Eric Dier found a stoppage-time winner as England rallied from two goals down to win 3-2 against Germany in Berlin on Saturday.
Toni Kroos and Mario Gomez had given the hosts the lead before Harry Kane got a goal back and Jamie Vardy’s spectacular first senior international goal brought England level.
The hosts thought they were ahead just before the half-hour mark as Gomez swept home Sami Khedira’s through-ball, but the striker was incorrectly flagged offside.
England’s best chance of the first half came to nothing when Emre Can made a desperate sliding block on Danny Welbeck’s shot and Adam Lallana fired the loose ball over the bar.
Germany did take the lead three minutes before half-time as Mesut Ozil fed Kroos, who flashed in a long-range effort which beat Jack Butland at his near post.
The Stoke goalkeeper appeared to hurt himself while clearing the ball moments before the goal, and he was immediately replaced by Fraser Forster.
A comeback at that point seemed unlikely, but England were back in the game four minutes later as Kane gathered a corner and made a quick 180-degree turn to confound Ozil before firing past Manuel Neuer.Germany made it 2-0 in the 57th minute as Gomez found the goal he deserved in the first half by heading in Khedira’s cross.
And England were back level on 74 minutes when substitute Vardy redirected Nathaniel Clyne’s shot with a flick of his right foot, sending it behind his planted left leg and into the net.
Dele Alli had a chance to put in the winner but the 19-year-old put the ball over the bar when it seemed easier to score.
But England still managed to snatch victory from the world champions when Dier rose highest to head home a corner in stoppage time.
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