Germany 8-0 Estonia: Marco Reus and Serge Gnabry both score twice in huge victory
Germany smashed eight past Estonia to keep the pressure on Northern Ireland in Euro 2020 qualifying.
Marco Reus gave them a 10th-minute lead in Mainz with Leroy Sane setting up Serge Gnabry for a second.
Leon Goretzka headed in, Ilkay Gundogan scored a penalty and Reus curled in a free-kick to make it 5-0 at half-time.
Gnabry and Timo Werner then scored before a late eighth from Gundogan’s Manchester City team-mate Sane, who also had two goals disallowed.
Germany have won their opening three qualifiers, but remain three points behind Northern Ireland, who beat Belarus 1-0 to make it four wins from four.
They meet on Monday, 9 September in Belfast. Group rivals the Netherlands were not in action as they were playing in the Nations League finals.
It was a quiet international break for Germany keeper Manuel Neuer, who only had to make a total of three saves against Belarus, in a 2-0 win on Saturday, and Estonia to keep two clean sheets.
Joachim Low’s side have won their last 14 World Cup and European Championship qualifiers since losing 1-0 to the Republic of Ireland in 2015.
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Match ends, Germany 8, Estonia 0.
Full Time
Second Half ends, Germany 8, Estonia 0.
Attempt saved. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcel Halstenberg.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Taijo Teniste.
Offside, Germany. Leon Goretzka tries a through ball, but Thilo Kehrer is caught offside.
Goal!
Goal! Germany 8, Estonia 0. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
Attempt saved. Julian Draxler (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thilo Kehrer with a headed pass.
Foul by Matthias Ginter (Germany).
Karol Mets (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Artur Pikk.
Attempt missed. Niklas Süle (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Madis Vihmann.
Substitution
Substitution, Estonia. Vladislav Kreida replaces Konstantin Vassiljev.
Offside, Germany. Leroy Sané tries a through ball, but Serge Gnabry is caught offside.
Goal!
Goal! Germany 7, Estonia 0. Timo Werner (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Draxler with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Draxler with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matthias Ginter with a cross.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Sergei Lepmets.
Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gert Kams (Estonia).
Offside, Germany. Leon Goretzka tries a through ball, but Thilo Kehrer is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Estonia. Henrik Ojamaa replaces Sergei Zenjov.
Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Germany) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Marcel Halstenberg.
Offside, Germany. Niklas Süle tries a through ball, but Leroy Sané is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Germany. Timo Werner replaces Marco Reus.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Artur Pikk.
Goal!
Goal! Germany 6, Estonia 0. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Halstenberg.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Joonas Tamm.
Substitution
Substitution, Estonia. Mattias Kait replaces Artjom Dmitrijev.
Attempt missed. Marco Reus (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Sergei Lepmets.
Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Madis Vihmann.
Attempt saved. Sergei Zenjov (Estonia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taijo Teniste.
Substitution
Substitution, Germany. Julian Draxler replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
Foul by Marcel Halstenberg (Germany).
Artjom Dmitrijev (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Artur Pikk.
Attempt missed. Sergei Zenjov (Estonia) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
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