Germany have beaten Russia 2-1 in their final Group B match at the Under-21 European Championship in Israel.

Both sides went into the match knowing that they had no chance of qualifying for the semi-finals of the tournament.

Alan Dzagoev fired the Russians into a 22nd-minute lead before Patrick Herrmann tapped in from close range to level the match 10 minutes before the break.

There was a red card with five minutes to play in the half when Russia's Georgi Schennikov was dismissed for a late challenge on Tony Jantschke.

The winning goal came in the 68th minute through Sebastian Rudy's powerful penalty after Taras Burlak had brought down Herrmann inside the area.

Written by
Jack Prescott