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No home comfort for England
Germany came from a goal down to claim a 2-1 victory over old rivals England in a friendly match at Wembley on Wednesday. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- England
- Germany
90'+4 There it is! All over at Wembley and it finishes England 1-2 Germany.- 90' Three minutes of added time to be played.
- 89' Kuranyi trying to get away from the England defence here... but Terry holds firm...
- 85' Really nothing of note to tell you about during the closing stages... typical England really... full of promise early on, only to fall away as the game progresses...
78' Tricky play from SWP, whose playing on the left hand side... he lets fly... it bounces awkwardly in front of Lehmann, but for once, the German keeper hangs on!- 76' Oooh! Headed off the line! It's Lahm who nods away from Terry's header!
- 75' SWP cuts inside and lets fly! Deflected over the bar for a corner!
70' There it is! The last change for England, as SWP comes on for Joseph Cole. Twenty minutes to go and it's still Germany leading 2-1.- 66' Lovely play from England... Cole slices the German defence apart with a super pass to Beckham... he in turn plays it first time into the box, but Dyer sliding effort rolls wide of the mark!
- 64' The same thing happens at the other end straight away! Lehmann races off his line to close down Dyer this time! But instead of lobbing, Dyer goes to push it past the keeper... blocked!
- 63' Kuranyi gets ahead of Brown here... James comes out and the German striker attempts a lob! He gets it all wrong though and his effort goes wide!
- 60' Good running from Shorey nearly presents England with another chance! But Cole eventually loses control and the ball bounces up into Lehmann's arms!
- 59' Cole cuts inside and lets fly! Oooh! Half the stadium think it's gone in, but in reality it's just wide of the mark!
- 57' Here we go... two more changes... Owen and Smith off, Crouch and Dyer on... all these changes really do kill off the atmosphere...
- 55' Steve McClaren makes another change... off goes Carrick and on comes the Premier League's most consistent player, Gareth Barry!
- 54' Germany now make a change... Hilbert on for Odonkor...
- 46' Two changes to tell you about at half time, both on England's side... Wes Brown and David James on for Rio Ferdinand and Paul Robinson.... Rio's injured apparently, and it was always the intention to swap keepers at half time.
- 46' Back underway at Wembley!
- 45' The half time whistle goes at Wembley and England have seen their lead wiped out and raised by Germany, who started slowly but go in at the half holding a 2-1 advantage.
- 44' What a miss from Owen! Another Lehmann blunder gifts Owen with a chance, but he blazes over from close range!
- 41' Then straight away at the other end, Owen has a great chance to level things up! Smith plays the ball through to his Newcastle team-mate, only to see Lehmann outstretch a hand to palm his header away!
40' GOAL! Pander lets fly with an unstoppable effort from 25 yards! Robinson if left with no chance as the ball arrows into the top right corner!- 37' Becks opts to dink a cross over, but it's headed away by the German defence, and the chance goes begging.
- 36' Richards storms forward once again... he clashes with Pander and the ref gives England a free kick... step forwards Mr David Beckham...
35' Robinson again flaps at a cross... and Mertesacker nearly heads his side into the lead... the offside flag is up to spare Robbo any blushes though...
34' Joe Cole is the first to use up some ink in the referee's pen!- 33' LAMPARD! Oh no! He hangs on to the ball too long once he is through on goal and his shot is parried by Lehmann!
- 32' Beckham swings over a free kick after Shorey was brought down on the left wing... Ooooh! Great delivery from Becks, Smith flicks on at the near post, but no one gambles and the ball runs through for a goal kick.
- 29' That will definitely change the game now... it won't be too long before the fans get on England's back, and the players start to pump desperate balls upfield... or is that just being pessimistic?
- 27' GOAL! Germany equalise through Kuranyi after a terrible blunder by Robsinson! Schneider's cross in from the byline drifts towards the goal, but Robinson is caught flat footed and can only palm the ball tamely out to the onrushing Kuranyi, who slots into an empty net to put Germany back on level terms!
- 26' Hitzlsperger lets fly once again! This one's more problematic for Robinson though and he is forced to parry out!
- 25' Cole crosses into the German box... butLehmann proves he is still capable of catching a ball cleanly and takes it without any problems...
- 24' Hitzlsperger cracks one off from 25 yards! But his effort is always drifting wide...
- 22' Chance for Germany! Ooooh! Metzelder jumps highest to get his head on a corner! But it's poorly directed and the ball fizzes wide of Robinson's right hand upright!
- 20' The Germans are looking quite lacklustre here... granted, they haven't got their full side out, but they're not putting in even a half decent display so far.
- 18' Beckham delivers it, but it's headed away at the near post by Mertesacker...
- 17' Richards wins a free kick off Pander, whose having a torrid time coping with Richards' forward runs early on!
- 15' Richards comes back onto the pitch as Ferdiand gives the ball away to Trochowski... but Terry wins it right back, much to the pleasure of the home crowd!
- 13' Richards has got a problem here though... he's off the field getting treatment on a sore left knee at the moment...
- 9' GOAL! Lampard thumps home into the roof of the net after some brilliant play from Micah Richards! The young Manchester City full-back takes on Pander... he turns inside then out before slipping the ball through to Lamps, who fires home, giving Lehmann no chance!
- 8' Joe Cole goes off on a lovely darting Michael Owen-style run through the heart of the German defence... he's stopped in his tracks eventually, but it's promising nonetheless...
- 5' England are enjoying the better of possession in the opening stages of the match...
- 3' Beckham tries to link up with Smith on the right hand side... but the Newcastle man's back heel is read by Pander and cleared to safety.
- 1' Underway at Wembley! Finally...
- - Here we go with the national anthems... unfortunately Germany's gets roundly booed by the Ingerland 'fans'.
- - There's a slight delay to tonight's kick off because the Germans found it difficult to get to Wembley from their hotel...
- - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of tonight's big friendly game between England and Germany!
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Summary
- 90'+4 There it is! All over at Wembley and it finishes England 1-2 Germany.
- 78' Tricky play from SWP, whose playing on the left hand side... he lets fly... it bounces awkwardly in front of Lehmann, but for once, the German keeper hangs on!
- 76' Oooh! Headed off the line! It's Lahm who nods away from Terry's header!
- 70' There it is! The last change for England, as SWP comes on for Joseph Cole. Twenty minutes to go and it's still Germany leading 2-1.
- 66' Lovely play from England... Cole slices the German defence apart with a super pass to Beckham... he in turn plays it first time into the box, but Dyer sliding effort rolls wide of the mark!
- 63' Kuranyi gets ahead of Brown here... James comes out and the German striker attempts a lob! He gets it all wrong though and his effort goes wide!
- 59' Cole cuts inside and lets fly! Oooh! Half the stadium think it's gone in, but in reality it's just wide of the mark!
- 57' Here we go... two more changes... Owen and Smith off, Crouch and Dyer on... all these changes really do kill off the atmosphere...
- 55' Steve McClaren makes another change... off goes Carrick and on comes the Premier League's most consistent player, Gareth Barry!
- 54' Germany now make a change... Hilbert on for Odonkor...
- 46' Two changes to tell you about at half time, both on England's side... Wes Brown and David James on for Rio Ferdinand and Paul Robinson.... Rio's injured apparently, and it was always the intention to swap keepers at half time.
- 46' Back underway at Wembley!
- 45' The half time whistle goes at Wembley and England have seen their lead wiped out and raised by Germany, who started slowly but go in at the half holding a 2-1 advantage.
- 44' What a miss from Owen! Another Lehmann blunder gifts Owen with a chance, but he blazes over from close range!
- 41' Then straight away at the other end, Owen has a great chance to level things up! Smith plays the ball through to his Newcastle team-mate, only to see Lehmann outstretch a hand to palm his header away!
- 40' GOAL! Pander lets fly with an unstoppable effort from 25 yards! Robinson if left with no chance as the ball arrows into the top right corner!
- 35' Robinson again flaps at a cross... and Mertesacker nearly heads his side into the lead... the offside flag is up to spare Robbo any blushes though...
- 34' Joe Cole is the first to use up some ink in the referee's pen!
- 33' LAMPARD! Oh no! He hangs on to the ball too long once he is through on goal and his shot is parried by Lehmann!
- 32' Beckham swings over a free kick after Shorey was brought down on the left wing... Ooooh! Great delivery from Becks, Smith flicks on at the near post, but no one gambles and the ball runs through for a goal kick.
- 27' GOAL! Germany equalise through Kuranyi after a terrible blunder by Robsinson! Schneider's cross in from the byline drifts towards the goal, but Robinson is caught flat footed and can only palm the ball tamely out to the onrushing Kuranyi, who slots into an empty net to put Germany back on level terms!
- 26' Hitzlsperger lets fly once again! This one's more problematic for Robinson though and he is forced to parry out!
- 24' Hitzlsperger cracks one off from 25 yards! But his effort is always drifting wide...
- 22' Chance for Germany! Ooooh! Metzelder jumps highest to get his head on a corner! But it's poorly directed and the ball fizzes wide of Robinson's right hand upright!
- 9' GOAL! Lampard thumps home into the roof of the net after some brilliant play from Micah Richards! The young Manchester City full-back takes on Pander... he turns inside then out before slipping the ball through to Lamps, who fires home, giving Lehmann no chance!
- 1' Underway at Wembley! Finally...
Live Team Line-Up
- Referee: Massimo Busacca
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England
Manager: Steve McClaren
On the Field
- Robinson
- Richards
- Ferdinand
- Terry
- Shorey
- Beckham
- Carrick
- Lampard
- Cole
- Owen
- Smith
Subs
- Neville
- Barry
- James
- Wright-Phillips
- Brown
- Dyer
- Crouch
- Defoe
- Downing
- Carson
- Taylor
Injured
- Campbell
- Neville
- Hargreaves
- Gerrard
- Woodgate
- Cole
- King
- Johnson
- Rooney
Suspended
None
- Robinson
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Germany
Manager: Joachim Löw
On the Field
- Lehmann
- Friedrich
- Mertesacker
- Metzelder
- Pander
- Lahm
- Schneider
- Hitzlsperger
- Trochowski
- Kuranyi
- Odonkor
Subs
- 12. Hildebrand
- Rolfes
- Kießling
- Hilbert
- Castro
- 37. Helmes
- 40. Tasci
Injured
- Ballack
- Klose
- Borowski
- Frings
- Schweinsteiger
- Podolski
- Gomez
Suspended
None
