An equaliser from Germany's Cacau four minutes into added time sealed a dramatic 2-2 draw to deny ten-man Poland a historic win over their neighbours in Tuesday's friendly.
Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland looked to have secured a first win over Germany at the 17th attempt when midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski - known as Kuba for short - converted a penalty in the 91st minute to make it 2-1.
But in a dramatic finale, German blushes were spared when second-half replacement Thomas Mueller fired in a cross with time almost up to allow Cacau to equalise on 94 minutes as Germany again came from behind. "It was a very special game," said Polish-born German striker Lukas Podolski. "We had some good chances in the first-half and if we had scored our goals, things would have looked differently.
Friendly Match: Poland vs Germany
Both Polish goals came from players who ply their trade with German league champions Borussia Dortmund as striker Robert Lewandowski put the hosts ahead on 55 minutes before Kuba's late penalty. Germany midfielder Toni Kroos had put his side level on 68 minutes when he netted a penalty, but the hosts were reduced to ten men when defender Arkadiusz Glowacki was sent off for a second yellow card on 80 minutes.
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An equaliser from Germany's Cacau four minutes into added time sealed a dramatic 2-2 draw to deny ten-man Poland a historic win over their neighbours in Tuesday's friendly.
Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland looked to have secured a first win over Germany at the 17th attempt when midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski - known as Kuba for short - converted a penalty in the 91st minute to make it 2-1.
But in a dramatic finale, German blushes were spared when second-half replacement Thomas Mueller fired in a cross with time almost up to allow Cacau to equalise on 94 minutes as Germany again came from behind. "It was a very special game," said Polish-born German striker Lukas Podolski. "We had some good chances in the first-half and if we had scored our goals, things would have looked differently.
Friendly Match: Poland vs Germany
Both Polish goals came from players who ply their trade with German league champions Borussia Dortmund as striker Robert Lewandowski put the hosts ahead on 55 minutes before Kuba's late penalty. Germany midfielder Toni Kroos had put his side level on 68 minutes when he netted a penalty, but the hosts were reduced to ten men when defender Arkadiusz Glowacki was sent off for a second yellow card on 80 minutes.
