Downing has a chance to set the seal on the win as he cuts back on his right foot but Wiese punches away his curling effort from a tight angle

Three minutes will be added to this exciting friendly encounter

It's all England now in the closing stages and the stadium is rapidly emptying of downcast home fans

The German heads appear to have dropped following that late strike and England are on course for a fifth straight victory

The 8,000 away fans are in full voice now inside the Olympic Stadium as suddenly they sense victory is back within their grasp

Carson deals with a bouncing cross from the left but the West Brom keeper hardly inspires confidence

Both sides are pushing hard for a winner as we enter the final ten minutes of an intriguing contest

Wright-Phillips crashes a 20-yard drive against the post with the keeper beaten as he latches onto Bent's head down and drives at goal - that would have been some goal!

Trochowski cuts inside and finds Marin whose low shot is well pushed out to the side by the diving Carson - that will boost his low confidence

Marin is played in down the England left but Upson does well to come across and block the winger's low shot out for a throw in

The rain is really begin to fall heavily now in Berlin and a mistake could decide this tight encounter

Bent goes to ground after a collision with the keeper in the box but the referee isn't interested in any of the half-hearted penalty appeals

Wiese gets down smartly to his left to palm away a Downing free-kick which bounced awkwardly just before it reached him

Downing flies down the left but his low cross looking for Agbonlahor is cleared by Westermann with a vital touch

Agbonlahor darts down the inside right channel and drills in a low shot which the keeper just manages to tip around the post - that was close from the speedy frontman

Bent can't believe it as he rounds the keeper after beating the offside trap but loses his footing and scuffs a left-foot shot on an open goal wide. That was a howler from the in-form striker

Carrick wins the ball with a bone-crunching tackle on Schweinsteiger but the referee isn't happy with the follow through and blows for a foul

England just don't look as cohesive a unit in this second half and a German equaliser could well be on the cards

Downing wins the ball off Bastian Schweinsteiger in the Germany half but drills a low shot well wide from 20 yards

Germany are building a head of steam as England suddenly look uncomfortable in possession. At the moment, the home side are playing in front of the defence though

Fabio Capello is looking agitated in the technical area with his players second best at the moment

Germany are seeing more of the ball at the start of this second half following the tactical and personnel changes made by coach Joachim Low

Rolfes is given time but slips and curls a hopeful 25-yard shot well over the crossbar from a central position

Carson spills a harmless cross before gathering the loose ball but that's not the start the young keeper would have wanted

One minute will be added to this half which England have bossed

Downing is denied by Adler when he lets fly from 20 yards with a powerful left-foot drive before Wright-Phillips lashes the difficult rebound high and wide

Gomez gives the ball away cheaply and the striker is jeered by the unhappy home fans - he's not had the best of first halves

Agbonlahor wins the ball with some remarkable pace and charges at the frightened defence before playing a poor pass to Wright-Phillips - Capello is off his feet applauding the debutant though

The ball drops to Simon Rolfes on the edge of the box following a corner but his low shot is charged down by Defoe

Adler gets a better punch on a Downing corner and clears his lines effectively under pressure from both John Terry and Upson

Agbonlahor slides the ball into the back of the net but the flag is up for a borderline offside as he latched onto Wright-Phillips' through ball

England are knocking the ball around with real confidence in the midfield and some of their play has been a joy to behold tonight

Schweinsteiger delivers a pinpoint free-kick from deep but the unmarked Heiko Westermann mis-times his header and the ball loops over the crossbar

Miroslav Klose gets up well but can only head a floated free-kick comfortably off-target under pressure from two red-shirted defenders

The England players are hustling and harrying their opponents and Germany just don't look comfortable as we approach the half-hour point

James fists away a cute Trochowski free-kick from a narrow angle which was looking for the top corner over the head of the advanced keeper

Fabio Capello looks content in his technical area and it's no surprise as this has been a fine start from his charges

Wright-Phillips glides past one defender on the edge of the box but his ambitious left-foot shot takes a slight deflection on its way out for a corner

The early frenetic pace has dropped slightly and this game is now a more cagey affair

Wright-Phillips delivers a dismal corner at waist height to the first defender and Fabio Capello was not happy with that from the little winger!

Bastian Schweinsteiger plays a long ball back to his keeper and a groan breaks out around the stadium - the natives are getting restless

England remain on top in terms of possession but Adler is yet to be seriously called into action

Agbonlahor nudges Rene Adler off the ball on the deadball line and the flag goes up for a foul by the speedy forward - the 8,000 England fans in this stadium don't like that call!

There's plenty of pace about this friendly and it seems unlikely that we won't have a goal tonight

Per Mertesacker executes a perfect tackle on Defoe in the box to prevent the striker from letting fly with a shot from 12 yards - it's end-to-end stuff

James shows his worth this time as he springs off his line to palm away a superb cross from Piotr Trochowski which almost opened up England - the ball luckily bounced away to safety

David James tests the nerves of his back four after almost gifting the ball to Mario Gomez following a pass back from John Terry

Glen Johnson is being allowed to go deep into opposition territory. Germany are really sitting back at the moment

England are on top in these opening moments with the German defence looking a little leaden-footed

Agbonlahor wins the ball in the Germany half and plays in Defoe who strikes a shot against the legs of the keeper as a late flag goes up for offside