Germany vs England, 2017 International Friendly, International Friendly
· International FriendlyLukas Podolski nets Germany winner vs. England in final game
Lukas Podolski scored the winner in his final international appearance as Germany defeated England 1-0 in Dortmund.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Foul by Adam Lallana (England).
- 4': Lukas Podolski (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, England. Conceded by Joshua Kimmich.
- 7': Attempt missed. Michael Keane (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Bertrand with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Lukas Podolski (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 13': Foul by Leroy Sané (Germany).
- 13': Ryan Bertrand (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Jake Livermore (England).
- 14': Toni Kroos (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Lukas Podolski (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Toni Kroos (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 19': Foul by Jake Livermore (England).
- 19': Jonas Hector (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Corner, England. Conceded by Jonas Hector.
- 26': Attempt saved. Eric Dier (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Lallana with a cross.
- 28': Delay in match Julian Weigl (Germany) because of an injury.
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Adam Lallana (England) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box following a fast break.
- 32': Adam Lallana (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
- 37': Attempt missed. Lukas Podolski (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 38': Foul by Eric Dier (England).
- 38': Julian Brandt (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Adam Lallana (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 39': Dele Alli (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
- 40': Attempt missed. Eric Dier (England) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 41': Attempt saved. Dele Alli (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 42': Attempt missed. Dele Alli (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
- 45': Attempt missed. Julian Weigl (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Germany 0, England 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Germany 0, England 0.
- 47': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 48': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 48': Dele Alli (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
- 51': Corner, England. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 53': Attempt missed. Dele Alli (England) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Lukas Podolski (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 54': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Michael Keane.
- 55': Offside, England. Ryan Bertrand tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Gary Cahill (England).
- 57': Lukas Podolski (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Corner, England. Conceded by Jonas Hector.
- 59': Substitution, Germany. André Schürrle replaces Julian Brandt.
- 59': Attempt missed. Chris Smalling (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Lallana with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Dele Alli (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 59': Corner, England. Conceded by Jonas Hector.
- 61': Attempt missed. André Schürrle (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
- 63': Corner, England. Conceded by Mats Hummels.
- 66': Substitution, England. Nathan Redmond replaces Adam Lallana.
- 66': Substitution, Germany. Emre Can replaces Julian Weigl.
- 66': Eric Dier (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Emre Can (Germany).
- 69': Goal! Germany 1, England 0. Lukas Podolski (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by André Schürrle.
- 70': Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 71': Foul by Leroy Sané (Germany).
- 71': Kyle Walker (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Substitution, England. Jesse Lingard replaces Dele Alli.
- 73': Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 76': Offside, England. Jesse Lingard tries a through ball, but Ryan Bertrand is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Germany. Thomas Müller replaces Timo Werner.
- 78': Corner, England. Conceded by Mats Hummels.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 79': Foul by Eric Dier (England).
- 79': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Nathan Redmond (England).
- 80': Toni Kroos (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Offside, Germany. Thomas Müller tries a through ball, but Leroy Sané is caught offside.
- 83': Substitution, England. James Ward-Prowse replaces Jake Livermore.
- 83': Substitution, England. Luke Shaw replaces Ryan Bertrand.
- 84': Substitution, England. John Stones replaces Chris Smalling.
- 84': Substitution, Germany. Sebastian Rudy replaces Lukas Podolski.
- 85': Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 88': Attempt blocked. André Schürrle (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hector.
- 88': Corner, Germany. Conceded by John Stones.
- 88': Attempt missed. Mats Hummels (Germany) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Foul by Sebastian Rudy (Germany).
- 89': Nathan Redmond (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emre Can.
- 90'+1': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Gary Cahill.
- 90'+2': Foul by Eric Dier (England).
- 90'+2': Mats Hummels (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Offside, Germany. Mats Hummels tries a through ball, but André Schürrle is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jesse Lingard (England).
- 90'+3': Leroy Sané (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Germany 1, England 0.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Germany 1, England 0.
Statistics
 ENG |
GER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 51.2 | Possession | 48.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 460 | Accurate Passes | 453 |
| 541 | Passes | 530 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 23 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 15 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 19 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Line-Ups
Germany (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 5 | Mats Hummels |
| 16 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 3 | Jonas Hector |
| 18 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 10 | Lukas Podolski |
| 8 | Toni Kroos |
| 15 | Julian Weigl |
| 24 | Timo Werner |
| 19 | Leroy Sané |
| 20 | Julian Brandt |
England (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Hart (GK) |
| 6 | Chris Smalling |
| 5 | Gary Cahill |
| 4 | Michael Keane |
| 8 | Eric Dier |
| 7 | Jake Livermore |
| 3 | Ryan Bertrand |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 10 | Dele Alli |
| 11 | Adam Lallana |
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