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Mario Gomez scored the only goal of the game for the World Cup holders, in part thanks to a fantastic performance from Northern Ireland's goalkeeper to keep them at bay

Northern Ireland goalkeeper Michael McGovern reflected on the performance of his life after his heroics against world champions Germany helped Northern Ireland into the last 16 of Euro 2016.

Recalled striker Mario Gomez scored the only goal in a 1-0 win for Joachim Low's men but a string of brilliant stops from McGovern, due to be released from Hamilton Academical, preserved a goal-difference of zero for Northern Ireland, whose victory over Ukraine last time out gave them three points from the group stage.