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.