Despite losing 2-1 in the night, England will join Germany in the knockout phases of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, and claims second place in group B while the side of Antonio Di Salvo expanded their unbeaten run to 18 games (W15, D3).
Germany has already qualified for the knockout phases prior to their last group game and played a fully changed XI.
Those changes did not seem to have an influence on the German rhythm, because they broke the impasse through Ansgar Knauff within three minutes, which Luke Ullrich's liquid ball muffled in the box before they stopped calmly past James Beadle.
The young lions saw more of the ball during the next half hour, but after they had not spoken any chances of notes, they disappeared further when Knauff Nelson Weiper chose a towering header on the back post first for the U21s.
T during the break, Lee Carsley brought a triple change when he was looking for a catalyst, knowing that a goal in the Slovenia match against the Czech Republic could endanger progress.
Fortunately for him it was the already eliminated LVíčata who quickly set an advantage of two goals after their restart, giving England a much needed breathing space.
The competition was missing a feeling of urgency, and clear opportunities were difficult to find until Omari Hutchinson danced in the box and withdrew for Alex Scott to tap its first U21 goal 14 minutes after time.
That goal led to life in the rear side, with Charlie Cresswell who forced Tjark Ernst in a smart stop with a header from a corner, but an equalizer never finished.
A solid show sees Germany top group B with a record of 100%, which means that they will be confronted with Italy on Sunday because they want to claim to claim a fourth U21 -Euro title. As far as England is concerned, a mixed group phase ends with a second consecutive progression of group phase-the first since 2007 and 2009.
The Young Lions will stand against Spain on Saturday and have only won two of their last seven games in all competitions (D3, L2).