UEFA European Under-21 Championship

England U21 vs Germany U21, 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA European Under-21 Championship
England U21
  • 4': Cameron Archer
  • 21': Harvey Elliott
FT
2 - 0
Germany U21

    England finish perfect in group, oust holders Germany from U21 Euros

    England finished the European Under-21 Championship group stage with maximum points after a 2-0 victory over Germany on Wednesday that eliminated the tournament holders from the competition.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Cameron Archer (England U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 1': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Márton Dárdai.
    • 3': Foul by Henning Matriciani (Germany U21).
    • 3': Noni Madueke (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Goal! England U21 1, Germany U21 0. Cameron Archer (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey with a through ball.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Tom Krauß (Germany U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Henning Matriciani.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (England U21) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
    • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Josha Vagnoman (Germany U21).
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 14': Substitution, Germany U21. Kilian Fischer replaces Josha Vagnoman because of an injury.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Noah Weißhaupt (Germany U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 21': Goal! England U21 2, Germany U21 0. Harvey Elliott (England U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
    • 23': Foul by Luke Thomas (England U21).
    • 23': Kilian Fischer (Germany U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Kevin Schade (Germany U21) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Yannik Keitel with a cross.
    • 24': Corner, Germany U21. Conceded by James Trafford.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Nelson Weiper (Germany U21) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Angelo Stiller with a cross following a corner.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (England U21) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Johnson.
    • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Schade (Germany U21).
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Kevin Schade (Germany U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 31': Foul by Luke Thomas (England U21).
    • 31': Kevin Schade (Germany U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Nelson Weiper (Germany U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angelo Stiller with a headed pass.
    • 33': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Yann Aurel Bisseck.
    • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Henning Matriciani (Germany U21).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Cameron Archer (England U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (England U21) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 40': Foul by Jarrad Branthwaite (England U21).
    • 40': Kevin Schade (Germany U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Nelson Weiper (Germany U21) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (England U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (England U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Kevin Schade (Germany U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Angelo Stiller with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, England U21 2, Germany U21 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins England U21 2, Germany U21 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Germany U21. Luca Netz replaces Henning Matriciani because of an injury.
    • 47': Foul by Kevin Schade (Germany U21).
    • 47': Luke Thomas (England U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Foul by Yannik Keitel (Germany U21).
    • 50': Jacob Ramsey (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (England U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Johnson.
    • 53': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Noah Atubolu.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (England U21) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Johnson.
    • 55': Offside, Germany U21. Yann Aurel Bisseck tries a through ball, but Nelson Weiper is caught offside.
    • 59': Substitution, England U21. Max Aarons replaces Ben Johnson.
    • 59': Substitution, England U21. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Jacob Ramsey.
    • 59': Substitution, England U21. James Garner replaces Noni Madueke.
    • 63': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Yann Aurel Bisseck.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (England U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
    • 67': Substitution, Germany U21. Jessic Ngankam replaces Nelson Weiper.
    • 68': Substitution, Germany U21. Faride Alidou replaces Noah Weißhaupt.
    • 69': Substitution, England U21. Anthony Gordon replaces Cameron Archer.
    • 70': Foul by Yannik Keitel (Germany U21).
    • 70': Oliver Skipp (England U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Charlie Cresswell (England U21) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (England U21) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Garner.
    • 73': Anthony Gordon (England U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Foul by Yann Aurel Bisseck (Germany U21).
    • 74': Cole Palmer (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Jessic Ngankam (Germany U21).
    • 75': Offside, England U21. Luke Thomas tries a through ball, but Anthony Gordon is caught offside.
    • 77': Attempt missed. James Garner (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (England U21) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
    • 80': Foul by Jarrad Branthwaite (England U21).
    • 80': Kevin Schade (Germany U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Substitution, Germany U21. Finn Becker replaces Yannik Keitel.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Angelo Stiller (Germany U21) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Jessic Ngankam (Germany U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Becker.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Finn Becker (Germany U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Angelo Stiller (Germany U21) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 88': Foul by Charlie Cresswell (England U21).
    • 88': Jessic Ngankam (Germany U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Finn Becker (Germany U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jessic Ngankam.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jessic Ngankam (Germany U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Becker.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jessic Ngankam (Germany U21) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Faride Alidou with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, England U21 2, Germany U21 0.
    • 0': Match ends, England U21 2, Germany U21 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 5
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 5
    46 Possession 54
    15 SHOTS 17
    5 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    378 Accurate Passes 483
    433 Passes 527
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 1
    24 Crosses 10
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    30 Long Balls 37
    16 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    5 Blocked Shots 6
    14 Effective Tackles 5
    22 Tackles 9
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    4 Interceptions 10
    17 Effective Clearances 22
    17 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

    Venue: Batumi Arena (Adjarabet Arena)
    Location: Batumi, Georgia
    Attendance: 9,587

    EURO Under-21 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Portugal U21 3 +9 7
    2 France U21 3 +4 7
    3 Georgia U21 3 -4 3
    4 Poland U21 3 -9 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ENG England U21 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 James Trafford (GK)
    12 Jarrad Branthwaite
    15 Charlie Cresswell
    3 Luke Thomas
    16 Ben Johnson
    19 Harvey Elliott
    6 Oliver Skipp
    20 Cole Palmer
    9 Cameron Archer
    8 Jacob Ramsey
    23 Noni Madueke
    England U21 Substitutes:
    Max Aarons, Tommy Doyle, Joshua Griffiths, Curtis Jones, Angel Gomes, Levi Colwill, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, James Garner, Emile Smith Rowe, Morgan Gibbs-White, Carl Rushworth, Anthony Gordon.

    GER Germany U21 (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Noah Atubolu (GK)
    4 Márton Dárdai
    5 Yann Bisseck
    14 Henning Matriciani
    2 Josha Vagnoman
    10 Angelo Stiller
    8 Yannik Keitel
    17 Noah Weißhaupt
    6 Tom Krauss
    19 Nelson Weiper
    9 Kevin Schade
    Germany U21 Substitutes:
    Nico Mantl, Christian Früchtl, Luca Netz, Eric Martel, Maximilian Bauer, Denis Huseinbasic, Kilian Fischer, Jessic Ngankam, Faride Alidou, Finn Becker.

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