Early penalty helps Germany defeat Hungary 3-0

Posted Sunday, May 30, 2010 by YAHOO Sport

Germany thumped Hungary 3-0 in a World Cup warmup on Saturday.

Lukas Podolski converted from the spot in the 5th minute after Hungary’s Sandor Torghelle pulled down Per Mertesacker following a corner kick. Mario Gomez added a goal in the 69th, just minutes after he came on as a substitute, and Cacau made it 3-0 in the 73rd by outrunning the defense.

Germany’s Mesut Oezil had three clear scoring chances in the first half, but confident saves by Hungary goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly helped keep the host in the match.

Joachim Loew’s squad was without four from Bayern Munich—Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Joerg Butt and Thomas Mueller—who were rested after a long season with the Bundesliga champions and Champions League finalists.

Germany will play Bosnia-Herzegovina in Frankfurt on Thursday in its last warmup before leaving for South Africa, where it will be in Group D with Australia, Serbia and Ghana in the first round.

Lineups:

Hungary: Gabor Kiraly, Laszlo Bodnar (Zsolt Laczko, 85), Vilmos Vanczak, Roland Juhasz (Tamas Priskin, 71), Gabor Horvath, Boldizsar Bodor (Daniel Tozser, 46), Balazs Dzsudzsak, Krisztian Vadocz, Sandor Torghelle (Krisztian Nemeth, 62), Vladimir Koman (Janos Lazok, 43), Szabolcs Huszti (Zoltan Szelesi, 71).

Germany: Manuel Neuer, Jeroma Boateng, Arne Friedrich (Holger Badstuber, 71), Per Mertesacker, Heiko Westermann, Sami Uhedira (Dennis Aogo, 46), Toni Kroos (Mario Gomez, 62), Mesut Oezil (Cacau, 46), Piotr Trochowski (Marcell Jansen, 62), Miroslav Klose (Marko Marin, 62), Lukas Podolski.