Germany - Sweden 3:0 (3:0)
Match Number: 781
Date: 16 Aug 2006
Location: Gelsenkirchen
Competition:
GERMANY:
Lehmann
Lahm, A. Friedrich (46. M. Friedrich), Nowotny, Jansen (46. Fathi)
B. Schneider (82. Odonkor), Borowski, Frings (74. Hitzlsperger), Schweinsteiger
Podolski (64. Asamoah), Klose (46. Neuville)
SWEDEN:
Shaaban
Nilsson (73. Bakircioglü), Hansson, Antonsson, Stenman
Alexandersson, Linderoth (70. Andersson), Källström, Wilhelmsson (67. Rosenberg)
Svensson
Elmander (82. Berglund)
Attendance: 53,000 (sold out)
Scoring:
1:0 B. Schneider (4.)
2:0 Klose (8.)
3:0 Klose (44.)
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)
Yellow cards: Podolski - Svensson
Jürgen L¨ow's first game in charge and Germany's first after the superb World Cup performance might have been
a let down, but since they played a shockingly crap Swedish squad, they easily kicked butt.
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