Arab Times

England come from behind to ‘edge’ Germany 3-2 in Berlin

Russia and Poland cruise as Austria thwart Albania

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BERLIN, March 27, (AP): Jamie Vardy scored his first England goal two minutes after coming on as a substitute and Eric Dier scored in injury time to beat Germany 3-2 and preserve the team’s unbeaten record in Berlin on Saturday.

Vardy, who came on in the 72nd minute, produced an audacious flick with his right heel behind his left leg to send Nathaniel Clyne’s cross inside the near post to equalize, and Dier headed in the winner in the first minute of injury time.

Toni Kroos opened the scoring just before halftime and Mario Gomez made it 2-0 to Germany just after with his first internatio­nal goal since Euro 2012, but Harry Kane sparked the comeback four minutes later with a fine turn and shot inside the far post.

“It’s annoying for a coach to see your team squander a 2-0 lead. Even when we were leading we weren’t

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Stadium in Berlin on March 26. (AFP)
England’s midfielder Eric Dier (left), and Germany’s forward Mario Gomes vie for the ball during the friendly football match Germany vs England at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on March 26. (AFP)
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