Germany beat USA 4-1 on Thursday after a rampant second-half performance.
The opening exchanges were a terse affair, with neither side really able to gain a foothold on the game.
Although Germany looked to get forward, their ambitions were thwarted all too often as play tended to get bogged down in midfield.
The USA, meanwhile, tried to play football but the Germans quickly closed them down, denying them space at every turn.
Jurgen Klinsmann has been a target for heavy criticism in recent months, and the Dortmund fans voiced their disapproval of his management regime by roundly booing their side off the pitch at the half-time break.
The Germany boss tried to inject a little life into the game by bringing on Bastian Schweinsteiger at half-time, and the switch paid dividends with immediate effect.
Within seconds of the restart, he bent in a free-kick from an advanced position on the right wing which looked to evade Miroslav Klose before beating Kasey Keller in the USA goal.
The strike failed to lift the game, however, as it continued to struggle for any kind of rhythm. As USA went in search of an equaliser, Oliver Kahn did well to deny a close-range header from Eddie Johnson.
At the other end Michael Ballack tested Keller from long range but the former Spurs man was equal to the task.
In the 72nd minute, the game was finally lit up by a piece of sheer brilliance from another substitute, this time Oliver Neuville. After latching onto a Klose knockdown, he showed great composure, volleying an unstoppable volley into the USA net.
Klose then added a third himself with another great finish on 75 minutes, although Keller will feel that he could have done more to prevent the goal after he seemed to go down rather early.
Suddenly the stadium was alight as the home side began to swamp their visitors. After 79 minutes Klose burst down the right before picking out Michael Ballack inside the area. The Chelsea target rose perfectly to power a sweetly met header flying past Keller.
The USA keeper then pulled off a great save to deny Ballack a second after his 20-yard bullet took a wicked deflection on its way to the goal.
The visitors were then scored a bizarre consolation goal when Oliver Kahn misjudged the situation when trying to head clear from a Steven Cherundolo cross in the 82nd minute. With Eddie Johnson looming, the ball evaded everybody, giving the visitors scant reward.
The opening exchanges were a terse affair, with neither side really able to gain a foothold on the game.
Although Germany looked to get forward, their ambitions were thwarted all too often as play tended to get bogged down in midfield.
The USA, meanwhile, tried to play football but the Germans quickly closed them down, denying them space at every turn.
Jurgen Klinsmann has been a target for heavy criticism in recent months, and the Dortmund fans voiced their disapproval of his management regime by roundly booing their side off the pitch at the half-time break.
The Germany boss tried to inject a little life into the game by bringing on Bastian Schweinsteiger at half-time, and the switch paid dividends with immediate effect.
Within seconds of the restart, he bent in a free-kick from an advanced position on the right wing which looked to evade Miroslav Klose before beating Kasey Keller in the USA goal.
The strike failed to lift the game, however, as it continued to struggle for any kind of rhythm. As USA went in search of an equaliser, Oliver Kahn did well to deny a close-range header from Eddie Johnson.
At the other end Michael Ballack tested Keller from long range but the former Spurs man was equal to the task.
In the 72nd minute, the game was finally lit up by a piece of sheer brilliance from another substitute, this time Oliver Neuville. After latching onto a Klose knockdown, he showed great composure, volleying an unstoppable volley into the USA net.
Klose then added a third himself with another great finish on 75 minutes, although Keller will feel that he could have done more to prevent the goal after he seemed to go down rather early.
Suddenly the stadium was alight as the home side began to swamp their visitors. After 79 minutes Klose burst down the right before picking out Michael Ballack inside the area. The Chelsea target rose perfectly to power a sweetly met header flying past Keller.
The USA keeper then pulled off a great save to deny Ballack a second after his 20-yard bullet took a wicked deflection on its way to the goal.
The visitors were then scored a bizarre consolation goal when Oliver Kahn misjudged the situation when trying to head clear from a Steven Cherundolo cross in the 82nd minute. With Eddie Johnson looming, the ball evaded everybody, giving the visitors scant reward.
