Just about a year ago, Werder's new winter acquisition Ludovic Obraniak said he was stepping down from the Polish national team. The experienced left-footer...
Just about a year ago, Werder's new winter acquisition Ludovic Obraniak said he was stepping down from the Polish national team. The experienced left-footer...
Just about a year ago, Werder's new winter acquisition Ludovic Obraniak said he was stepping down from the Polish national team. The experienced left-footer has since learned German and Polish because he announced his comeback under Poland's new national team coach Adam Nawalka.
And ‘Ludo' didn't have to wait long for his comeback. Werder's midfielder was part of the starting line-up in Poland's first friendly of 2014 against Scotland on Wednesday. Obraniak's day was over after 74 minutes as he was subbed out. Poland did lose 1-0 but the White-Reds got a top class footballer back among their ranks.
Austria played to a 1-1 draw against Uruguay in Klagenfurt with Zlatko Junuzovic playing a strong game while Sebastian Prödl did not play. Theodor Gebre Selassie was brought on in the second half during Czech Republic's 2-2 draw against Norway just like Martin Kobylanski for Poland's U20 team in their 1-0 win over Italy. Richard Strebinger did not play for Austria's U21s in a 3-1 loss against Albania.
Werder talent Davie Selke and loaned player Niclas Füllkrug both confirmed their scoring ability for Germany's youth teams. Selke scored to give Germany's U19s a 1-0 lead over Italy while Füllkrug hit two goals in Germany's U20's 3-2 victory over Switzerland.
All matches in overview:
Poland - Scotland 0-1 (Warsaw)
Austria - Uruguay 1-1 (Klagenfurt)
Czech Republic - Norway 2-2 (Prague)
Austria U21 - Albania U21 1-3 (Graz)
Italy U20 - Poland U20 0-1 (Ascoli Piceno)
Germany U20 - Switzerland U20 3-2 (Pirmasens)
Italy U19 - Germany U19 1-1 (Fermo)
