Second-half goals from striker Vitali Bulyga gave Belarus a 2-2 draw on Tuesday against Germany. A strike after just ten minutes from German forward Miroslav Klose - his 39th goal in 75 internationals - and a first-half own-goal gave the home side a commanding 2-0 lead at the break before Bulyga's double.
"It is disappointing that we allowed the lead to slip from our hands, you could clearly see the hard work from the training camp had an effect," said Germany's coach Joachim Löw, whose squad spent last week training on the Spanish island of Mallorca. "In twelve days, all the players will be in much better form, I can promise you that."
"Of course, that result gives us food for thought," added Löw. "The decision of who to leave out will be difficult, we will have to coninue our hard work. We have 26 good players on the squad - those who don't make it are not wanting for talent."
Having played in last Wednesday's Champions League final, Germany's captain Michael Ballack looked comfortable in the first half before making way for Jermaine Jones. And teenager Marko Marin - who has yet to play a Bundesliga match having been an integral part of Borussia Moenchengladbach's return to the German top table this season - impressed on his full debut, coming on for Bastian Schweinsteiger at the start of the second-half.
At UEFA EURO 2008 Germany will play in Group B against Poland, Croatia and co-host Austria.
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Second-half goals from striker Vitali Bulyga gave Belarus a 2-2 draw on Tuesday against Germany. A strike after just ten minutes from German forward Miroslav Klose - his 39th goal in 75 internationals - and a first-half own-goal gave the home side a commanding 2-0 lead at the break before Bulyga's double.
"It is disappointing that we allowed the lead to slip from our hands, you could clearly see the hard work from the training camp had an effect," said Germany's coach Joachim Löw, whose squad spent last week training on the Spanish island of Mallorca. "In twelve days, all the players will be in much better form, I can promise you that."
"Of course, that result gives us food for thought," added Löw. "The decision of who to leave out will be difficult, we will have to coninue our hard work. We have 26 good players on the squad - those who don't make it are not wanting for talent."
Having played in last Wednesday's Champions League final, Germany's captain Michael Ballack looked comfortable in the first half before making way for Jermaine Jones. And teenager Marko Marin - who has yet to play a Bundesliga match having been an integral part of Borussia Moenchengladbach's return to the German top table this season - impressed on his full debut, coming on for Bastian Schweinsteiger at the start of the second-half.
At UEFA EURO 2008 Germany will play in Group B against Poland, Croatia and co-host Austria.
