Muller's strike boosts Germany ahead of Euro 2016
2016-06-05 11:56:00 from:SNTVGermany head to Euro 2016 full of confidence after beating Hungary 2-0 in their final pre-tournament friendly on Saturday. Thomas Muller scored his 32nd goal for Germany in the win at the Veltins-Arena.
A final opportunity for players to impress before the start of Euro 2016 - as Germany took on Hungary in their final pre-tournament friendly on Saturday.
World champions Germany have suffered indifferent form of late but they started brightly - Thomas Muller's powerful strike from 25 yards testing Gabor Kiraly.
At the other end, Manuel Neuer was also called into action early on after Balazs Dzsudzsak eluded tthe German defence before unleashing a fierce drive.
But it was the hosts who got the breakthrough, courtesy of some neat interplay that appeared to have been finished off by Bayern Munich's Mario Gotze.
Although replays showed it was Hungary's Adam Lang who nudged the ball into his own net to ut Germany 1-0 up in the 39yjh minute.
And their dominance continued after the break, and it was no surprise when they doubled their leadjust past the hour mark.
Jerome Boteng's accurate ball to Mario Gomez wsa kept out by Kiraly - but Muller pounced to score his 32nd International goal and complete an impressive win.
The perfect preparation for their group c opener against Ukraine on June 12th.
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