Lukas Podolski spared the blushes of Germany and Bendtner hits hat-trick for Denmark

Podolski, on loan at Internazionale from Arsenal, stroked the ball home from close range

Sports Staff
Wednesday 25 March 2015 19:32 EDT
Comments
Lukas Podolski, right, celebrates his equaliser
Lukas Podolski, right, celebrates his equaliser (EPA)

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Lukas Podolski spared the blushes of world champions Germany when he grabbed an 81st-minute equaliser to earn a 2-2 draw against Australia in Kaiserslautern last night.

Podolski, on loan at Internazionale from Arsenal, stroked the ball home from close range after coming off the bench. Earlier, Crystal Palace’s Mile Jedinak had made up for gifting Germany the lead by putting his side 2-1 up with a brilliant, curling free-kick in the 50th minute.

Former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner scored a hat-trick as Denmark came from behind to beat the United States 3-2 in Aarhus. Jozy Altidore put the visitors ahead after 19 minutes but Bendtner, now with Wolfsburg, levelled from close range just after the half-hour.

Altidore then set up Aron Johannsson to put the US ahead again before Bendtner scored twice in the final seven minutes. He popped up unmarked at the far post to sweep home the equaliser, then smashed home the winner in the final minute.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in