25mins: Ireland 0 Germany 1

21mins: Kinsella concedes possession as Ireland begin to look ragged.

22mins: Rain starts to fall in Kashima as Germans tighten grip on midfield.

23mins: Duff wins corner for Ireland on right.

24mins: Harte swings in corner but Kahn punches clear.

25mins: Germans cannot clear and Holland picks up on edge of box to send in low shot which shaves wrong side of Kahn's right-hand post.