21:47 GMT, Friday, 5 September 2008 22:47 UK
Germany U21 3-0 N Ireland U21
Northern Ireland's hopes of qualifying for the U21 European Championship ended after a qualifier defeat in Wuppertal.
Bayern Munich teenage midfielder Toni Kroos scored the opener on 11 minutes with a superb 20-yard free-kick.
Daniel Halfar made it 2-0 in the 38th minute after Trevor Carson failed to hold a Kroos strike.
N Ireland had to win to have any chance of making the play-offs but Dennis Aogo added a third for the Germans on the hour with a long-range effort.
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