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| Germany's Michael Ballack and England's Darren Anderton
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Germany ran out comfortable 7-2 winners as they took the spoils in the 'legends' match at Upton Park against
England.
The
match, set up to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Three Lions' World
Cup win in 1966, attracted a crowd of over 15,000 at the Boleyn Ground.
Former Bayer Leverkusen striker Oliver Neuville starred for the visitors, netting twice as they romped to victory.
Ex-Chelsea star Michael Ballack led the Germans, who took the lead through Hanna Balitsch after former
Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann made a smart stop from Darren Anderton.
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| Germany's Hanno Balitsch scores a goal
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| England's David Jame
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Mark Rehmer, who used to play as a defender for Hertha Berlin,
doubled the advantage before Balitsch made it 3-0 before the break.
Former
Borussia Dortmund winger David Odonkor headed past David James to
continue the rout in the second half, with Neuville and Reich adding to
the scoreline shortly afterwards.
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| Germany's David Odonkor scores their fourth goal |
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| Football freestyler Jeremie Lynch and Germany's Jens Lehmann
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| England's Ben Cohen celebrates a goal |
That forced England boss Ray Winstone in to some changes, including
the inspired introduction of former Rugby Union World Cup winner Ben
Cohen, who netted a brace to give some respectability to the scoreline.
A
host of celebrities starred for the England side captained by Rio
Ferdinand, including actor Damien Lewis, comedians Jack Whitehall,
Russell Howard and Jon Richardson, along with social media influencers
Spencer Owen (famed for his FIFA 16 prowess) and Jeremy Lynch, one half
of the popular F2 freestylers, who was arguably England's best player on
the afternoon.
Neuville capped the German performance with the final goal of the game late on.
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| Football freestyler Jeremy Lynch and comedian Jack Whitehall attempt to unsettle Germany's Jens Lehmann |
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| England legends manager Ray Winstone gives a pep talk to Trevor Sinclair |
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| Commedian Lee Mack enjoyed himself in front of 15,000 fans at Upton Park |
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| England's Rio Ferdinand, David James, Anton Ferdinand and Steve Howey before the game |
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Germany's Micheal Ballack
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