There's the half time whistle in Marseille. Goalless.

What does Michael O'Neill say at half-time?

Will he park the bus and hope his side can escape with a narrow defeat which could still send them through? Or does he go for an equaliser and run the risk of conceding more?

Poland midfielder Tomasz Jodlowiec (pronounced Yod-wod-yets) with a low, drilled effort from outside the box, but it's comfy for Andriy Pyatov, straight into the arms of the Ukrainian goalkeeper.

Gerry Taggart
Former Northern Ireland captain on BBC Radio 5 live

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Normally defending set pieces is one of our strong points. We don't look comfortable even defending them at the minute.

Michael O'Neill needs to get them in and come up with a plan for the second half.

It could be three or four at the minute. It's impressive stuff from the Germans.

One-way traffic in the Parc des Princes.

Mario Gomez is in an excellent position to make it 2-0 but produces a rotten finish to waste Mesut Ozil's hard work.

The half-time whistle can't come soon enough for Michael O'Neill.

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Five minutes left to the interval and apart from the chances they had in the first couple of minutes, Poland have hardly threatened. Very disappointing.

Gerry Armstrong
Former Northern Ireland International

Germany have dominated possession and found the important passes. The two full-backs are like wing backs and are getting in behind the Northern Ireland defence to create a lot of problems.

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Germany have totally bossed this game - 78% possession as we approach half-time.

They've had 11 shots and twice hit the woodwork.

And still Northern Ireland's fans sing as though they are beating the world champions.

Olexandr Kucher, no relation to US golfer Matt, is the second Ukraine player into Svein Oddvar Moen's book for a challenge from behind on Poland striker Robert Lewandowski.

Moen refereed last season's Europa League final between Sevilla and Liverpool.

That goal sees Northern Ireland slip down a spot in the cannily titled 'best third-placed sides table' but it's not necessarily curtains for their chances.

The top four sides - so anyone above the yellow line - will qualify. 

If Northern Ireland can keep their goal difference around the zero mark, they would have a good chance of making the last 16. Even with defeat in this one.

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Ukraine striker Roman Zozulya has not aged well.

I had to search to see how old he is and to my amazement, found out he is only 26.

His bald top, thinning hair round the sides and Tintin style flick at the front make him look about 40, like a man clearly losing his hair but can't bring himself to accept it.

A couple of shots from the Dnipro man so far but it remains goalless in Marseille.

So close to a second German goal as Thomas Muller's instinctive first-time effort rattles the Northern Ireland bar.

Germany should be out of sight by now.

Can Northern Ireland keep Germany out for the rest of the half?

Remember, a narrow defeat is not a disaster for Michael O'Neill's men who can still qualify as one of the best third-placed finishers.

Gerry Taggart
Former Northern Ireland captain on BBC Radio 5 live

That goal starts from Craig Cathcart giving a pass away in the middle of the pitch. He tries to force a pass into Conor Washington and it doesn't get there.

You have to say Germany deserve to be ahead.

When we get possession of the ball we have got to try and use it better. We are giving it away too cheaply and the goal came from that.

Gerry Armstrong
Former Northern Ireland International on BBC One

The build up is good, when it falls to Gomez who played an initial one-touch pass, he puts it in the net. The 28th goal of his international career.

Half the Ukraine supporters think this one is in.

Yevhen Konoplyanka, who won the Europa League with Sevilla last season, gets himself on the ball for the first time, but his right-footed shot from outside the area hits the side netting.

Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, in the Poland net, had it covered though.

End to end. 

Respite for Northern Ireland's defence as Jamie Ward forces Manuel Neuer into a comfortable save from distance.

Germany respond with a delicious move which ends with Thomas Muller heading against the post from Joshua Kimmich cross.

Jamie: If Northern Ireland do go behind they need to keep their heads up and make sure it stays 2-0 at worst to get keep of Albania.  

Rob Blackmore: Fantastic to see #NI, external playing with such ambition despite playing the world champions.  

Christian Evans: All Northern Ireland need to do is 'do a Slovakia' put 11 men behind the ball, draw 0-0 and get through to knockout stages.  

First booking of the game goes to Ukraine's Ruslan Rotan for barging over Bartosz Kapustka on the half-way line.

It's an accumulation of offences which leads to him going in the book.

The referees have clearly been given a mandate in this tournament to keep their cards in their pockets, but Rotan went one step too far.