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Germany get the job done over Bosnia-Herzegovina

Germany have done enough to produce a 3-1 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in Frankfurt.

Germany: 3 (Philipp Lahm 50', Bastian Schweinsteiger (p) 73', (p) 77') Bosnia-Herzegovina: 1 (Edin Dzeko 15')

Venue: Commerzbank Arena - Frankfurt, Germany Crowd: 48,000

Joachim Low's men needed two penalties to overcome the Bosnians who hit the lead after 15 minutes through Bunesliga star Edin Dzeko.

Skipper Philipp Lahm restored sanity in the 50th minute with a blistering shot from the edge of the penalty area before Bastian Schweinsteiger converted two penalties within four minutes to record the victory.

Starting Line-Ups

GER Manuel Neuer (gk), Arne Friedrich (Tasci 86'), Per Mertesacker, Holger Badstuber, Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger (Kroos 87'), Sami Khedira, Miroslav Klose (Muller 46'), Mesut Ozil (Gomez 80'), Lukas Podolski (Marin 71'), Piotr Trochowski (Cacau 46')

Subs - Cacau (46'), Thomas Muller (46'), Marko Marin (71'), Mario Gomez (80'), Serdar Tasci (86'), Toni Kroos (87')

BIH Kenan Hasagic (gk), Emir Spahic, Safet Nadarevic, Sahel Janic, Adnan Mravac (Ibricic 46'), Zvjezdan Misimovic (Muslimovic 80'), Miralem Pjanic, Edin Dzeko, Vedad Ibisevic (Zec 74'), Sejad Salihovic (Berberovic 78'), Elvir Rahimic

Subs - Senijad Ibricic (46'), Ermin Zec (74'), Dzemal Berberovic (78'), Zlatan Muslimovic (80')

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