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What could have been a tricky game for Germany turned out to be comfortable. Poland had a few chances but through Michael Ballack, Torsten Frings and Clemens Fritz they always had the Poles under pressure in midfield and fighting for possession.

Podolski slid home Miroslav Klose's pass from close range after 20 minutes and he added his second with a powerful rising volley that left Poland keeper Artur Boruc helpless 18 minutes from time.

21:36, Germany 2 Poland 0: FULL TIME

21:33, Germany 2 Poland 0: Germany sub: Kuranyi on, Klose off

21:26, Germany 2 Poland 0: Poland finding room down their right but Lehmann collects the cross.

Match-winner: Lukas Podolski is congratulated by Miroslav Klose

21:25, Germany 2 Poland 0: Guerreiro chases down a ball on the right and keeps it in to cross for Saganowski - whose fierce header at the near post is palmed away by Lehmann.

21:23, Germany 2 Poland 0: Podolski crosses for Schweinsteiger who's in acres of space just outside the Poland area. He shoots on his second touch but Poland keeper Boruc meets his low drive with ease.

21:17, Germany 2 Poland 0: Poland sub: Saganowski on, Golanski off. Germany sub: Hitzlsperger on, Gomez off.

Double: Germany's Lukas Podolski blasts in his second

21:12, Germany 2 Poland 0: GOAL - Podolski's second. Schweinsteiger digs the ball out from a tackle in the Polish area. He finds Klose on his left shoulder who squeezes the ball through to Podolski and he makes no mistake - smashing his shot into the back of the net.

21:12, Germany 1 Poland 0: Great play all round. Lahm puts in an inch-perfect cross from the right and Ballack  blasts it on the half-volley. It rockets towards goal but Poland keeper Boruc gets his fingers on it. Corner comes to nothing.

21:07, Germany 1 Poland 0: Poland sub: Lukasz Piszczek on, Lobodzinski off.

21:05, Germany 1 Poland 0: YELLOW CARD: Germany's Schweinsteiger.

21:04, Germany 1 Poland 0: Poland have the ball in the net. Smolarek's strike comes back off the right post but he taps in the rebound. But the whistle has gone for offside.

21:00, Germany 1 Poland 0: YELLOW CARD: Poland's Lewandowski on Podolski. The stretcher comes on but he's ok.

On the ball: Philipp Lahm Germany pressures Pawel Golanski

20:59, Germany 1 Poland 0: Ballack puts in a good cross from the left wing but Klose is called up for a push in the area as his header sails over the bar.

20:57, Germany 1 Poland 0: Germany sub: Frtiz on, Schweinsteiger on.

20:53, Germany 1 Poland 0: Germany's Sebastian Schweinsteiger is beginning to warm up on the touch-line as his side fail to get a grip on the pattern of play. They've slightly lost their rhythm and are starting to give the ball away.

20:47, Germany 1 Poland 0: Gomez wins a free-kick as soon as the second half gets going. Frings will take it and his ball angles in from the left to Ballack in the area but it comes off his thigh for a goal-kick.

Jump to it: Poland's Dariusz Dudka competes with Michael Ballack

20:47, Germany 1 Poland 0: Poland sub: Zurawski off, Roger Guerreiro (hailing from Brazil) on.

20:32, Germany 1 Poland 0: HALF-TIME

20:30, Germany 1 Poland 0: It's all Poland at the moment. Lahm forced to make crucial tackle on his left. Ball goes clear.

20:25, Germany 1 Poland 0: YELLOW CARD: Poland's Smolarek.

20:22, Germany 1 Poland 0: Fritz flies down Germany's right wing and crosses but his ball fails to find Gomez.

Uplifting: Germany's Miroslav Klose and Poland's Jacek Bak go for the ball

20:21, Germany 1 Poland 0: Poland making use of their right, Germany's left. Cross comes in courtesy of Wojciech Lobodzinski but Maciej Zurawski can't quite get on the end of it. Germans looking more stretched now.

20:17, Germany 1 Poland 0: Podolski darts down the left wing leaving the Poles for dead. Crosses to Klose lurking just on the 6-yard box, but Zewlakow heads clear.

20:15, Germany 1 Poland 0: Nice interchange by Germany's midfield, with Podolski  and Gomez doing a lot of running. Ballack fouled. Free-kick 30-yards out - but the Chelsea man's effort hits the wall.

20:12, Germany 1 Poland 0: Poland look dangerous down their right flank. Smolarek gets behind the Germany left-back and shoots. Lehmann saves to his left easily.

Opener: Germany's Lukas Podolski scores

20:04, Germany 1 Poland 0: GOAL - Germany's Polish-born player Podolski breaks the deadlock. Gomez finds Klose on the right and this time he finds his man with a speedy low pass across the area. Podolski makes no mistake from 8 yards.

19:59, Germany 0 Poland 0: Free-kick to Germany on Poland's right. Lukas Podolski takes it looking for Metzelder but it goes for a corner on the far side. Back into play - Gomez to Metzelder but he's caught off-side.

Bundle: Mario Gomez goes airborne after Jacek Bak's challenge.

19:55, Germany 0 Poland 0: Gomez races down Germany's right but is bundled over by Jacek Bak. No card but there's no love lost.

19:50, Germany 0 Poland 0: Germany's Miroslav Klose has a great chance on goal but somehow manages to fluff it. He beats Poland's off-side trap and is through on goal but instead of going for goal he passes to Mario Gomez who just can't stretch far enough make contact and tap in.

Clash: Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann goes for a ball

19:47, Germany 0 Poland 0: Arsenal's former keeper Jens Lehmann is in the action right away. He comes to punch but collides with Per Mertsacker. The ball comes out to Jacek Krzynowek, but drives his effort over the bar.

19:45, Germany 0 Poland 0: KICK OFF

Germany take on Poland in today's second Group B game after Croatia saw off championship co-hosts Austria 1-0.

Out in force: Polish fans before the match

Flagging up their support: Germany fans gather for the game

The Teams:

Germany: Lehmann, Lahm, Metzelder, Mertesacker, Jansen, Fritz, Frings, Ballack, Podolski, Gomez, Klose.

Subs: Enke, Friedrich, Westermann, Rolfes, Schweinsteiger, Odonkor, Trochowski, Hitzlsperger, Borowski, Neuville, Kuranyi, Adler.

Poland: Boruc, Wasilewski, Zewlakow, Bak, Golanski, Dudka, Lewandowski, Lobodzinski, Zurawski, Krzynowek, Smolarek.

Subs: Fabianski, Jop, Wawrzyniak, Zahorski, Kokoszka, Pazdan, Gargula, Murawski, Roger, Piszczek, Saganowski.

Referee: Tom Ovrebo (Norway)