Germany v Northern Ireland, 08 September 1999

Score4-0 to Germany
RefereeGeorgios Bikas
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Group 3
VenueWestfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance41,000
Kick-off: 8:30pm local (7:30pm BST)

4  Germany

Manager: Erich Ribbeck

0  Northern Ireland

Manager: Lawrie McMenemy

Goals:

Oliver Bierhoff 3 G
Christian Ziege 16 G
Christian Ziege 35 G
Christian Ziege 45 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann
Defender Markus Babbel
Defender Thomas Linke
Defender Jens Nowotny
Midfielder Jens Jeremies
Midfielder Lothar Matthäus
Midfielder Mehmet Scholl
Midfielder Christian Ziege
Forward Oliver Bierhoff (captain)
Forward Marco Bode
Forward Oliver Neuville

Starting lineup:

Maik Taylor Goalkeeper
Steve Morrow Defender
Ian Nolan Defender
Mark Williams Defender
Kevin Horlock Midfielder
Michael Hughes Midfielder
Peter Kennedy Midfielder
Neil Lennon Midfielder
Steve Lomas Midfielder (captain)
Jon McCarthy Midfielder
Iain Dowie Forward

Substitutions:

Thomas Strunz for Markus Babbel 30
Christian Wörns for Jens Nowotny 46
Bernd Schneider for Oliver Neuville 66

Substitutions:

Keith Gillespie for Neil Lennon 46
James Quinn for Iain Dowie 46

Cards:

Christian Ziege 42 Y
Thomas Linke 69 Y
Thomas Strunz 77 Y

Cards:

Kevin Horlock 34 Y
Steve Lomas 54 Y
James Quinn 57 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hans-Jorg Butt
Defender Christian Wörns
Midfielder Christian Nerlinger
Midfielder Andreas Neuendorf
Midfielder Bernd Schneider
Midfielder Thomas Strunz
Forward Carsten Jancker

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tommy Wright
Defender Aaron Hughes
Defender Iain Jenkins
Defender Keith Rowland
Midfielder Keith Gillespie
Midfielder Steve Robinson
Forward James Quinn

Comments:

Christian Ziege scored his 1st and Germany's 47th international hat-trick.

Comments:

Northern Ireland suffered its 3rd consecutive defeat. 250th defeat of the Northern Ireland football team in international matches. 50th international appearance of Michael Hughes for Northern Ireland.

4  Germany

Manager: Erich Ribbeck

Goals:

Oliver Bierhoff 3 G
Christian Ziege 16 G
Christian Ziege 35 G
Christian Ziege 45 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann
Defender Markus Babbel
Defender Thomas Linke
Defender Jens Nowotny
Midfielder Jens Jeremies
Midfielder Lothar Matthäus
Midfielder Mehmet Scholl
Midfielder Christian Ziege
Forward Oliver Bierhoff (captain)
Forward Marco Bode
Forward Oliver Neuville

Substitutions:

Thomas Strunz for Markus Babbel 30
Christian Wörns for Jens Nowotny 46
Bernd Schneider for Oliver Neuville 66

Cards:

Christian Ziege 42 Y
Thomas Linke 69 Y
Thomas Strunz 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hans-Jorg Butt
Defender Christian Wörns
Midfielder Christian Nerlinger
Midfielder Andreas Neuendorf
Midfielder Bernd Schneider
Midfielder Thomas Strunz
Forward Carsten Jancker

Comments:

Christian Ziege scored his 1st and Germany's 47th international hat-trick.

0  Northern Ireland

Manager: Lawrie McMenemy

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Maik Taylor Goalkeeper
Steve Morrow Defender
Ian Nolan Defender
Mark Williams Defender
Kevin Horlock Midfielder
Michael Hughes Midfielder
Peter Kennedy Midfielder
Neil Lennon Midfielder
Steve Lomas Midfielder (captain)
Jon McCarthy Midfielder
Iain Dowie Forward

Substitutions:

Keith Gillespie for Neil Lennon 46
James Quinn for Iain Dowie 46

Cards:

Kevin Horlock 34 Y
Steve Lomas 54 Y
James Quinn 57 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tommy Wright
Defender Aaron Hughes
Defender Iain Jenkins
Defender Keith Rowland
Midfielder Keith Gillespie
Midfielder Steve Robinson
Forward James Quinn

Comments:

Northern Ireland suffered its 3rd consecutive defeat. 250th defeat of the Northern Ireland football team in international matches. 50th international appearance of Michael Hughes for Northern Ireland.