Deniz Undav scores late winner as Germany clinch friendly victory over Ghana

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/germany/ptQide1O/"]Germany[/a] were on the front foot right from the off at the MHP Arena, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/woltemade-nick/4YDUd1at/"]Nick Woltemade[/a] steered a golden opportunity just off target from six yards out and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wirtz-florian/0Q5gjImi/"]Florian Wirtz[/a]’s free-kick clipped the post - both chances coming inside a busy opening 10 minutes.[/p][p]Despite [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ghana/nNBjHale/"]Ghana[/a] settling into the contest from there, Germany continued to carry all the threat, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tah-jonathan/2yf8EcuE/"]Jonathan Tah[/a] blazed over the bar from close range on the half-hour mark before Wirtz’s neat finish was ruled out after a VAR review for offside against Woltemade.[/p][p]However, Ghana’s stubborn resistance was finally broken in stoppage time when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adjetey-jonas/lSi0EUb8/"]Jonas Adjetey[/a] was adjudged to have handled [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stiller-angelo/0hF2GIXS/"]Angelo Stiller[/a]’s flick inside the visitors’ penalty area.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/havertz-kai/rH8BZWiI/"]Kai Havertz[/a] coolly slotted home from the spot for his first Germany goal since November 2024, giving [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alvarez-julian/bBHauDIC/"]Julian Nagelsmann[/a]’s men a half-time lead.[/b][/p][image alt="Germany celebrate Havertz's opener" id="205265e7-8f88-4fa7-9aec-015525dbdcf2" credit-line="ČTK / imago sportfotodienst / Herbertz / Nico Herbertz" guid="79b5fb80-a931-497d-aee2-5717228abcd1" original-width="1400" original-height="933" /][p]Buoyed by their breakthrough just before the interval, Germany flew out of the traps after the restart, with Woltemade nodding substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lennart-karl/t0q0DalG/"]Lennart Karl[/a]’s delivery onto the crossbar.[/p][p][b]However, with the hosts struggling to add to their one-goal lead, Ghana ruthlessly levelled on 70 minutes through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fatawu-hamidu-abdu/IF5vhUHh/"]Abdul Fatawu[/a], who steered home from 10 yards having been teed up by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kohn-derrick-arthur/nmOvxLB2/"]Derrick Köhn[/a].[/b][/p][p][b]With a few minutes left, though, Germany retook the lead after a wonderfully worked team move, as substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/undav-deniz/tUHAdtMH/"]Deniz Undav[/a] delivered the finishing touch.[/b][/p][image alt="Match stats" id="a2ecb5cf-35af-46c3-aa64-7650691b5955" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="175a1383-f818-4c54-af9e-0f132a17927b" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Defeat in Stuttgart means Ghana have now lost four games in a row - far from ideal preparation ahead of the World Cup this summer. They'll take on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/O6iHcNkd/"]Mexico[/a] next, while Germany face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/finland/QuVpPpic/"]Finland[/a], buoyed by extending their unbeaten H2H record.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lennart-karl/t0q0DalG/"]Lennart Karl[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/germany/ptQide1O/"]Germany[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/germany-ptQide1O/ghana-nNBjHale/?mid=6waiW2Rj"]Check out all the stats from the match here[/a][/b][/p]