Germany beat Serbia 3-1 as Reijnders hat-trick powers Dutch rout

Germany defeated Serbia 3-1 in Belgrade on Friday, November 13, while the Netherlands overwhelmed Greece 7-0 in Amsterdam in the Nations League. Florian Wirtz and Brajan Gruda scored for Germany, and Tijjani Reijnders supplied a first-half hat-trick for the Dutch in the other Group A2 fixture.

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According to the German Football Association's match record, Germany went ahead through a Srdjan Babic own goal in the third minute. Wirtz added the second in the 14th minute, giving the visitors a two-goal advantage that remained intact until half-time at the Rajko Mitic stadium.

Gruda extended the lead to 3-0 five minutes after the restart, before Babic scored at the other end in the 56th minute. The Guardian reported that Gruda was making his debut and that Serbia finished with nine players after Vanja Dragojevic and Andrija Zivkovic were dismissed.

In Amsterdam, Squawka's match data recorded Crysencio Summerville's opener after six minutes, followed by Reijnders goals in the 12th, 18th and 33rd minutes. Jurrien Timber then scored in the 40th minute to send the Netherlands into the interval with a 5-0 lead. All five goals came before Greece could register a reply.

Timber struck again in the 59th minute and Donyell Malen completed the scoring two minutes later. Squawka recorded 17 shots for the Netherlands, including 13 on target, compared with nine attempts and one on target for Greece. Reijnders and Timber accounted for five of the seven Dutch goals between them.

Germany's result brought their record in this Nations League campaign to two victories, two draws and one defeat, according to the DFB results list. They had previously beaten Serbia 2-0 at home, drawn 1-1 away to the Netherlands and taken one point from two meetings with Greece. Their remaining group fixture is against the Netherlands in Berlin on Monday, November 16.

The Belgrade match also took place under spectator restrictions. The DFB said before kick-off that 70 German supporters would nevertheless attend using tickets from its allocated delegation contingent. Fifty were distributed through its fan-club points system, while sporting director Rudi Voller made another 20 available during a visit to supporters in the city.