UEFA Women's Euro 2009 final explained

UEFA Women's Euro 2009 final
Event:UEFA Women's Euro 2009
Team1:England
Team1score:2
Team2:Germany
Team2score:6
Date:10 September 2009
Stadium:Olympic Stadium
City:Helsinki, Finland
Referee:Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic)[1]
Attendance:15,877[2]
Previous:2005
Next:2013

The UEFA Women's Euro 2009 final was an association football match on 10 September 2009 at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland, to determine the winner of UEFA Women's Euro 2009.[3] The match was won by the defending champions Germany, who earned their fifth consecutive European title – and seventh in total – with a 2–6 win over England.[4] [5]

Background

England

England leading up to the tournament had only lost just once in their 11 matches and were quietly optimistic about reaching the final.[6]

They were placed in Group C, along with Sweden, Italy and Russia. Initially England had a rocky start losing to Italy 2-1.[7] [8] [9] Results slowly improved starting with a win against Russia.[10] The following match was a tie with Sweden which was enough to put England into the quarter-finals.[11]

In the quarter-finals a Eniola Aluko brace was enough to defeat the hosts Finland.[12] [13] In the semi-finals England defeated the Netherlands in extra time thanks to a Jill Scott header.[14]

Germany

Germany were placed in Group B with Norway, France and Iceland. Germany started in the group in dominant fashion with a 4-0 victory over Norway. The second group game was followed by a 5-1 victory over France.[15] Germany won its final match 1-0 against Iceland.[16]

Germany defeated Italy in the quarter-finals in a close fought match 2-1.[17] In the semi-finals Germany comfortably beat Norway 3-1.[18] Germany reached the final as overwhelming favourites.[19]

Match

Summary

Germany dominated England and took a 2-0 after 21 minutes when Birgit Prinz and then Melanie Behringer scored.[20]

England regrouped and Karen Carney halved the deficit after just two minutes from Behringer's goal.[21]

Germany regained the lead after six minutes in the second half when a shot by Simone Laudehr was saved from the post with the ball ending up on the feet of Kim Kulig, who scored in an empty net.[22]

England fought valiantly again four minutes later, when Carney received a pass from Kelly Smith, who turned around and scored leaving the game at 2-3 goal.[23]

England pushed forward in search of a goal but further the goals in the last half hour of by Inka Grings and Prinz making the score 2-6.[24]

Match details

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GK 1 Rachel Brown[25]
RB 2 Alex Scott
CB 6 Anita Asante
CB 14Faye White (c)
LB 3
CM 12Jill Scott
CM 8
RW 9
AM 4 Fara Williams
LW 7 Karen Carney
CF 10Kelly Smith
Substitutions:
FW 17
MF 18
Manager:
Hope Powell[26]
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GK 1 Nadine Angerer
RB 4 Babett Peter
CB 3 Saskia Bartusiak
CB 5 Annike Krahn
LB 10Linda Bresonik
CM 6 Simone Laudehr
CM 14Kim Kulig
RW 7
AM 9 Birgit Prinz (c)
LW 18
CF 8 Inka Grings
Substitutions:
FW 13
MF 19
Manager:
Silvia Neid[27]
Assistant referees


Romina Santuari (Italy)
Lada Rojc (Croatia)
Fourth official


Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)

Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if scores level
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of three substitutes allowed

Aftermath

With Germany's victory it marked the fifth title in a row and 19 games against England without defeat.[28] Faye White stated "We can hold our heads high".[29]

England manager Hope Powell claimed she wasn't disappointed after losing the final.[30] [31] Jill Scott was a member of the squad that lost in the 2009 final. Thirteen years later she would win the UEFA Women's Championship in 2022, also playing Germany in the final.[32] [33] In 2022 Kelly Smith describes the disappointing performance as one her great regrets in her career.[34]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TheFA.com - Women's Final live on BBC - ENGLAND v GERMANY - 10/09/2009. September 11, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090911040524/https://www.thefa.com/England/WomensSeniorTeam/Euro2009/MatchCentre/England_Germany/MatchPreviews/TV_broadcast.aspx . 2009-09-11 .
  2. Web site: Six-goal Germany reign supreme. September 10, 2009. UEFA.com. August 2, 2022. August 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220802211321/https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/01dd-0e11bd351399-94ff69782a7a-1000--six-goal-germany-reign-supreme/. live.
  3. Web site: Oh no, it's England versus Germany in European Championship final. September 7, 2009. the Guardian.
  4. News: England 2-6 Germany. September 10, 2009. news.bbc.co.uk. July 31, 2022. October 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181002162326/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/8246204.stm. live.
  5. Web site: England Ladies Defeated By Germany in Euro 2009 Final. Kieran. Beckles. Bleacher Report. 2022-08-01. 2022-08-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20220801001402/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/252386-england-ladies-defeated-by-germany-in-euro-2009-final. live.
  6. News: Upbeat England target Euro glory. August 21, 2009. news.bbc.co.uk. August 2, 2022. August 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220802160742/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/8215201.stm. live.
  7. Web site: UEFA Women's C'ship Fixtures & Results Match Specific . https://web.archive.org/web/20090914112515/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/woco/fixturesresults/round=15050/match=2001423/report=mb.html . September 14, 2009 . www.uefa.com.
  8. Web site: Powell's women in sight of Euro final after sluggish start. September 4, 2009. The Independent.
  9. News: England are moving on - Johnson. August 26, 2009. news.bbc.co.uk. August 2, 2022. May 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220521134456/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/8223103.stm. live.
  10. Web site: Smith stunner keeps England alive. August 28, 2009. UEFA.com. August 3, 2022. August 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220803033026/https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/01dc-0e11b2257082-b0c93b037593-1000--smith-stunner-keeps-england-alive/. live.
  11. Web site: England follow Sweden through. August 31, 2009. UEFA.com. August 3, 2022. August 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220803032700/https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/01dc-0e11b4b84d4c-89e15c56942f-1000--england-follow-sweden-through/. live.
  12. Web site: Eni Aluko's double sends England into first Euro semi for 14 years . . 3 September 2009 .
  13. Web site: England finally quell Finland desire. September 3, 2009. UEFA.com.
  14. Web site: Everton star Jill Scott is England historic supersub in 2-1 win over Holland. David. Prentice. September 6, 2009. Liverpool Echo. August 2, 2022. August 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220802160841/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-star-jill-scott-england-3444000. live.
  15. Web site: Clinical Germany breeze through. August 27, 2009. UEFA.com. August 3, 2022. August 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220802221306/https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/01dc-0e11b0b8c4e7-e87c1ad2f179-1000--clinical-germany-breeze-through/. live.
  16. Web site: Brave Iceland go down fighting. August 30, 2009. UEFA.com. August 14, 2022. August 14, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220814050440/https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/01dc-0e11b3abec31-a85f2dc9e77a-1000--brave-iceland-go-down-fighting/. live.
  17. Web site: Grings goals send Germany through. September 4, 2009. UEFA.com. August 3, 2022. August 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220803031511/https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/01dd-0e11b8a326d6-a800c027db95-1000/. live.
  18. Web site: Replacements fire Germany into final. September 7, 2009. UEFA.com. August 3, 2022. August 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220803032326/https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/01dd-0e11ba8b1474-13884bd2d65a-1000--replacements-fire-germany-into-final/. live.
  19. Web site: England v Germany: Uefa Women's Euro 2009 final preview. August 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210817103045/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/6167495/England-v-Germany-Uefa-Womens-Euro-2009-final-preview.html . 2021-08-17 .
  20. News: England v Germany – as it happened | Paul Doyle. Paul. Doyle. The Guardian . September 10, 2009. www.theguardian.com.
  21. Web site: England's women crushed by Germany. September 10, 2009. The Independent. August 7, 2022. August 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220807230721/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/england-s-women-crushed-by-germany-1785195.html. live.
  22. Web site: No luck for England as Germany stroll to women's Euro 2009 title. Guardian Staff. September 10, 2009. the Guardian.
  23. News: Women's Euro 2009 final as it happened. September 10, 2009. news.bbc.co.uk. July 31, 2022. July 31, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220731235306/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8248865.stm. live.
  24. Web site: Golden Germany crush England's hopes of European Championship glory. September 10, 2009. the Guardian.
  25. Web site: TheFA.com - Brown generous in defeat - ENGLAND v GERMANY - 10/09/2009. September 14, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090914085223/http://www.thefa.com/England/WomensSeniorTeam/Euro2009/MatchCentre/England_Germany/PostMatchReports/RachelBrown.aspx . 2009-09-14 .
  26. Web site: Day of reckoning for visionary Hope Powell who changed women's game. September 9, 2009. the Guardian.
  27. Web site: Germany, England steeled for 'classic'. September 10, 2009. UEFA.com. April 1, 2023. April 1, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230401133942/https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/01dd-0e11bc462c5b-49f71aa598f4-1000--germany-england-steeled-for-classic/. live.
  28. Web site: BBC - Jacqui Oatley: Defeat shouldn't mask England's progress. Jacqui. Oatley. www.bbc.co.uk. 2022-08-02. 2022-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20220802233255/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/jacquioatley/2009/09/first_things_first_despite.html. live.
  29. Web site: TheFA.com - White: "We can hold our heads high" - ENGLAND v GERMANY - 10/09/2009. September 14, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090914084913/http://www.thefa.com/England/WomensSeniorTeam/Euro2009/MatchCentre/England_Germany/PostMatchReports/FayeWhite_reaction.aspx . 2009-09-14 .
  30. News: Powell proud despite losing final. September 10, 2009. news.bbc.co.uk. August 2, 2022. August 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220802160747/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/8249632.stm. live.
  31. Web site: Neid enjoys familiar winning feeling . 10 September 2009 . 12 August 2022 . 12 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220812214037/https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/01dd-0e11bd75a726-fcc6eb534b00-1000--neid-enjoys-familiar-winning-feeling/?iv=true . live .
  32. News: 'We won't forget everyone who came before' - Scott. BBC Sport. 2022-08-02. 2024-06-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20240629002058/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62351717. live.
  33. Web site: Jill Scott admits England's Euro 2022 & Euro 2009 campaigns are 'night and day'. OneFootball. 2022-08-02. 2024-06-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20240629002111/https://onefootball.com/en/news/jill-scott-admits-englands-euro-2022-euro-2009-campaigns-are-night-and-day-35539582. live.
  34. News: 'We felt like failures after losing 2009 final' . BBC Sport . 2022-10-16 . 2022-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221016213525/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62345297 . live .

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