WOLFSBURG, Germany — For Germany, 2019 started as 2018 ended — with a disappointing draw. A second-half equalizer from Leon Goretzka was needed for Germany to salvage a 1-1 friendly draw against Serbia on Wednesday, four days before starting its European Championship qualifying campaign away to an old foe, the Netherlands. That’s a tough test since the Netherlands drew 2-2 with Germany in the teams’ last competitive fixture and beat Germany 3-0 in October. Coach Joachim Loew tried to shake up the squad against Serbia, but ended up relying on older faces after a poor first half. Serbia could have scored again but Adam Ljajic fired over the bar to waste a good team move.

Source: National Post March 20, 2019 21:55 UTC