Germany beat Dutch
Jurgen Klinsmann scored the only goal from the penalty spot to give Germany a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands in a disappointing friendly match in Rotterdam last night.
The Dutch had a chance to equalise in the 32nd minute but Dennis Bergkamp put his penalty too close to the German goalkeeper, Andreas Kopke.
Yugoslavia, playing their first competitive match for four and a half years because of the United Nations embargo, beat the Faroe Islands 3- 1 in a World Cup qualifier in Belgrade, with the Aston Villa striker Savo Milosevic scoring one of the goals and Milan's Dejan Savicevic the other.
A hat-trick by striker Viorel Moldovan in a 13-minute spell in the first half helped Romania to a 5-0 victory over Georgia, who are one of England's World Cup qualifying opponents.
The Leeds striker Phil Masinga opened the scoring for South Africa against Brazil in a friendly in Johannesburg and Doctor Khumalo added a second only for the world champions to come back with second-half goals from Flavio Conceicao, Rivaldo and Bebeto to win 3-2.
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