Bundesliga
Germany beaten in Poland
Germany were beaten 1-0 by Poland in an international friendly in Warsaw on Friday.
As it happened!
1 - 0(1 - 0)
Poland
SECOND HALF
Germany
0 - 0
End of second half
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Brandt curls a shot wide
The chances keep on coming, just as they have right throughout the second half. They are still not going in, however.
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Five minutes of stoppage time indicated
Still time for an equaliser?
90'
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Szczesny denies Germany again!
What an incredible goalkeeping performance it has been from the veteran Polish shot stopper. This time he saves a headed Goretzka effort sent on target from a corner.
88'
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Wolf almost levels!
Seconds after coming onto the pitch, Marius Wolf sends a powerful header down onto the target, but Szczesny scrambles a save on the goal line!
87'
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Marius Wolf
Dominick Thiaw
87'
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Time running out
There have been enough chances to win this match, but Poland are dropping right back and doing everything to cling onto what would be a valuable win for them.
83'
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Brandt whips free-kick in
A dangerous delivery from the right from the Dortmund attacker, but Milik heads it well clear.
80'
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Leon Goretzka
Joshua Kimmich
80'
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Julian Brandt
Florian Wirtz
80'
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Poland threaten on the break
Frankowski fluffs an opportunity on the edge of the box on a quick attack.
78'
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Thiaw denied
That would have made for a dream debut! Rüdiger nods a Kimmick free-kick floated to the far post into the centre, and Thiaw twists and delivers a powerful shot that Szczesny saves well.
74'
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Rüdiger for Havertz
The defender plays an intelligent chip over the defence, but Havertz can't quite get to it.
70'
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Gosens volleys
The ball falls to the second-half substitute just outside the box from a corner. He volleys into Szczesny's hands.
68'
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Niclas Füllkrug
Benjamin Henrichs
68'
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Leroy Sane
Jamal Musiala
67'
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Wirtz over
That makes for 19 shots for Germany so far - but they are still searching for their first goal of the night.
65'
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Kimmich free-kick
The Bayern man hits it into the wall from 20 metres out, before Havertz draws a diving save from Szczesny.
63'
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Good defending from the new boy
Malick Thiaw stops Milik on a dangerous break with a comprehensive challenge.
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Malick Thiaw
58'
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VAR check - penalty overturned
Bednarak had little chance of getting his arms out of the way from Rüdiger's header, and the referee chalks off the spot kick after a quick VAR consultation.
57'
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Penalty to Germany!
The referee points to the spot after Bednerak handles the ball.
55'
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Kimmich cracks a shot over
The Bayern Munich stalwart lines up a shot 20 metres out. We know he can find the net from there, but it zips over this time.
51'
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Havertz hits wide
The ball is crossed to the former Leverkusen attacker and he volleys wide.
50'
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Germany come again
The hosts have 12 shots to Poland's three now and have noticeably upped the tempo at the start of the second period.
48'
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Kimmich rattles bar
A positive start to the second half for Germany sees substitute Robin Gosens draw a save and Joshua Kimmich smash a shot from outside the box into the crossbar moments later.
46'
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Gosens on
The Inter Milan full-back is brought on for Hofmann, while Poland also make a change with Linetty on for S. Szymanski.
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Robin Gosens
Jonas Hofmann
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Back in action
The friendly international is back underway in the Polish capital after a few half-time substitutions.
0 - 0
Kick-off!
0 - 0
Half-time
45'
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Three minutes of stoppage time indicated
Hansi Flick might be already pondering how to boost his side's fortunes in the second period.
45'
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Henrichs and Can have a go
The Leipzig man has a shot on the edge of the box blocked moments before the Dortmund midfielder fires over from a similar position.
43'
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Confident hosts
The opening goal has boosted Poland, and they threaten yet again from a corner. They look just as likely to score as Germany right now.
40'
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Poland threaten again from a corner
Lewandowski gets a head to Zielinski's delivery this time, but it doesn't hit the target.
38'
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Wirtz wins the ball high up
The Leverkusen youngster cuts the ball back to Henrichs inside the box, who tries to find Havertz, but his pass is cleared.
34'
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Havertz almost levels
So close to an immediate answer! Kai Havertz bursts through on goal and tries to direct a shot past Szczesny. The Poland keeper smashes the ball into Bednarek, and it could have bounced anywhere, but the hosts end up getting a goal kick.
31'
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Germany behind
Jakub Kiwior heads a Zielinski corner into the ground and straight past Ter Stegen. How can Germany respond?
29'
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Havertz denied
A good shooting opportunity opens up for Kai Havertz on the edge of the box, and Szczesny gets down well to save. Can ends up sliding the ball right across the goal line from the resulting corner, via a Polish defender, before another home defender clears.
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Good spell of possession
The men in black have been moving the ball around on the edge of the box very well. They still need to find ways to work it into the danger area and create concrete opportunities, though.
23'
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Kehrer effort
The German defender takes aim from about 20 metres out, but sends his drive bouncing into the hands of Szczesny. The game is opening up all of a sudden.
22'
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Chance for Poland
Kaminski breaks behind the defence on the left and draws a save from Ter Stegen from a tight angle. The ball loops out to Lewandowski, who smashes wide.
20'
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Henrichs gets in the channel
The Leipzig player delivers a dangerous pull-back from the side of the box, but Poland can clear.
16'
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Michal Skoras
Jakub Blaszczykowski
16'
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Goodbye, Kuba
The Poland and Dortmund legend takes off his captain's armband, bows to a stadium showing raucous appreciation, departs to applause from his team-mates and greets his family in the tunnel. A touching moment for a man who graced the German game for many years.
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Thiaw holds off Blaszczykowski
A ball is floated behind the Germany defence for the former Dortmund man, who is being played as a striker on his farewell appearance, to chase. Germany debutant Thiaw runs back and is faster to the ball though.
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Through ball for Hofmann
It's a neat pass, but the Gladbach man can't reach it - he may have been standing slightly offside too.
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Germany controlling the ball
The visitors have had 68 percent possession so far and are trying to work the ball behind the well-staffed Polish defence.
Latesr
Already assured of their place at the UEFA 2024 Euros as tournament hosts, Germany shared six goals with Ukraine this past Monday in their first of three summer friendlies. Despite taking an early lead through Borussia Dortmund wide man Marius Wolf, Hansi Flick’s side needed two late goals to rescue a draw in the decorated nation’s 1,000th international fixture. Substitute Kai Havertz scored one of them before winning the penalty for the other, earning a start in the Polish capital for his efforts. Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), Emre Can (Dortmund), Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) and Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) are the Bundesliga-based changes to the Ukraine draw. Bayern midfield general Kimmich retains his place, though, captaining his country for the seventh time. Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Thilo Keher (West Ham United) and Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) also get the nod.
Lewandowski carries Poland’s hopes of joining Germany at next summer’s Euros. LewanGOALski struck 344 times in 375 games for Bayern, as well as 103 in 187 appearances for Dortmund. The goals continued to flow in his debut season in Barcelona colours, the 34-year-old’s 23 La Liga efforts helping the Catalans end a four-year wait for Spanish football’s top prize. What is set to be Lewandowski’s 141st international cap will only be Fernando Santos’ third game as head coach. Portugal’s 2016 Euro-winning mastermind has overseen a 3-1 defeat to Czech Republic and narrow win over Albania to date and will be determined to keep morale high ahead of Poland’s next Euro 2024 qualifier with Moldova on 20 June. Wolfsburg’s Jakub Kaminski is the only Bundesliga-based played in the squad, but Santos does hand former Dortmund and Wolfsburg winger Jakub Blaszczykowski one final start - as captain. The 37-year-old – who played alongside Lewandowski in Jürgen Klopp’s 2011 and 2012 Bundesliga title-winning ensemble – recently announced his decision to retire from international football.
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Match stats
- Lewandowski is the Bundesliga’s record non-German scorer (312 goals in 384 games).
- Leon Goretzka, Kimmich and Musiala, as well as Lewandowski, were part of the Bayern team that Flick led to a 2019/20 continental treble. Leroy Sane then joined the crew as the record champions made it an unprecedented sextuple.
- Niclas Füllkrug finished 2022/23 as the Bundesliga’s joint-top scorer on 16 goals, level with RB Leipzig’s Christopher Nkunku.
- Musiala scored 12 Bundesliga goals in 2022/23. Only Serge Gnabry – currently sidelined by an ankle injury – hit more for Bayern (14).
- Flick has won 12 of his first 22 matches as Germany coach (D7, L3).
- Blaszczykowski made 235 Bundesliga appearances between 2007 and 2019, producing 28 goals and 46 assists.
CONFIRMED teams
Poland: Szczesny - Bereszynski, Bednarek, Kedziora, Kiwior - Blaszczykowski (c), Zielinski, D. Szymanski, Kaminski - S. Szymanski, Lewandowski
Subs: Dragowski, Skorupski, Frankowski, Wieteska, Bielik, Lederman, Legowski, Linetty, Skoras, Slisz, Zalewski, Milik, Swiderski
Out: Cash (fitness), Reca (knee)
Coach: Fernando Santos
Germany: ter Stegen - Kehrer, Thiaw, Rüdiger - Hofmann, Can, Kimmich (c), Henrichs - Wirtz, Musiala - Havertz
Subs: Leno, Trapp, Ginter, Schlotterbeck, Brandt, Goretzka, Gosens, Gündogan, Sane, Wolf, Füllkrug
Out: Klostermann (thigh), Schade (muscular), Werner (ankle)
Coach: Hansi Flick