Port Elizabeth (AP) - A silly foul, a faded Penalty - Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski were the "black Friday" of Port Elizabeth as the largest German losers.

Klose's second yellow card which led a bitter 0-1 defeat to Serbia. And Poldi's first penalty-miss for Germany in just his 75th International match was perfect at the World Cup, the pitch-and-bust-Road Day of the German team.

"I'm disappointed and sad" that I could not help the team, admitted the 32-year-old Klose, who in just his 98th Match the first sending-off provided the national team. And the hoped-for goal-Podolski missed in his coronation anniversary game not only in the 60th Minute of play when he failed in his biggest scoring chance from the penalty spot to Vladimir Stojkovic. "The goalkeeper guessed the corner," Podolski commented, adding annoyed: "Actually I am a sure penalty taker."

In fact, before the 25-year-old his three penalties for Germany had changed, he also met ice cold in the penalty shootout against Argentina in the World Cup quarter-final 2006th "There is no clear guidance from me, whether Schweinsteiger and Podolski shoots. Both are "good shooters, said national coach Joachim Löw:" Lukas has so far turns any penalty, but this shot was not good. "That certainly Podolski looked different:" He was shot with a lot of zest. "

No one liked the scapegoat in the entire game from the shot Podolski luck deserted the dole. And no one wanted to publicly accuse Rotsünder Klose. "In two fouls can not be shown in yellow twice a World Cup game," also took party for Klose Podolski, one of the "certain concealed rage" on the Spanish referee Alberto Undiano not say, "I say, it's a football game, a martial arts . »

The experienced Klose also knew that he had acted clumsily. Already in the 12th Minutes he had seen for a foul on Branislav Ivanovic the yellow card. Then the oldest and most experienced outfield player went to the 37th German Minutes again at the center circle too impetuous in a duel with Dejan Stankovic. "I tried the ball" to play, tried to defend Klose and insisted: "I have not made too stupid."

Loew was both too mad at the referee. The "no foul was gelbwürdiges," said the national team. But he also said Klose is not free: "You have to try there, not necessarily to win the ball from the back. He tries wegzuspitzeln the ball and hits the leg, "Loew described the fatal scene.

Klose has now in the final group on Wednesday to watch in Johannesburg locked from Ghana - his 100th International match, he could now dispute at the World Cup earlier in the quarter. "I am convinced that the team's win against Ghana can," he said. Maybe then Podolski of Germany-saver: "Now we must act together, and Ghana beat us," the sad birthday boy said after his botched 75th Use for Germany.