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

Route to the final

GermanyRoundSpain
OpponentsResultGroup stageOpponentsResult
 Czech Republic2–0Match 1  Macedonia5–0
 Denmark3–0Match 2  Portugal3–1
 Italy0–1Match 3  Serbia1–0
Group C runners-up
PosTeamPldPts
1  Italy36
2  Germany36
3  Denmark33
4  Czech Republic33
Source: UEFA
Final standingsGroup B winners
PosTeamPldPts
1  Spain39
2  Portugal36
3  Serbia31
4  Macedonia31
Source: UEFA
OpponentsResultKnockout stageOpponentsResult
 England2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)Semi-finals  Italy3–1

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  51'
CM8Saúl  43'
CM22Marcos Llorente  54'  83'
CM6Dani Ceballos
RF11Marco Asensio
CF12Sandro  71'
LF7Gerard Deulofeu (c)
Substitutions:
DF3José 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]
StatisticGermanySpain
Goals scored10
Total shots1813
Shots on target41
Saves13
Ball possession41%59%
Corner kicks412
Fouls committed1612
Offsides11
Yellow cards43
Red cards00

References