Armenia 1-4 Germany: Havertz and Gundogan help Germans sign off in style

Kai
Havertz
and
Jonas
Hofmann
were
also
on
target
for
Die
Mannschaft
at
the
Vazgen
Sargsyan
Republican
Stadium,
with
the
hosts
replying
through
a
consolation
penalty
from
Henrikh
Mkhitaryan.

Head
coach
Hansi
Flick
made
six
changes
from
the
team
that
thrashed
Liechtenstein
9-0
on
Thursday,
but
Germany
looked
strong
again,
easing
past
the
side
bossed
by
Joaquin
Caparros.

The
win
was
a
ninth
from
10
qualifying
matches
for
Germany
and
means
they
finish
nine
points
clear
of
second-placed
North
Macedonia
in
Group
J.

Germany
took
the
lead
after
15
minutes
when
Hofmann
played
a
quick
one-two
with
Thomas
Muller
before
crossing
from
the
right
for
Havertz
to
steer
home.

The
visitors
had
a
penalty
in
first-half
stoppage
time
when
a
VAR
review
led
to
the
verdict
that
Florian
Neuhaus
had
been
fouled
by
Taron
Voskanyan
in
the
box,
and
Gundogan
converted
with
ease.

The
Manchester
City
midfielder
had
his
second
goal
five
minutes
into
the
second
half
when
his
shot
from
the
edge
of
the
penalty
area
inexplicably
slipped
through
the
grasp
of
Stanislav
Buchnev.

Armenia
captain
Mkhitaryan
pulled
a
goal
back
from
the
spot
after
Neuhaus
fouled
David
Terteryan
in
the
box
just
before
the
hour,
but
a
mistake
from
Mkhitaryan
allowed
Hofmann
to
intercept
and
race
through
to
restore
Germany’s
three-goal
cushion
in
the
64th
minute.

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