Abseits Guide to German Soccer

Germany - USA 4:1 (0:0)


Match Number:	770
Date:		22 Mar 2006
Location:	Dortmund
Competition:	

GERMANY: 
Kahn
A. Friedrich (83. Owomoyela), Metzelder, Mertesacker, Lahm
Kehl (83. F. Ernst), B. Schneider (67. Borowski), Ballack
Asamoah (67. Neuville), Klose, Podolski (46. Schweinsteiger)

USA
Keller
Cherundolo, Conrad, Berhalter, Gibbs (77. Pearce)
Zavagnin, Mastroeni (74. Olsen)
Wolff (17. Klein), Convey
Ching (60. Twellman), Johnson

Attendance:	64,500

Scoring:
1:0 Schweinsteiger (46.)
2:0 Neuville (73.)
3:0 Klose (75.)
4:0 Ballack (79.)
4:1 Cherundolo (85.)

Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
Yellow cards: 	Zavagnin

On paper, not a bad result, given the fact that Germany has struggled against the US in recent years. However, looking deeper, it was not too impressive, and the German press was very vocal in the fact that for most of the game the team struggled against the US "B" squad.

Abseits Guide to German Soccer