2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final

The 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final was a football match that took place on 30 June 2017 at the Stadion Cracovia in Kraków, Poland, to determine the winners of the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[4] The match was contested by Germany and Spain, the winners of the semi-finals.[5][6]

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final
The Stadion Cracovia in Kraków hosted the final.
Event2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Date30 June 2017 (2017-06-30)
VenueStadion Cracovia, Kraków
Man of the MatchMitchell Weiser (Germany)[1]
RefereeBenoît Bastien (France)[2]
Attendance14,059[3]
WeatherPartly cloudy
24 °C (75 °F)
46% humidity[2]

Germany won the final 1–0 for their second UEFA European Under-21 Championship title.[7]

Route to the final

Germany Round Spain
Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result
 Czech Republic 2–0 Match 1  North Macedonia 5–0
 Denmark 3–0 Match 2  Portugal 3–1
 Italy 0–1 Match 3  Serbia 1–0
Group C runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Italy 3 6
2  Germany 3 6
3  Denmark 3 3
4  Czech Republic 3 3
Source: UEFA
Final standings Group B winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Spain 3 9
2  Portugal 3 6
3  Serbia 3 1
4  North Macedonia 3 1
Source: UEFA
Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result
 England 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Semi-finals  Italy 3–1

Match

Details

Germany 1–0 Spain
Weiser  40' Report
Attendance: 14,059[3]
Germany[8]
Spain[8]
GK12Julian Pollersbeck
RB2Jeremy Toljan
CB5Niklas Stark 52'
CB15Marc-Oliver Kempf
LB3Yannick Gerhardt
DM19Janik Haberer 50' 82'
RM17Mitchell Weiser
CM7Max Meyer 78'
CM10Maximilian Arnold (c) 47'
LM11Serge Gnabry 81'
CF22Maximilian Philipp 87'
Substitutions:
MF18Nadiem Amiri 81'
MF21Dominik Kohr 82'
MF20Levin Öztunalı 87'
Manager:
Stefan Kuntz
GK1Kepa Arrizabalaga
RB2Héctor Bellerín
CB4Jorge Meré
CB5Jesús Vallejo 89'
LB19Jonny Castro 51'
CM8Saúl Ñíguez 43'
CM22Marcos Llorente 54' 83'
CM6Dani Ceballos
RF11Marco Asensio
CF12Sandro 71'
LF7Gerard Deulofeu (c)
Substitutions:
DF3José Luis Gayà 51'
FW15Iñaki Williams 71'
FW9Borja Mayoral 83'
Manager:
Albert Celades

Man of the Match:
Mitchell Weiser (Germany)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Frédéric Haquette (France)
Hicham Zakrani (France)
Fourth official:[2]
Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
Additional assistant referees:[2]
Benoît Millot (France)
Jérôme Miguelgorry (France)

Match rules[9]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

Statistics

Overall[10]
Statistic Germany Spain
Goals scored 1 0
Total shots 18 13
Shots on target 4 1
Saves 1 3
Ball possession 41% 59%
Corner kicks 4 12
Fouls committed 16 12
Offsides 1 1
Yellow cards 4 3
Red cards 0 0

References

  1. "Man of the match awards: Weiser takes final prize". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. "Under-21 - Germany-Spain - Match info". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr" [Weiser's header makes the European Championship dream come true]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. "Under-21 match schedule" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  5. "England lose to Germany on penalties in European U21 Championship semi-final". Guardian. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. "Saúl Ñíguez propels Spain into under-21 final with hat-trick against Italy". Guardian. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  7. "Germany stun Spain to claim Under-21 title after Mitchell Weiser header". theguardian.com. Guardian Media Group. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  8. "Under-21 - Germany-Spain - Line-ups". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  9. "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2015–17" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  10. "Under-21 - Germany-Spain - Statistics". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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