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Germany have only brought a reserve side
to Russia for the Confederations Cup. It is a sign of their strength in
depth that it has proved to be one of the best in the tournament.
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team lacking the likes of Manuel Neuer and Mesut Ozil had far too much
for Mexico, Leon Goretzka scoring a quickfire early double and Timo
Werner slotting a third in the second half.
Fabian
scored a goal of the tournament contender when he slammed into the top
corner from 30 yards, but Amin Younes finished off coolly after a
breakaway to restore gloss to the scoreline.
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Germany have cruised into the final of the Confederations Cup after seeing off Mexico in the semi-final in a humid Sochi
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Leon Goretzka made the task almost impossible for the CONCACAF champions with two goals in the sixth and eighth minutes
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Timo Werner finished off a flowing German move with a tap in just before the hour to make it three as Germany sailed through
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Marco Fabian earned Mexico a consolation with one of the goals of the tournament - a 30-yard howitzer into the top corner
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However there was no hope of a comeback, as Amin Younes polished off a counter attack to set up a German date with Chile
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Germany went ahead after just six minutes when Goretzka finished with a delicate passed goal from 20 yards out
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Goretzka was able to put Germany in front after the Mexico defence failed to cut out the attacking move amid a sluggish start
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Two minutes later Mexico keeper Guillermo Ochoa was left helpless again with Goretzka able to slot in from an angle
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Germany have sent a mostly reserve squad to Russia for the finals but Goretzka made a good case for more regular starts
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After the break the German dominance continued and Werner made it 3-0 when he turned home a pull back by Jonas Hector
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There was a suspicion of offside against Werner - standing behind the defence when the move began - but the goal was given
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Goal of the night belonged to Mexico and Fabian - his long range strike left ter Stegen with absolutely no chance
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Mexico had over 20 shots on goal and ter Stegen put in a good performance, but he had absolutely no chance with this one
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Just as Mexico began to dream of a come back, Ajax youngster Younes finished off a swift break, with a low strike past Ochoa
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Germany have brought a skeleton, reserve team to Russia, but there was been nothing second rate about their displays
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Mexico captain Hector Moreno had an abysmal start to the game - his missed interception led directly to the first German goal
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Mexico did have chances later on in teh first half, Javier Hernandez with the clearest which he guided over the crossbar
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Raul Jimenez (right) took a snap shot early in the second half which German keeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen gathered easily
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Werner felt he should have had a penalty just before his goal when he was pushed by Moreno, but nothing was given
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Jimenez struck the crossbar with a diving header - one of 21 shots the Mexicans had - but they were wasteful all evening
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Germany manager Joachim Low greets Mexico head coach Juan Carlos Osorio prior to the encounter on Thursday evening
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While their team did little to brighten up this semi final, the Mexico fans in the stands brought plenty of colour to south
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