Glut of goals doesn’t come for world champions

Germany cruise to victory but Gibraltar escape a complete drubbing

Germany cruised to a 4-0 win over Gibraltar in the Euro 2016 qualifier in Nuremberg but were left frustrated for periods
Germany cruised to a 4-0 win over Gibraltar in the Euro 2016 qualifier in Nuremberg but were left frustrated for periods

Germany 4 Gibraltar 0

Germany picked up their obligatory group win over Gibraltar but the expected flurry of goals failed to arrive as they only managed to score four without reply in Nuremberg.

Thomas Muller was on target twice with Mario Gotze raising Germany's lead to three before half-time

An own goal from Yogan Santos midway through the second half made it four but World Cup winners Germany were unable to add any more.

Having lost 7-0 to Poland and the Ireland, Gibraltar will take pride from their performance in Nuremberg, conceding only four to the world champions who did their duty, but little more than that.

  • Join The Irish Times on WhatsApp and stay up to date

  • What’s making headlines in the rugby world? Listen to The Counter Ruck podcast with Nathan Johns

  • Sign up for push alerts to get the best breaking news, analysis and comment delivered to your phone