Match Report
Republic of Ireland went into the game 3rd in the table on 18 points; Germany sat 1st on 22 — a 4-point gap. On recent form Republic of Ireland sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Republic of Ireland 1.9 scored and 0.7 conceded per game, Germany 2.4 and 0.9, with the league averaging 1.31.
Aviva Stadium in Dublin, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.