2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final explained

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final
Event:2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Team1:Spain
Team1association:
Team1score:2
Team2:Germany
Team2score:1
Stadium:Dacia Arena
City:Udine
Man Of The Match1a:Dani Olmo (Spain)[1]
Referee:Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)[2]
Attendance:23,232
Weather:Sunny
30°C
69% humidity[3] [4]
Previous:2017
Next:2021

The 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final was a football match that took place on 30 June 2019 at the Dacia Arena in Udine, Italy, to determine the winners of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The match was contested by Spain and Germany, the defending champions of the competition, making the fixture a rematch of the previous final.

Spain won the final 2–1 for their fifth UEFA European Under-21 Championship title, equalling Italy's record.[1]

Route to the final

SpainRoundGermany
OpponentsResultGroup stageOpponentsResult
1–3Match 13–1
2–1Match 26–1
5–0Match 31–1
Group A winnersFinal standingsGroup B winners
OpponentsResultKnockout stageOpponentsResult
4–1Semi-finals4–2

Match

Details

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GK 1
RB 15Martín Aguirregabiria
CB 5
CB 2 Jesús Vallejo (c)
LB 20Junior Firpo
CM 21Marc Roca
CM 6
RW 19Dani Olmo
AM 10Dani Ceballos
LW 22
CF 11
Substitutions:
MF 7
FW 9
MF 8
Manager:
Luis de la Fuente
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GK 1 Alexander Nübel
RB 3 Lukas Klostermann
CB 4 Jonathan Tah (c)
CB 5 Timo Baumgartl
LB 2 Benjamin Henrichs
CM 16
CM 6
CM 8 Mahmoud Dahoud
RF 7
CF 10Luca Waldschmidt
LF 18Nadiem Amiri
Substitutions:
MF 19
FW 11
FW 9
Manager:
Stefan Kuntz
Man of the Match:
Dani Olmo (Spain)

Assistant referees


Uroš Stojković (Serbia)
Milan Mihajlović (Serbia)
Fourth official


Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Video assistant referee


Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referee


Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

Match rules[5]
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

Notes and References

  1. News: Spain crowned Under-21 European champions . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 30 June 2019 . 30 June 2019.
  2. News: Positive surprise for Udine final referee Jovanović . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 29 June 2019 . 30 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Under-21 – Spain v Germany – Match info . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 30 June 2019 . 30 June 2019.
  4. Web site: San Pier d'Isonzo, Italy History . . . 30 June 2019 . 30 June 2019.
  5. Web site: 2017–19 UEFA European Under-21 Championship regulations. UEFA.