Evening all, and welcome to Northern Ireland v Germany!

Anyway, thanks for your company - check back presently for our match report.

Germany move above NI to the top of the group and it's hard to see them and Netherlands not taking the top two slots. But NI played pretty well and with better finishing might just have taken the points, though of course there was little they could do when Germany turned it up.

Full-time: Northern Ireland 0-2 Germany

LOVELY GOAL! Northern Ireland 0-2 Germany (Gnabry) Brandt moves through a vacated midfield and finds Havertz who moves infield off the right asnnd slips a pass in behind the defence, onto which Gnabry dashes before whipping a low finish across Peacock-Farrell from an acute angle and into the far corner. It might just be that Jogi Low knows more than Iain Dowie.

NI make ground down the right but Can chugs back and retrieves possession.

There'll be three added minutes.

Apologies - my system crash, but you missed nowt of note.

Kimmich takes the ball facing his own goal and pressure from Evans C forces him towards the box, but he keeps the head, turns, and clears.

Germany aim to see this one out, Can replacing Reus.

One ball over the top from Halstenberg sets Brandt away down the left, but his cross has Havertz stretching and Lewis blocks his shot behind. The corner comes to nowt.

Final shy for NI, Lavery replacing Washington.

Wrap yer peepers around dis.

Decent possession from Germany before an aimless long pass allows NI to pump forward. Sule deals with it easily, and Germany get the ball moving again.

A quiet period as we prepare ourselves for the final push. Perhaps NI should go 4-4-2 and see how Gemrnay's centre-backs deal with that because at the moment they're not getting enough men into the box.

I'm not quite sure why Germany have slowed down - when they stepped it up, NI couldn't live with them, while now, they've got a puncher's chance.

NI aren't going to die wondering here, and Germany look to have settled for 1-0 unless a counter presents itself.

Another change for NI, Magennis replacing Saville.

Almost an immediate impact! Kimmich tosses into the box and Havertz, who's been compared to Michael Ballack, rises, Michael Ballack-style, to head just wide.

Change for Germany: off goes Werner and on comes Havertz, who I'm excited to see - he's meant to be a player.

Washington holds up well so Gnabry raps him across the back of the knees and is booked.