2013 UEFA Women’s Under 17 Finals: [08 December 2013] Final – Germany v Spain (Proact Stadium, Chesterfield FC)

Germany: Brandt, Brandenburg, Karl, Felhauser, Ehegotz, Meier, Widak, Sehan (c), Stenzel, Walkling, Specht

Substitutes: Pauels, Lober, Mathiels, Ozkanca, Hartig, Ott, Dick

Spain: De Toro, Nuria Garrote (c), Beltran, Merida, Pilar Garrote, Garcia, Garcia Boa, Guijarro, Sanchez, Bonmati, Gomez

Substitutes: Portomene, Galvez, Menayo, Ortega, Montagut, Oroz, Dominguez

Officials: Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden), Assistants: Mathilde Abildgaard (Denmark), Katalin Emese Torok (Hungary)

• Twitter feed:
• Ten minutes to kick-off: Tournament leading scorers face each other tonight – Jasmin Sehan (Germany) and Andrea Sanchez (Spain) – both have 4 goals
• Teams on the pitch for National Anthems
• Germany in white and black. Spain in red and blue.
• First-half: Germany kick-off.
• First corner to Germany.
• Long range effort from Karl easily gathered by De Toro.
• Early German pressure. Ehegotz prominent.
• First Spanish shot on goal. Sanchez well wide.
• Spain again attacking. Guijarro wide.
• Very open end to end opening five minutes.
• Spain win free-kick wide in Gemany half.
• 9 minutes: Eventually breaks to Guijarro. Great control and strike from outside the box. Spain 1-0
• Spain dominating. Sanchez seeing plenty of ball on left. Shot dragged wide.
• Good play by Garcia Boa wins corner for Spain.
• Good pressure. Germany can’t clear. Another Spanish corner.
• Garcia Boa shot. Comfortable for Brandt.
• All Spain at the minute.
• Foul by Specht on edge of box. Spain free-kick.
• Relief for Germany as Ehegotz breaks into Spanish half but cross cleared.
• Widak and Specht break for Germany but then concede a foul.
• Ehegotz again positive for Germany but ball runs-out for goal kick.
• Foul by Karl on Garcia Boa. Edge of box. Driven against wall.
• Germany looking to get ball wide to Ehegotz as much as they can.
• Germany free-kick. Brandenburg to take.
• Garcia Boa shot wide.
• Spain continue to attack
• Germany look to press further up and force Spain back.
• Nice passing and movement from Spain ends with shot by Garcia
• Walkling down injured for Germany. Break in play.
• Walkling hobbles off. Receiving treatment at side of pitch.
• Walkling back on.
• Spain win corner. Taken by Sanchez.
• Breaks to Garcia Boa but shots wide.
• Germany Substitution: Walkling off. Saskia Mathiels on.
• Germany struggling to clear. Sanchez causing problems.
• 1 minute time added-on at end of first-half.
• HT: Germany 0 – 1 Spain. Well-deserved by Spain. Dominated.
• Second-half: Spain kick-off.
• Spain starts positive. Garcia Boa dangerous.
• Sanchez again causing problems out wide.
• Good skill by Garcia Boa but cross from Nuria Garrote easily collected.
• Specht booked.
• Germany as in much of first-half playing too deep. Spain on top in early part of second-half
• Specht forces a corner for Germany. Stenzel to take.
• Good claim by Spanish keeper De Toro.
• Garcia Boa beats two defenders to ball but shot wide.
• Shot by Pilar Garrote blocked.
• Great skill and ball from Garcia.
• Cross shot just wide from Garcia Boa.
• Pilar Garrote concedes foul.
• Germany substitution: Stenzel off, Isabella Hartig on.
• Sehan shot for Germany blocked. First real sign tonight of Germany captain.
• Germany gives away ball but Garcia Boa can’t take advantage.
• Widak chases down long-ball but throw-in comes to nothing.
• Great run by Garcia into box but eventually loses ball.
• Germany into Spain half but cleared.
• Specht down wing forces a Germany corner.
• Bonmati slices clearance for second corner. But great take by De Toro.
• Spell of pressure from Germany.
• 65 mins: Fifteen minutes left. Sanchez forces corner for Spain.
• Specht heads clear for another corner.
• Sanchez fouled out wide.
• Brandt can’t hold shot but Garcia unable to slot in as ball runs away from her.
• Specht working hard up front for Germany but with no luck.
• Tonight’s attendance: 1,196
• 70 mins: Ten minutes left. Will Germany find a goal from somewhere, or will Spain look for a second killer goal?
• Spain keeping the ball. Neat passing.
• Germany press but cross by Sehan goes out.
• 75 mins: Five minutes to go. Germany getting forward.
• 76 mins: Germany score! Specht breaks out wide. Sehan missed shot and substitute Hartig smashes home. Germany 1 – 1 Spain.
• Spain win free-kick. Sanchez to take.
• Brandt tips over the bar. Corner to Spain.
• Germany buzzing. Karl breaks forward but pass can’t fund Sehan. Spain looked dazed.
• Specht again dangerous out wide. Can Germany nick it?
• 2 minutes time added-on at end of first-half.
• De Toro saves at post from Brandenburg.
• FT: Germany (1) – (1). No extra-time. Straight to penalties
• Spain dominated for so long, but Germany never gave up. The cruelty of penalties now begins.
• Penalties: Spain 1-0 Guijarro scores. Spain 1 -0 Germany
• De Toro saves from Meier. Spain 1 -0 Germany
• Garcia Boa misses. Spain 1 -0 Germany
• Sehan scores. Spain 1 -1 Germany
• Garcia next for Spain. Brandt saves. Spain 1 -1 Germany
• Widak smashes home for Germany. Spain 1 -2 Germany
• Pilar Garrote next for Spain. Misses. Over the bar. Spain 1 -2 Germany
• Hartig next for Germany. Scores! Spain 1 -3 Germany
• Germany are European Under 17s Women’s Champions.
• Spain totally distraught. A game they totally dominated but couldn’t kill it off.
• Congratulations though to Germany.