Arkadiusz Milik and Sebastian Mila grabbed the goals as Poland picked up a surprise 2-0 win in Warsaw against Germany their Euro 2016 qualifying clash. A lacklustre showing from the world champions, who had laboured to a narrow 2-1 win over Scotland in their Group D opener, allowed Poland to clinch the points, as Joachim Low's men were beaten in competitive action for the first time in 19 outings
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Having failed to threaten with any regularity during Saturday's first half, Germany fell behind to Poland's first effort on target early in the second period when Milik headed home from inside the area.
The Ajax man, on loan from Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, was later withdrawn to a rapturous ovation from the home crowd and, despite some tense moments for the hosts at the Stadion Narodowy, his replacement, Mila, wrapped up the win with two minutes left.
Seeking to extend a competitive unbeaten run that had stretched back to Euro 2012, Germany threw caution to the wind late on.
However, it was to no avail as Poland picked up their first victory over Germany since unification to move top of the group, leaving Low with work to do in finessing his relatively new-look side.
source: goal.com
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