Germany v England, 26 March 2016

Score3-2 to England
RefereeGianluca Rocchi
CompetitionInternational Friendly
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance71,413
Kick-off: 8.45pm local (7.45pm GMT) England were fortunate that a goal by Mario Gómez on 27 minutes was disallowed for offside, whilst the referee was very lenient not to give Mats Hummels and Emre Can bookings in the first 30 minutes. Towards the end of the half, Jack Butland injured himself and then failed to kick the ball out despite having two opportunities. Toni Kroos was quick to take advantage of the situation, beating the keeper at the inside post before Butland was finally substituted. Despite some promising England endeavours early in the second half, especially from Dele Alli, Mario Gómez, scored with a towering header on 57 minutes. Before Germany could settle, Harry Kane gave England renewed hope with a Cruyff turn in the box, giving Manuel Neuer no chance. The comeback was completed by Jamie Vardy who scored a sublime goal shortly after coming on for Danny Wellbeck. In the dying minutes, Alli should have won the game as Vardy presented him with an easy chance in front of goal but he marred an otherwise excellent performance by shooting over the bar. It was left to Eric Dier to score a glorious winner - a minute into injury time - heading into the back of the German net and giving England's young guns a famous 3-2 victory in Berlin.

2  Germany

Manager: Joachim Löw

3  England

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Toni Kroos 43 G
Mario Gómez 57 G

Goals:

Harry Kane 61 G
Jamie Vardy 74 G
Eric Dier 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer
Defender Jonas Hector
Defender Mats Hummels
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder Emre Can
Midfielder Sami Khedira (captain)
Midfielder Toni Kroos
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder/Forward Thomas Müller
Midfielder/Forward Marco Reus
Forward Mario Gómez

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender (captain)
Nathaniel Clyne Defender
Chris Smalling Defender
Eric Dier Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Danny Rose Defender/Midfielder
Dele Alli Midfielder
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Jonathan Tah for Mats Hummels 46
André Schürrle for Marco Reus 64
Łukasz Podolski for Thomas Müller 75
Mario Götze for Mario Gómez 79

Substitutions:

Fraser Forster for Jack Butland 45
Jamie Vardy for Danny Welbeck 71
Ross Barkley for Adam Lallana 71

Cards:

Emre Can 39 Y

Cards:

Eric Dier 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Goalkeeper Kevin Trapp
Defender Matthias Ginter
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender Jonathan Tah
Midfielder Karim Bellarabi
Midfielder Christoph Kramer
Midfielder Sebastian Rudy
Midfielder/Forward Julian Draxler
Midfielder/Forward Mario Götze
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Volland

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Jamie Vardy

2  Germany

Manager: Joachim Löw

Goals:

Toni Kroos 43 G
Mario Gómez 57 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer
Defender Jonas Hector
Defender Mats Hummels
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder Emre Can
Midfielder Sami Khedira (captain)
Midfielder Toni Kroos
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder/Forward Thomas Müller
Midfielder/Forward Marco Reus
Forward Mario Gómez

Substitutions:

Jonathan Tah for Mats Hummels 46
André Schürrle for Marco Reus 64
Łukasz Podolski for Thomas Müller 75
Mario Götze for Mario Gómez 79

Cards:

Emre Can 39 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Goalkeeper Kevin Trapp
Defender Matthias Ginter
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender Jonathan Tah
Midfielder Karim Bellarabi
Midfielder Christoph Kramer
Midfielder Sebastian Rudy
Midfielder/Forward Julian Draxler
Midfielder/Forward Mario Götze
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Volland

3  England

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Harry Kane 61 G
Jamie Vardy 74 G
Eric Dier 90 G

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender (captain)
Nathaniel Clyne Defender
Chris Smalling Defender
Eric Dier Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Danny Rose Defender/Midfielder
Dele Alli Midfielder
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Fraser Forster for Jack Butland 45
Jamie Vardy for Danny Welbeck 71
Ross Barkley for Adam Lallana 71

Cards:

Eric Dier 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Jamie Vardy