Poland vs Germany, 2023 International Friendly
· International FriendlyCrisis deepens for Euro 2024 hosts Germany with 1-0 loss to Poland
Euro 2024 hosts Germany stumbled to a 1-0 loss against Poland in their international friendly on Friday to continue their disappointing run less than a year before they host the continental tournament.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Damian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Germany).
- 3': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
- 3': Kai Havertz (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Benjamin Henrichs.
- 6': Benjamin Henrichs (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
- 14': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Henrichs (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
- 17': Substitution, Poland. Michal Skóras replaces Jakub Blaszczykowski.
- 18': Foul by Kai Havertz (Germany).
- 18': Jan Bednarek (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Offside, Poland. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Jakub Kaminski is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt saved. Thilo Kehrer (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emre Can.
- 24': Damian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Kai Havertz (Germany).
- 24': Offside, Poland. Bartosz Bereszynski tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (Germany).
- 26': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
- 29': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Malick Thiaw (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross.
- 30': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Benjamin Henrichs.
- 31': Goal! Poland 1, Germany 0. Jakub Kiwior (Poland) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Poland).
- 32': Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Germany) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamal Musiala with a headed pass.
- 34': Foul by Kai Havertz (Germany).
- 34': Wojciech Szczesny (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Poland).
- 35': Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (Poland).
- 36': Jonas Hofmann (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Jonas Hofmann.
- 40': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 41': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
- 41': Michal Skóras (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Florian Wirtz.
- 44': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Kai Havertz.
- 44': Benjamin Henrichs (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
- 45': Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Poland).
- 45': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Henrichs (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Attempt missed. Emre Can (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 45'+3': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Germany).
- 45'+3': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Poland 1, Germany 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Poland 1, Germany 0.
- 45': Substitution, Germany. Robin Gosens replaces Jonas Hofmann.
- 45': Substitution, Poland. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Robert Lewandowski.
- 45': Substitution, Poland. Karol Linetty replaces Sebastian Szymanski.
- 47': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
- 47': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Robin Gosens (Germany) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 48': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
- 49': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Poland).
- 49': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
- 49': Jakub Kiwior (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Tomasz Kedziora.
- 51': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robin Gosens with a headed pass.
- 52': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 52': Attempt missed. Malick Thiaw (Germany) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Foul by Karol Linetty (Poland).
- 54': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Germany) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Tomasz Kedziora.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross.
- 58': VAR Decision: No Penalty Germany.
- 59': Foul by Malick Thiaw (Germany).
- 59': Michal Skóras (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Foul by Malick Thiaw (Germany).
- 61': Michal Skóras (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Malick Thiaw (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Offside, Poland. Tomasz Kedziora tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Kai Havertz (Germany).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Foul by Karol Linetty (Poland).
- 64': Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Substitution, Poland. Bartosz Slisz replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Germany) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 67': Attempt missed. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 68': Substitution, Germany. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Jamal Musiala.
- 68': Substitution, Germany. Leroy Sané replaces Benjamin Henrichs.
- 69': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Tomasz Kedziora.
- 70': Attempt saved. Robin Gosens (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 72': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Germany).
- 72': Michal Skóras (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Substitution, Poland. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 77': Substitution, Poland. Krystian Bielik replaces Damian Szymanski because of an injury.
- 78': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Poland).
- 78': Kai Havertz (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt saved. Malick Thiaw (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger with a headed pass.
- 78': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
- 80': Hand ball by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland).
- 80': Substitution, Germany. Leon Goretzka replaces Joshua Kimmich.
- 80': Substitution, Germany. Julian Brandt replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 82': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (Poland).
- 82': Leroy Sané (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Emre Can (Germany).
- 85': Michal Skóras (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Robin Gosens (Germany).
- 87': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Germany. Marius Wolf replaces Malick Thiaw.
- 88': Attempt saved. Marius Wolf (Germany) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger with a cross.
- 89': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 90': Attempt saved. Leon Goretzka (Germany) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross.
- 90': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Tomasz Kedziora.
- 90': Foul by Robin Gosens (Germany).
- 90': Jakub Kaminski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Germany).
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 90'+6': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Poland 1, Germany 0.
- 0': Match ends, Poland 1, Germany 0.
Statistics
 GER |
POL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 9 |
| 75.7 | Possession | 24.3 |
| 26 | SHOTS | 2 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 702 | Accurate Passes | 167 |
| 755 | Passes | 239 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 28 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 6 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 55,000
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 55,000
Line-Ups
Poland (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 4 | Tomasz Kedziora |
| 14 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 5 | Jan Bednarek |
| 13 | Jakub Kaminski |
| 18 | Bartosz Bereszynski |
| 17 | Damian Szymanski |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 10 | Sebastian Szymanski |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 16 | Jakub Blaszczykowski |
Germany (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 26 | Malick Thiaw  |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 5 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 23 | Emre Can |
| 13 | Benjamin Henrichs |
| 18 | Jonas Hofmann |
| 7 | Kai Havertz |
| 14 | Jamal Musiala |
| 24 | Florian Wirtz |
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