体坛英语新闻：Germany down the Netherlands 3-0 at soccer friendly

BERLIN, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Germany sealed the first victory since 1996 against the Netherlands attributed to a faultless performance by the German team against lax Dutchmen in front of home crowd in Hamburg on Tuesday.

Germany staged from the start offensively minded soccer whereas the Netherlands seemed idealess throughout the match. With only 14 minutes into the match, Germany opened the scoring after a terrific combination when striker Thomas Mueller finished the assist from Miroslav Klose.

The "Elftal" was shocked by the early deficit so that Germany were able to double the lead only ten minutes later when top striker Klose headed home a cross to mark his 63rd goal at 113 international caps.

It remained a one-sided affair as the "Elftal" stayed absolutely passive and unimaginative.

Finally at the 66th minute, Germany wrapped the deserved 3-0 victory through midfielder Mesut Oezil who slotted home a combination into the open goal.

It was the last match for the German national squad this year, which ended with a confident win over FIFA second positioned Netherlands at the 75th match under coach Joachim Loew.

"I am not satisfied not only with today's performance but with the whole year regarding our faultless performance at the Euro qualifiers. Today we have played with ease and overwhelmed the Dutch defense," German national coach Joachim Loew said after the match.