Ball boy hailed as hero after Germany's draw with Italy
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Noel Urbaniack, a pitch side ball boy during Germany’s 5-4 aggregate win over Nations League quarter-final opponents Italy, has been rewarded by the DFB Team.
The 15-year-old played a vital role in creating Germany’s second goal in the game at Dortmund’s Westfalenstadion.
The youngster fed the ball to Joshua Kimmich in the 36th-minute who crossed for Jamal Musiala to tap in while the Italian defence were caught napping.
Urbaniack received a signed football from the German players, as well as a ticket from Rudi Voller for Germany’s Nations League semi-final against Portugal.
“It is unbelievable, I have never been involved in something like that. We had brief eye contact. I saw he [Kimmich] wanted the ball and I quickly thew it to him,” Urbaniack said.
