International Friendly

Germany vs Greece, 2024 International Friendly

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Germany
  • 55': Kai Havertz
  • 89': Pascal Groß
FT
2 - 1
Greece
  • 33': Georgios Masouras

Havertz helps Germany win final Euros tune-up after Neuer error

Euro 2024 host Germany had to come from a goal down to snatch a last gasp 2-1 victory over Greece on Friday in a lacklustre dress rehearsal ahead of next week's tournament start.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Christos Tzolis (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Christos Tzolis (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras.
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Fotis Ioannidis (Greece).
  • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Substitution, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis replaces Fotis Ioannidis because of an injury.
  • 11': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Petros Mantalos.
  • 11': Offside, Germany. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 14': Dimitris Giannoulis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Germany).
  • 16': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Petros Mantalos.
  • 20': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
  • 20': Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
  • 24': Christos Tzolis (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
  • 29': Foul by Kai Havertz (Germany).
  • 29': Petros Mantalos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Hand ball by Toni Kroos (Germany).
  • 32': Christos Tzolis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Robert Andrich (Germany).
  • 33': Offside, Greece. Konstantinos Mavropanos is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Christos Tzolis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anastasios Bakasetas.
  • 33': Goal! Germany 0, Greece 1. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 36': Hand ball by Manolis Siopis (Greece).
  • 37': Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 38': Hand ball by Manolis Siopis (Greece).
  • 39': Foul by Christos Tzolis (Greece).
  • 39': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Germany) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 41': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Greece).
  • 41': Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Offside, Germany. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 44': Foul by Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece).
  • 44': Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitris Giannoulis.
  • 45': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Christos Tzolis (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Petros Mantalos with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Hand ball by Kai Havertz (Germany).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Germany 0, Greece 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Germany 0, Greece 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Germany. David Raum replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt.
  • 45': Substitution, Germany. Leroy Sané replaces Florian Wirtz.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Christos Tzolis (Greece) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras with a cross.
  • 46': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Joshua Kimmich.
  • 49': Foul by Petros Mantalos (Greece).
  • 49': Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 52': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Dimitris Giannoulis.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anastasios Bakasetas.
  • 54': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Lazaros Rota.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
  • 55': Goal! Germany 1, Greece 1. Kai Havertz (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
  • 57': Offside, Germany. Leroy Sané is caught offside.
  • 58': Hand ball by Manolis Siopis (Greece).
  • 61': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
  • 61': Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Robert Andrich (Germany).
  • 61': Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Petros Mantalos.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Christos Tzolis (Greece) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Petros Mantalos.
  • 64': Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
  • 66': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Jamal Musiala.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Manolis Siopis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 68': Substitution, Greece. Tasos Douvikas replaces Giorgos Masouras.
  • 68': Substitution, Greece. Andreas Bouchalakis replaces Anastasios Bakasetas.
  • 68': Substitution, Germany. Pascal Groß replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 68': Substitution, Germany. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Joshua Kimmich.
  • 68': Substitution, Germany. Nico Schlotterbeck replaces Antonio Rüdiger.
  • 69': Substitution, Germany. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Robert Andrich.
  • 70': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
  • 70': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Lazaros Rota.
  • 71': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Germany).
  • 71': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Greece).
  • 72': Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
  • 76': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Greece).
  • 76': Kai Havertz (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Petros Mantalos (Greece).
  • 77': Pascal Groß (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
  • 78': Substitution, Greece. Giorgos Athanasiadis replaces Odysseas Vlachodimos.
  • 78': Substitution, Greece. Dimitrios Kourbelis replaces Petros Mantalos.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Dimitris Giannoulis (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Bouchalakis.
  • 79': Foul by Dimitris Giannoulis (Greece).
  • 79': Leroy Sané (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Dimitris Giannoulis (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Dimitris Giannoulis.
  • 81': Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (Germany).
  • 81': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Lazaros Rota (Greece).
  • 82': Toni Kroos (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Christos Tzolis.
  • 83': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
  • 83': Benjamin Henrichs (Germany) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Leroy Sané following a corner.
  • 84': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
  • 87': Offside, Greece. Christos Tzolis is caught offside.
  • 87': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Tasos Douvikas.
  • 89': Goal! Germany 2, Greece 1. Pascal Groß (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Germany 2, Greece 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Germany 2, Greece 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 13
3 Saves 5
30.8 Possession 69.2
14 SHOTS 12
6 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
227 Accurate Passes 594
291 Passes 649
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
10 Crosses 36
0.3 Cross % 0.1
42 Long Balls 22
13 Accurate Long Balls 12
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 11
16 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
4 Interceptions 6
32 Effective Clearances 13
32 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Borussia-Park
Location: Mönchengladbach, Germany
Attendance: 45,488

Line-Ups

GER Germany (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Manuel Neuer (GK)
4 Jonathan Tah
2 Antonio Rüdiger
18 Maximilian Mittelstädt
6 Joshua Kimmich
21 Ilkay Gündogan
8 Toni Kroos
23 Robert Andrich
7 Kai Havertz
17 Florian Wirtz
10 Jamal Musiala
Germany Substitutes:
Marc-André ter Stegen, Nico Schlotterbeck, Waldemar Anton, Robin Koch, Deniz Undav, David Raum, Thomas Müller, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Chris Führich, Oliver Baumann, Maximilian Beier, Niclas Füllkrug, Pascal Groß, Benjamin Henrichs, Leroy Sané.

GRE Greece (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
17 Pantelis Hatzidiakos
4 Konstantinos Mavropanos
22 Dimitris Giannoulis Yellow Card
15 Lazaros Rota
11 Anastasios Bakasetas
20 Petros Mantalos
23 Manolis Siopis
8 Fotis Ioannidis
10 Christos Tzolis
7 Georgios Masouras
Greece Substitutes:
Theocharis Tsiggaras, Konstantinos Tzolakis, Konstantinos Koulierakis, Panagiotis Retsos, Georgios Kyriakopoulos, Dimitrios Kourbelis, Christos Mandas, Andreas Bouchalakis, Manolis Saliakas, Andreas-Richardos Ntoi, Giannis Kotsiras, Georgios Athanasiadis, Dimitrios Limnios, Vangelis Pavlidis, Anastasios Douvikas.

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