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Germany did light work in their start of the 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign after goals from Leon Goretzka, Kai Havertz and Ilkay Gundogan gave them a 3-0 home win over Iceland in an imbalance in Group J on Thursday.
Goretzka and Havertz put the Germans in a 2-0 lead in the opening seven minutes before Gundogan sealed the victory with a low shot from 25 meters at 56.
The match continued after two German players, Jonas Hofmann and Marcel Halstenberg, were quarantined Thursday morning as Hofmann tested positive for COVID-19 and Halstenberg was identified as a category one contact.
Germany took the lead after a delightful play when Joshua Kimmich found Serge Gnabry in the penalty area with a perfectly timed pass and the latter touched the ball for Goretzka to return home in the third minute.
Havertz made it 2-0 after another pass from Kimmich that split the defense released Leroy Sane, who squared the ball for the Chelsea forward to take a low shot from 12 yards on the first shot.
The home side took their foot off the pedal after Gundogan’s goal, but could have added the fourth when Gnabry hit the post with a scratchy shot in the 70th minute.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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