Northern Ireland v Germany, Thurs 5th October

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Michael McGovern admits he owes a lot to his heroics against Germany last summer.

The Fermanagh man earned plaudit after plaudit following the Euro 2016 group game against the World Cup holders when he produced a string of stunning saves to keep the score at 1-0 in Paris. While the quiet and unassuming McGovern had gone under the radar for many people up to that point, European football suddenly had a new star between the sticks.

“I have a lot to be grateful for from the Germany game,” said the former Hamilton and Falkirk man. “I’ve no doubt that performance, or at least the kind things that were said about me after the game, played a part in getting me my move to Norwich a little while later. “It’s the one thing a lot of people like to ask me about but to be honest I have

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