East Germany v Poland, 21 September 1988
| Score | 2-1 to Poland |
| Referee | Robert Matusik |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Freundschaft, Cottbus |
| Attendance | 11,500 |
View Poland v East Germany head to head
1 East Germany
Manager: Bernd Stange
Goals:
| Rainer Ernst | 29 |
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Starting lineup:
Defender
Matthias Döschner
Defender
Matthias Lindner
Defender
Frank Rohde
Defender
Dirk Stahmann
Midfielder
Thomas Doll
Midfielder
Jürgen Raab
Midfielder
Richard Steinmann
Forward
Rainer Ernst
(captain)
Forward
Ulf Kirsten
Forward
Andreas Thom
Substitutions:
| Bodo Rudwaleit for Jorg Weissflog | 46 |
| Matthias Sammer for Thomas Doll | 65 |
| Jörg Stübner for Rainer Ernst | 65 |
| Heiko Scholz for Jürgen Raab | 85 |
Cards:
| Dirk Stahmann | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Bodo Rudwaleit
Midfielder
Matthias Sammer
Midfielder
Heiko Scholz
Midfielder
Jörg Stübner
2
Poland
Manager: Wojciech Lazarek
Goals:
| Jan Furtok | 60 |
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| Jan Furtok | 82 |
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Starting lineup:
Jozef Wandzik
Goalkeeper
Dariusz Wdowczyk
Defender
Andrzej Rudy
Midfielder
Ryszard Tarasiewicz
Midfielder
Robert Warzycha
Midfielder
Jan Furtok
Forward
Włodzimierz Smolarek
Forward
Jan Urban
Forward
(captain)
Krzysztof Warzycha
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jacek Ziober for Ryszard Tarasiewicz | 46 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Midfielder
Jacek Ziober