is Schweinsteiger preparing it
:11:31. > :11:40.make another entrance into this competition from the
:11:41. > :11:42.substitutes' bench. against Ukraine when he came off
:11:43. > :11:51.the bench in the first game. He had only been on the field
:11:52. > :11:54.of play some seconds A good finish, wasn't
:11:55. > :11:59.t on the half-volley? A great run for someone who had been
:12:00. > :12:03.out of football since 20th March. Lafferty away and Dallas,
:12:04. > :12:47.the inside left. I'm impressed from the cover
:12:48. > :13:10.from Mats Hummels. And we have to find out
:13:11. > :13:13.who Schweinsteiger is coming on for He has been in five
:13:14. > :13:38.semifinals in a row. Schurrle tried to get the cross
:13:39. > :13:41.in followed up by Hector. There is an interesting one
:13:42. > :13:48.coming up now, Jonathan. It could be a complete change
:13:49. > :14:02.of tactics from Michael O'Neil. There he is, Josh Magennis,
:14:03. > :14:16.the Kilmarnock player. Rory McIlroy applauds as Jamie Ward
:14:17. > :14:26.comes off and Josh Magennis goes on. He scored one goal in qualifying
:14:27. > :14:34.against Greece at home. He was a goalkeeper,
:14:35. > :14:39.he played twice for Northern Ireland He has reverted to a striker just
:14:40. > :14:49.ahead of the Youth Cup Final An opportunity for
:14:50. > :15:09.another dead ball. Can Oliver Norwood provide
:15:10. > :15:14.the right service? Germany so dominant
:15:15. > :15:24.in the first half. A different story in
:15:25. > :15:35.this second period. Germany will sweep
:15:36. > :15:52.away on the counter. Sometimes it is not good enough
:15:53. > :16:13.to get the ball away, Jonathan. A lovely ball away but Hector
:16:14. > :16:23.couldn't keep it in play. The first touch let him down
:16:24. > :16:26.but it was a wonderful diagonal That's been a feature
:16:27. > :16:34.of the way they have played. Back in the day it would have
:16:35. > :17:28.been unheard of, really, with goalkeepers having to deal
:17:29. > :17:40.with those passes. Terrific athlete, the German
:17:41. > :17:47.rightback, Schweinsteiger. Again that ball from the left-hand
:17:48. > :17:54.side was great delivery. He did a good job
:17:55. > :17:58.putting it in Hector. You can see, what, he is a foot away
:17:59. > :18:02.from it, just an outstretched leg The goalkeeper is just as important.
:18:03. > :19:00.Keeps possession there. They have been in their comfort zone
:19:01. > :19:02.throughout the game, They haven't played well
:19:03. > :19:15.in the second half. Scintillating football from Germany
:19:16. > :19:20.in the first. I'd like to see him keep possession
:19:21. > :19:24.a little bit better, Jonathan. Excellent block from Jonny Evans,
:19:25. > :19:31.when that pass came across four Germany lead Northern Ireland,
:19:32. > :20:11.Poland lead Ukraine. Germany have seven points,
:20:12. > :20:15.above Poland on goal difference. Will it be enough?
:20:16. > :20:22.We will have to wait and see. Boateng replaced,
:20:23. > :20:24.with the scoreline 1-0, remembering that he is on a yellow
:20:25. > :20:27.card, I think it is probably Not a yellow card in this game,
:20:28. > :21:02.but in the tournament. Just drifted, half a yard,
:21:03. > :21:11.the wrong side of the defender. They have to keep possession better
:21:12. > :21:17.and try to find a good He couldn't get his
:21:18. > :21:56.hand out the way. A Northern Ireland goal would be
:21:57. > :22:04.greeted with absolute pandemonium. It would be talked
:22:05. > :22:11.about forever and a day. More immediately, it would totally
:22:12. > :22:14.confound Germany This team are not out of this yet.
:22:15. > :22:24.He felt that was an elbow. Well, he didn't try
:22:25. > :22:28.to play the ball, The referee agreed and
:22:29. > :22:33.gives the free kick. They have looked a better team,
:22:34. > :22:36.Northern Ireland, with Lafferty on McAuley was up.
:22:37. > :22:39.That is a foul. Josh Magennis, into the back
:22:40. > :22:40.of Schweinsteiger. Just a little bit late,
:22:41. > :22:42.catches him late. Gomez strayed offside,
:22:43. > :22:48.he had to hesitate. First meeting at a major tournament
:22:49. > :23:00.between the countries By and large, Northern Ireland
:23:01. > :23:55.giving a good account of themselves. Germany have dominated,
:23:56. > :23:59.they have had the better opportunities and have hit
:24:00. > :24:04.the woodwork twice. Once again, we have seen more
:24:05. > :24:16.of the so-called big nations at the Euro 2016 not go
:24:17. > :24:19.on and dominate the scoreline. That is probably the poorest
:24:20. > :24:25.attempted cross of the evening You can see why he has
:24:26. > :24:44.made the decision. Lafferty, try to make
:24:45. > :25:24.it stick on his chest. Cathcart, a tired sweep
:25:25. > :25:43.of the leg there. Neuer is comfortable
:25:44. > :25:45.in those situations, Germany have played
:25:46. > :25:57.themselves out very neatly. He was looking for Gomez, again,
:25:58. > :26:14.pushed away by McGovern. You can see Mario Gomez towers
:26:15. > :26:24.above him at the far post. Left-hand, brilliant
:26:25. > :27:06.save from Michael McGovern. I'm not sure I've seen a goalkeeper
:27:07. > :27:12.make as many saves us He's had a terrific
:27:13. > :28:18.game, Michael McGovern. Corry Evans has gone off, to be
:28:19. > :28:39.replaced by Niall McGinn. Interesting one, he came off
:28:40. > :28:42.the bench as a substitute and scored Still, the Northern
:28:43. > :29:11.Ireland fans sing. Poland are pressing
:29:12. > :29:31.Germany hard for top spot. Frustration, they have had good
:29:32. > :29:40.possession and good chances, but they haven't improved
:29:41. > :29:48.on that 1-0 lead. They have had 70% of
:29:49. > :29:52.the ball in the game. They have made four times as many
:29:53. > :30:27.passes as Northern Ireland. That is great defending
:30:28. > :30:28.from Stuart Dallas. At the expense of a corner,
:30:29. > :30:39.but he has done really well. A Crusaders player,
:30:40. > :30:41.did well with them. They have put in a lot of effort,
:30:42. > :31:08.they are happy enough with the one goal lead,
:31:09. > :31:11.and they look a bit They have done enough over
:31:12. > :31:39.the three games to convince They will have to take
:31:40. > :31:45.the chances they have created. On another day, they should have
:31:46. > :31:48.scored two or three goals at least. They will do well to get
:31:49. > :31:57.anywhere near that. Once again, Mats Hummels
:31:58. > :32:14.is in a good position to make sure he's not going to get
:32:15. > :32:24.on the end of it. Northern Ireland had two shots
:32:25. > :32:30.against Poland, 17 against Ukraine. The front two now for
:32:31. > :32:46.Northern Ireland are going to have to put in some work to pressurise
:32:47. > :32:49.defenders and stop Germany coming They have the two fresh legs,
:32:50. > :33:00.that is what they have to do, Two minutes to go.
:33:01. > :33:07.Straight at McGovern. Should not be getting
:33:08. > :33:14.a shot that easy, for me. Looks as if it has been cleared,
:33:15. > :33:17.the ricochet comes back. Gomez pivots and gets a shot
:33:18. > :33:20.off with his left foot. He has scored, but he has had
:33:21. > :33:37.half a dozen efforts. But some big have improved,
:33:38. > :33:50.the header was an excellent save. It didn't come.
:33:51. > :34:06.A corner off Steven Davis. He tracked him really
:34:07. > :34:08.well there, Toni Kroos. He gets close enough to him
:34:09. > :34:13.there to get a touch on it. Coming close to the 90-minute
:34:14. > :34:20.mark now, Jonathan. And Northern Ireland haven't got
:34:21. > :34:22.out of the first ground group since Gerry's '82
:34:23. > :34:24.World Cup exploits. We might have to wait
:34:25. > :34:36.until the final matches are all sewn up to see
:34:37. > :34:39.which are the best-placed Three minutes of stoppage time in
:34:40. > :34:56.Parc des Princes. Ozil hits it.
:34:57. > :35:16.It wasn't tis right foot, was it? Well it was his right
:35:17. > :35:18.foot, but the wrong Jonny Evans got a crack
:35:19. > :35:22.in the back of the head. Let's look at this.
:35:23. > :35:24.There is the attempted shot. A lot of international
:35:25. > :36:03.success for him in Germany. Another elusive run by Ozil,
:36:04. > :36:08.in between the lines. That's all he can do
:36:09. > :36:30.for a ball in the air. Even if he had won it cleanly,
:36:31. > :36:33.there was no-one there. He might have dropped it off and got
:36:34. > :36:42.the throw-in himself but he did Kroos coming in,
:36:43. > :37:03.from Schweinsteiger. They'll draw Northern
:37:04. > :37:09.Ireland out of position. He has given his all,
:37:10. > :37:12.Craig Cathcart. They have had all had
:37:13. > :37:14.to work tremendously hard. Certainly stretched them
:37:15. > :37:28.on numerous occasions. They only have the one
:37:29. > :37:33.goal to score for it. Not too sure how impressed
:37:34. > :37:38.the German media will be. We are into the last 15 seconds
:37:39. > :37:40.of stoppage time. Well, the order of the day is
:37:41. > :37:43.McGovern to stick this one forward. Craig Cathcart, Jonny Evans,
:37:44. > :37:50.Gareth McAuley, all up there. Northern Ireland beaten
:37:51. > :38:07.by the World Champions. Gomez with the only goal
:38:08. > :38:12.of the game, to defeat Have they done enough to go
:38:13. > :38:16.through as one of the best The Northern Ireland
:38:17. > :38:24.fans, truly memorable. Germany the winner, though with the
:38:25. > :38:34.Gomez goal.