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		</div><p>Germany 2 Georgia 1</p>
<p>Max Kruse came off the bench to score the goal that sent Germany to Euro 2016 as Group D winners with a 2-1 victory over Georgia.</p>
<p>After wasting a host of early chances, the world champions were becoming frustrated in Leipzig after Jaba Kankava cancelled out a Thomas Muller penalty with a stunning strike.</p>
<p>Conceding another and slipping to defeat might have meant missing out on automatic qualification altogether but Kruse eased Germany nerves in the 79th minute, just moments after coming on.</p>
<p>Victory rendered the result of the clash between Poland and the Republic of Ireland academic as far as Germany were concerned and secured top spot.</p>
<p>That Joachim Low’s men would need such a late goal seemed unlikely as they tore into the Georgians in the first half, doing everything but score.</p>
<p>Muller controlled on his chest and forced Nukri Revishvili into the first of several fine saves with a smart shot on the half-volley after just three minutes before Toni Kroos volleyed wide.</p>
<p>Revishvili denied Ilkay Gundogan and Marco Reus in quick succession before the latter blazed over from close range after good play by Mesut Ozil and Muller.</p>
<p>Amid Germany’s succession of chances, Georgia had one of the best opportunities of the first period as Valeri Kazaishvili teed-up Tornike Okriashvili but Manuel Neuer produced a fine reaction stop.</p>
<p>Back at the other end, Reus was slipped in by Gundogan but screwed his shot across goal and then volleyed hard at Revishvili from an Ozil cross.</p>
<p>After 15 attempts on goal without joy in the first half, Germany finally looked to have taken control after Muller struck from the spot after 50 minutes.</p>
<p>Referee Pavel Kralovec had no hesitation in awarding the penalty after Ozil was tripped by Kankava and Muller made no mistake from 12 yards.</p>
<p>But Germany’s joy was short-lived as Georgia broke upfield and Okriashvili brought a brilliant save from Neuer with a shot destined for the top corner.</p>
<p>The danger was not over as the resulting corner was cleared only as far as Kankava and the Georgia captain made amends for his earlier error by rifling in a superb left-foot volley.</p>
<p>Things almost got worse for Germany as a quick Georgia counter-attack led to a chance for Kazaishvili but he shot over before Neuer rescued his side after some poor defending with a brilliant save from Okriashvili.</p>
<p>Germany began to look laboured and Andre Schurrle, who had a frustrating night in a central role, shot straight at Revishvili after a good move.</p>
<p>Desperation appeared to be creeping in as Kroos missed the target by some distance from long range but the late introduction of Kruse for the ineffective Schurrle changed the game.</p>
<p>Kruse had been on the field just three minutes when he was fed on the edge of the box by an incisive pass from Ozil and he beat Revishvili with a firm first-time shot into the bottom corner.</p>
<p>Having regained the initiative, Germany duly played out time to book their place in France next summer.</p>
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