Australia came from behind to stun Germany 2-1 in an international football friendly played in Dormtund on Tuesday.
Luke Wilkshire and David Carney scored the goals for the visitors, while Mario Gomez found the net for Germany, who saw an unbeaten run of nine matches come to an end.
Germany coach Joachim Loew rested most of the side that had won a Euro 2012 qualifier against Kazakhstan 4-0 on Saturday and instead played a young, inexperienced team.
The coach defended his decision. "We have to give them experience and I am not too concerned. We lost a few friendlies before the World Cup finals last year and I need these games to try new things.
"We commanded the game in the first half and then gave it away. I think that we wanted to win the game, but it was just not our match."
Germany took the game to the visitors and Gomez's wonder-strike midway through the first half gave them a deserved lead.
The Bayern Munich striker was set up by Andre Schuerrle and with space unleashed a shot from the edge of the area that went in in the top right corner, giving Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer no chance.
Australia, who were beaten 4-0 by Germany at the World Cup finals in South Africa last year, turned the game upside down in the space of three minutes in the second half.
Blackpool midfielder Carney found the equalizer in the 61st minute after beating the German defence. It was the 1,000th goal scored against Germany in their history.
Just two minutes later the Socceroos were awarded a penalty after Christian Traesch was rather harshly adjudged to have brought down Harry Kewell in the area.
Midfielder Wilkshire, who plays his club football for Dynamo Moscow, made no mistake in beating goalkeeper Tim Wiese.
Loew brought on Miroslav Klose in the second half, but the striker, who scored twice on Saturday and is chasing Gerd Mueller's record of 68 international goals, failed to find the goal that would have given Germany a share of the spoils.
Klose said he thought some of the players could have done better. "I think possibly we sit back in friendly matches. That should not of course be, but I think at times it is like that and maybe that is why we lost."
For Australia's German coach Holger Osieck, who was assistant to Franz Beckenbauer in 1990 when Germany won the World Cup said that he had not expected to win.
"We wanted to play well and look strong, we never thought of a possible result. I am very happy with the victory though, but I must admit that we were under a lot of pressure in the first half."
Luke Wilkshire and David Carney scored the goals for the visitors, while Mario Gomez found the net for Germany, who saw an unbeaten run of nine matches come to an end.
Germany coach Joachim Loew rested most of the side that had won a Euro 2012 qualifier against Kazakhstan 4-0 on Saturday and instead played a young, inexperienced team.
The coach defended his decision. "We have to give them experience and I am not too concerned. We lost a few friendlies before the World Cup finals last year and I need these games to try new things.
"We commanded the game in the first half and then gave it away. I think that we wanted to win the game, but it was just not our match."
Germany took the game to the visitors and Gomez's wonder-strike midway through the first half gave them a deserved lead.
The Bayern Munich striker was set up by Andre Schuerrle and with space unleashed a shot from the edge of the area that went in in the top right corner, giving Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer no chance.
Australia, who were beaten 4-0 by Germany at the World Cup finals in South Africa last year, turned the game upside down in the space of three minutes in the second half.
Blackpool midfielder Carney found the equalizer in the 61st minute after beating the German defence. It was the 1,000th goal scored against Germany in their history.
Just two minutes later the Socceroos were awarded a penalty after Christian Traesch was rather harshly adjudged to have brought down Harry Kewell in the area.
Midfielder Wilkshire, who plays his club football for Dynamo Moscow, made no mistake in beating goalkeeper Tim Wiese.
Loew brought on Miroslav Klose in the second half, but the striker, who scored twice on Saturday and is chasing Gerd Mueller's record of 68 international goals, failed to find the goal that would have given Germany a share of the spoils.
Klose said he thought some of the players could have done better. "I think possibly we sit back in friendly matches. That should not of course be, but I think at times it is like that and maybe that is why we lost."
For Australia's German coach Holger Osieck, who was assistant to Franz Beckenbauer in 1990 when Germany won the World Cup said that he had not expected to win.
"We wanted to play well and look strong, we never thought of a possible result. I am very happy with the victory though, but I must admit that we were under a lot of pressure in the first half."
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