Germany slip as storm strikes

Slovakia stunned World Cup winners Germany with an impressive 3-1 win in a Euro 2016 warm-up almost washed out by heavy rain.

Mario Gomez had given the hosts the lead from the penalty spot in a rain-swept Augsburg, but Slovakia captain Marek Hamsik and Michal Duris turned the international friendly on its head before a storm struck.

A delay to the start of the second half because of the weather failed to knock the Slovakians off their stride and Juraj Kucka added a third to give Germany coach Joachim Low plenty to ponder before he names his 23-man squad for next month’s tournament in France.

Having beaten Georgia by the same scoreline on Friday, Slovakia are now on a seven-game unbeaten run heading into their final pre-Euro 2016 friendly against Northern Ireland next Saturday.

Germany took the lead in the 13th minute of their …

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