Stiller loses with U21s in England
On Tuesday, Angelo Stiller captained the DFB U21 team in their friendly fixture against England, in which they went 1-0 ahead but ultimately lost 3-1. Georginio only featured as a substitute in the France U21s' 2-2 draw with Belgium. In addition, Kevin Akpoguma was in action for Nigeria. He played the full 90 minutes in the 2-1 defeat against Algeria. Muhammed Dumar won a third game in the space of a week with the DFB U19s, but this time failed to score in the 1-0 victory against Slovakia.
A detailed report on the international fixtures involving academy players can be found here (German).
An overview of all the international involvements of TSG players between 21 and 27 September.
Oliver Baumann (Germany)
Nations League: Germany 0-1 Hungary
Nations League: England 3-3 Germany
Baumann, who had been on standby, was called up by the German national team as the third goalkeeper prior to the Hungary game, after Manuel Neuer had to leave the squad following a corona infection. Baumann was an unused substitute in both matches.
Andrej Kramarić (Croatia)
Nations League: Croatia 2-1 Denmark
Nations League: Austria 1-3 Croatia
Andrej Kramarić played from the start against Denmark and was substituted on in the 84th minute of the 3-1 win in Austria. Croatia came top of this League A group and qualified for the final four of the Nations League, which will take place next year.
Christoph Baumgartner (Austria)
Nations League: France 2-0 Austria
Nations League: Austria 1-3 Croatia
Baumgartner scored his seventh international goal against Croatia. The midfielder did not make the starting XI against France and was only sent on by national team coach Ralf Rangnick as a 64th-minute substitute. Austria were relegated to League B of the Nations League.
Ozan Kabak (Turkey)
Nations League: Turkey 3-3 Luxembourg
Nations League: Faroe Islands 2-1 Turkey
Ozan Kabak only played in the defeat to the Faroe Islands and was an unused substitute for the draw against Luxembourg. Despite the disappointing results, Turkey finished top of the group and were promoted to League B.
Kevin Akpoguma (Nigeria)
Friendly: Algeria 1-2 Nigeria
Kevin Akpoguma played the full 90 minutes of the friendly in Paris.
Angelo Stiller (Germany U21s)
Friendly: Germany U21s 0-1 France U21s
Friendly: England U21s 3-1 Germany U21s
Angelo Stiller captained the Germany U21 team onto the pitch for their matches in Magdeburg and Sheffield. He was substituted off in the 84th minute against the French and played the full 90 minutes against England. Both games were seen as acid tests ahead of the U21 EUROs, which begin in nine months.
Georginio (France U21s)
Friendly: Germany U21s 0-1 France U21s
Friendly: France U21s 2-2 Belgium U21s
Georginio played the full 90 minutes of the win against the Germany U21s but did not feature until the 68th minute of match against Belgium.
Eduardo Quaresma (Portugal U21s)
Friendly: Portugal U21s 4-1 Georgia U21s
Eduardo Quaresma played the first half of the Portugal U21 team's friendly against Georgia and was substituted at half-time – along with nine of his team-mates.
Fisnik Asllani (Germany U20s)
Friendly: Germany U20s 2-1 Poland U20s
Friendly: Romania U20s 0-1 Germany U20s
Fisnik Asllani levelled at 1-1 in the 2-1 win over Poland. He also made the starting XI for the victory against Romania.
Nahuel Noll (Germany U20s)
Friendly: Germany U20s 2-1 Poland U20s
Friendly: Romania U20s 0-1 Germany U20s
Nahuel Noll was in the starting XI in Romania, having been the back-up goalkeeper against Poland, and received lots of praise for his performance.
Muhammed Damar (Germany U19s)
Friendly: Germany U19s 5-0 Armenia U19s
Friendly: Germany U19s 5-1 Belarus U19s
Friendly: Germany U19s 1-0 Slovakia U19s
Muhammed Damar scored one goal in the 5-0 victory against Armenia and bagged a brace in the 5-1 win against Belarus. He played 89 minutes of the 1-0 victory against Slovakia.
Tom Bischof (Germany U18s)
Friendly: Czech Republic U18s 0-4 Germany U18s
Friendly: Germany U18s 2-0 USA U18s
Friendly: Mexico U18s 1-0 Germany U18s
Tom Bischof was part of the team that won the Vaclav Jezek Tournament in Czechia. He scored the goal to make it 3-0 against the hosts in the opening game. He then came on in the 67th minute against the USA and was in the starting XI again against Mexico.

