Friendly: Germany 2 - 2 Belarus - TalkSoccer

**Trim** · 03-05-2008, 10:25 AM

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The German national team will play their next home game on May 27, 2008 against Belarus in Kaiserslautern.

Both teams have never before met in an international match.

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RunX · 03-05-2008, 08:36 PM

Lol :P Hleb Team ... Belarus It a good prepration for euro

Dragoen · 06-05-2008, 11:54 AM

They have Hleb and that's it he is their only good player. I would have wished for a more challenging opponent. But i am looking forward to the lineup whether Löw wants to try out a few things or whether he will send the best team on the pitch to prepare for the EC.

**Trim** · 24-05-2008, 02:44 PM

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Löw may lose three for friendly

National coach Joachim Löw looks like having to do without three players for Tuesday's EURO 2008 warm-up against Belarus.

Injury and illness kept Rene Adler, Tim Borowski and Philipp Lahm out of Saturday training at the national team's base in Mallorca.

Adler with bruised pelvis

Leverkusen keeper Adler is being treated for a bruised pelvis and Lahm is out of action for the moment with a thigh injury. Borowski is still being rested due to a bout of flu. Löw's assistant Hansi Flick said, "Borowski has had the worst of it. But we're hoping he'll be able to do some light training again on Sunday. Adler and Lahm should also be able to train a bit then as well."

The squad will fly back to Germany on Monday, where they will be joined by captain Michael Ballack. Following Tuesday evening's game in Kaiserslautern, they will return to the training camp in Mallorca until Friday.

Squad to be trimmed

All 26 provisional squad members will make that flight. On Wednesday, the players will learn which three have not made the cut for the final 23-man squad.

Head coach Joachim Löw has to give UEFA offical notification of his squad by 28 May. Germany then have another warm-up match against Serbia on 31 May in Gelsenkirchen. After that, the players have two days off before heading out to their EURO 2008 headquarters in Ascona.

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**Trim** · 26-05-2008, 05:41 PM

Expected line-ups, according to SPORT BILD:

Germany: Lehmann - Lahm, Mertesacker, Metzelder, Jansen - Fritz, Frings, Ballack, Schweinsteiger - Klose, Podolski.

Belarus: Chomutowski - Kortyko, Filipenko, Lenzewitsch, Omeljantschuk - Alexander Hleb, Kultschij, Putsilo, Romaschtschenko - Wjatscheslaw Hleb, Bulya

**Trim** · 26-05-2008, 06:46 PM

The match will be televised live from those TV channels:

Al Jazeera Sport +2
ARD Das Erste
Polsat Sport
Sport.Ro
SuperSport 1 [Hellas]
TV2 Sport (Den)
Viasat Sport 1

**Trim** · 27-05-2008, 04:20 PM

Just got home. The match has already started.

33 min-- Germany 2 - 0 Belarus.

10' [1 - 0] M. Klose
20' [2 - 0] V. Korytko (o.g.)

Germany playing with the red kit.

**Trim** · 27-05-2008, 04:34 PM

Half-time. 2-0.

**Trim** · 27-05-2008, 04:50 PM

Low had decided to make two half-time substitutions.

Marin on, Schweinsteiger off.
Jones on, Ballack off.

**Trim** · 27-05-2008, 04:52 PM

As Ballack is off, Klose is holding the captain armband, even though Frings is on the field playing.

BlackNess · 27-05-2008, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Trim

As Ballack is off, Klose is holding the captain armband, even though Frings is on the field playing.

Interesting decision

**Trim** · 27-05-2008, 04:59 PM

Two more subs.

Neuville on, Klose off.
Helmes on, Podolski off.

Frings holding the armband now.

**Trim** · 27-05-2008, 05:06 PM

69 mins. Bulyga just scored for Belarus.

2-1 now.

**Trim** · 27-05-2008, 05:12 PM

67 mins. Another substitution.

Frings off, Trochowski on.

Lehmann holding the captain armband now.

**Trim** · 27-05-2008, 05:26 PM

80 mins. Odonkor off, Fritz on.

I must say that that Germany played some poor football really, until Marin and Trochowski came in. They are playing some very attractive and very offensive football right now.