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Germany vs. England: Goals and Highlights from 2016 International Friendly

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Germany hosted England at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on Saturday, as the two nations looked to up their preparations for Euro 2016. The Germans won the match, 1-0.

Mario Gomez appeared to have put the home side ahead after 26 minutes, only for the linesman to wrongly signal for offside:

Gomez's disallowed goal , clearly onside . https://t.co/JiXYocyyIn

— Soumi . (@Freakingsoumi) March 26, 2016

England improved after that but were dealt a sucker punch just before half-time, when Toni Kroos smashed inside the near post shortly after Jack Butland had picked up an injury in the England goal:

Kroos has given ze Germans the lead.