Joachim Loew became the first coach in German history to win his first four matches, leading his team over Georgia 2-0 Saturday in a friendly.

Bastian Schweinsteiger scored in the 24th minute and Michael Ballack in the 67th as the team ran its goal difference to 19-0 since Loew took over after the World Cup.

Loew rested many of his regulars and gave four rookies their debut in the warmup for Wednesday's European Championship qualifying match against Slovakia.

``Naturally the record is nice,'' Loew said. ``But we have to allow less chances against Slovakia _ that is an entirely different calibre of opponent.''

During the first half, Georgia threatened several times against a shaky German defence, starting with Georgy Demetradze's third-minute shot just outside the net.

The match swung on two second-half ejections, one for each team.

Afterward, Georgia didn't have a chance beyond an offside goal by Demetradze, while Germany applied pressure and chased the third goal until the final whistle.

Germany forward Lukas Podolski was ejected in the 49th minute for kicking Zurab Khizanishvili in the shin, retaliating for a rough tackle.

Khizanishvili was ejected 14 minutes later for kicking Germany forward Mike Hanke from behind.

Schweinsteiger scored on a 24th-minute long-distance blast on a side-footed pass by Ballack.

The Bayern Munich midfielder returned the favor in the 67th, setting up the Germany captain, whose low left-footed shot flew inside the left post.

Schweinsteiger has played a role in eight of 19 goals since Loew took over.

``Georgia gave me a lot of chances, and since I can these days, I took advantage,'' Schweinsteiger said.

Georgia plays a key European qualifying Group B match against World Cup champion Italy on Wednesday.