Germany all but secured a place at the Euro 2012 finals with a 3-1 win in Azerbaijan while Zlatan Ibrahimovic got a hat trick as Sweden demolished Finland 5-0 to provide a unexpected spark to the end of the European season.
Germany, after surviving an early let-off, can almost book their flights to Poland and Ukraine after Mario Gomez scored his fourth goal in three internationals in a comfortable outing that gave them their seventh win in as many qualifiers.
Belarus and Bosnia chalked up 2-0 win over Estonia as Tuesday night’s programme of matches, although less than inspiring on paper provided more drama than expected to round off a marathon European season.
The rest will be short lived however, with the qualifiers for next season’s Champions League due to start on June 28. Inrahimovic, who missed the 4-1 win in Moldova on Friday to rest an ankle injury, produced a master class in finishing after coming off the bench in the 25th minute with Sweden already leading through a Kim Kallstrom freekick.
The tall striker scored twice within 10 minutes and completed his hat trick in 53rd with a header.
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