UEFA Women's Euro 2001 final explained

UEFA Women's Euro 2001 final
Event:	UEFA Women's Euro 2001
Team1:	Germany
Team1score:	1
Team2:	Sweden
Team2association:
Team2score:	0
Date:	7 July 2001
Stadium:	Donaustadion
City:	Ulm, Germany
Referee:	Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
Attendance:	18,000^[1]
Previous:	1997
Next:	2005

The UEFA Women's Euro 2001 final was an association football match on 7 July 2001 at Donaustadion in Ulm, Germany, to determine the winner of UEFA Women's Euro 2001.^[2]

Route to the final

Germany

Germany had a hard road to the final facing the like of Sweden in the group stages.^[3] England.^[4] and Russia in the group stages.

Norway was defeated by Germany to reach the final.^[5]

Sweden

Sweden were placed in Group A with Germany, Russia and England. They started off with a loss to Germany. Before Sweden crushed England and Russia in the group stages.^{[6] [7]}

Sweden defeated Denmark in the semi-finals to face Germany.^[8]

Match Analysis

In a hard-fought match Germany prevailed against Sweden with a golden goal.^{[9] [10]} Tina Theune-Meyer called the current German team the best one ever.^[11]

Marika Domanski-Lyfors the Swedish coached stated "Germany earned it because they were the stronger team in the last ten minutes. We played a good game but we did not manage to score so Germany were the better team."^[12]

See also

Played between same teams:

• UEFA Women's Euro 1995 final
• 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup final

External links

• Official tournament website
• BBC site Euro 2001

Notes and References

1. Web site: ZEIT ONLINE | Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl .
2. News: Germany face Sweden in final. July 4, 2001. news.bbc.co.uk.
3. News: BBC SPORT | Special Events | Womens Euro 2001 | Gutsy Germany sink Sweden. October 2, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20021002045416/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2001/womens_euro_2001/1404200.stm . 2002-10-02 .
4. News: BBC SPORT | Special Events | Womens Euro 2001 | Germany too strong for England. October 12, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20031012030658/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2001/womens_euro_2001/1415313.stm . 2003-10-12 .
5. Web site: Germany-Norway | UEFA Women's EURO 2001. UEFA.com.
6. Web site: Sweden-England | UEFA Women's EURO 2001. UEFA.com.
7. News: Sweden take semi spot. June 30, 2001. news.bbc.co.uk.
8. Web site: Denmark-Sweden | UEFA Women's EURO 2001. UEFA.com.
9. Web site: 2001: Müller magic seals success. July 7, 2001. UEFA.com.
10. News: Germany retain Euro crown . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 7 July 2001 . 6 July 2022.
11. Web site: Theune-Meyer admits that German success is their 'best ever'. July 12, 2001. UEFA. https://web.archive.org/web/20010712112518/http://www.uefa.com/WOCO/news/index.asp?Page=1&News=10305 . 2001-07-12 .
12. Web site: Swedes forced to settle for second best. July 17, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010717172430/http://www.uefa.com/woco/news/index.asp?News=10306&Page=1 . 2001-07-17 .