Germany beats Serbia to set up Nations League decider with Netherlands

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 07:32 · Archive

Germany won 3-1 in Serbia on Friday to set up a final Group A2 match against the Netherlands in Berlin on Monday.

Germany defeated Serbia 3-1 in Belgrade on Friday in the Nations League, with goals from Florian Wirtz and debutant Brajan Gruda, plus an own goal from Serbia's Srdan Babic. The result sets up a crunch encounter between Germany and the Netherlands in Berlin on Monday to decide who tops Group A2.

Serbia finished the match with nine men after substitutes Vanja Dragojevic and Andrija Zivkovic were sent off late on. Srdan Babic scored a second-half consolation. Germany's coach Jürgen Klopp said the side played 'a truly fantastic game' and that 'our counter-pressing was superb and the intensity was top-notch'.

The Netherlands' 7-0 annihilation of Greece in Amsterdam means Germany will probably need to win on Monday to reach the quarter-finals, unless Serbia beat Greece away from home. Tijjani Reijnders scored a first-half hat-trick for the Dutch.

How it is being reported

• Reijnder’s hat-trick fires Dutch to 7-0 rout of Greece, Germany beat SerbiaNetherlands' 7-0 annihilation of Greece means the Germans will likely need to win on Monday to reach the quarterfinals.Al Jazeera · 14 Nov, 07:19
• Nations League: Germany set up Netherlands clash after beating SerbiaFlorian Wirtz on target in Germany’s 3-1 win in Serbia Tijjani Reijnders hat-trick as Netherlands hammer Greece Germany cruised to a 3-1 win against Serbia in Belgrade on Friday, setting up a crunch encounter with the Netherlands in Berlin on Monday to decide who tops Group A2. In teeming rain in an almost empty stadium, the Germans forced Serbia’s Srdan Babic into an early own goal with Florian Wirtz and debutant Brajan Gruda also scoring. Continue reading...Guardian Sport · 13 Nov, 23:14

In this story: Germany · Serbia · Netherlands · Florian Wirtz · Jürgen Klopp · Tijjani Reijnders · Belgrade · Berlin

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