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The new German team has made a promising comeback on the international stage with a 1-1 draw against Serbia in a friendly on Wednesday, showing signs of improvement after a disastrous 2018 year.
The Germans, eliminated from the World Cup in the group stage and relegated to the League of Nations last year, had only one player in their 2014 World Cup victory in the formation of the and their oldest outfield player was 24 years old.
More aggressive and faster than in recent matches, with Kai Havertz, Julian Brandt and Leroy Sane behind behind striker Timo Werner, the hosts needed only three minutes to score Havertz's goal of score after a quick pbad to the Serb goalkeeper move.
Coach Joachim Low sent world champions Mats Hummels, Jerome Boateng and Thomas Mueller to international retirement in a surprise decision last week as his team prepared to launch their qualifying campaign Sunday. Euro 2020 against the Netherlands.
Serbia advanced after 11 minutes and their first corner bounced off the back of two players to allow Luka Jovic to perfectly score his first goal on the international stage.
Aged 21, who has scored 22 goals in 35 games with Eintracht Frankfurt this season, he should be among the biggest goals of transfers this summer. Real Madrid and Barcelona would be among the interested clubs.
Twice, Werner almost equalized before Serbia, who won the League of Nations promotion after a series of undefeated victories in his group, lost a chance when Adem Ljajic fired a shot over the bar.
But the Germans kept their focus on gasoline and lost several chances in the second half before substitute Leon Goretzka earned a deserved equalizer in the 69th minute.
"In the first period, the automation of this new team, which was playing together for the first time, was not working as well," Low told reporters.
"In the second half, the team made it very clear that we could increase the pressure and the tempo, we had a lot of chances and we missed the final touch." This is also part of the experience d & # 39; learning.
"Overall, I am very satisfied with the mentality, the pressure we have created."
Serbia, who thanked Dmitrovic for hanging on the board as the goalkeeper made several saves to stop the Germans from scoring a second goal, stayed with 10 players when Milan Pavlov was sent off for a reckless challenge on Sane. .
The Manchester City winger was pulled out, but Low said his injury was not too serious and that he would be ready for Sunday.
"It was a faulty foul." Sane was lucky and was not injured, but such fouls can break. "
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