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U21 European Championship 2019 - Results: Today Belgium vs Italy and Spain vs Poland in Group A
As the first German U21 wants the team of coach Stefan Kuntz at the European Football Championship in Italy defend your title successfully. For this the DFB selection would have to first the preliminary round with the three opponents Denmark. Serbia and Austria survive as group winners or best of three runners-up and then prevail in the semifinals and in the final. Germany is not a top favorite in the tournament, but has quite a chance of the renewed triumph.
U21 European Championship 2019: All results of the Under-21 European Championship according to the schedule
To keep track of U21 European Championship 2019, read all the results and game info here European Championship The U21 men in the overview and learn how the teams have beaten in the group stage, the semi-finals and the final on June 30, 2019.
| date | round | heading | Result |
| Sunday, 16.06.2019 | Group Phase, Group A | Poland - Belgium | 3: 2 |
| Sunday, 16.06.2019 | Group Phase, Group A | Italy - Spain | 3: 1 |
| Monday, 17.06.2019 | Group phase, group B | Serbia - Austria | 0: 2 |
| Monday, 17.06.2019 | Group phase, group B | Germany - Denmark | 3: 1 |
| Tuesday, 18.06.2019 | Group Phase, Group C | Romania - Croatia | 4: 1 |
| Tuesday, 18.06.2019 | Group Phase, Group C | England - France | 1: 2 |
| Wednesday, 19.06.2019 | Group Phase, Group A | Spain - Belgium | 2: 1 |
| Wednesday, 19.06.2019 | Group Phase, Group A | Italy - Poland | 0: 1 |
| Thursday, 20.06.2019 | Group phase, group B | Denmark - Austria | 2: 1 |
| Thursday, 20.06.2019 | Group phase, group B | Germany - Serbia | 6: 1 |
| Friday, 21.06.2019 | Group Phase, Group C | England - Romania | 2: 4 |
| Friday, 21.06.2019 | Group Phase, Group C | France - Croatia | 1: 0 |
| Saturday, 22.06.2019 | Group Phase, Group A | Belgium - Italy | |
| Saturday, 22.06.2019 | Group Phase, Group A | Spain - Poland | |
| Sunday, 23.06.2019 | Group phase, group B | Denmark - Serbia | |
| Sunday, 23.06.2019 | Group phase, group B | Austria Germany | |
| Monday, 24.06.2019 | Group Phase, Group C | Croatia - England | |
| Monday, 24.06.2019 | Group Phase, Group C | France - Romania | |
| Thursday, 27.06.2019 | semifinal | ||
| Thursday, 27.06.2019 | semifinal | ||
| Sunday, 30.06.2019 | final |
+++ 22.06.2019: Kuntz before European Championship duel with Austria: "Have it in your own hands" +++
U21 national coach Stefan Kuntz does not want to deal with the pitfalls of the mode and a possible retirement before the final European Championship group match against Austria. "We have it in our own hands, that's the best starting position you can have," said Kuntz before the match on Sunday evening (9 pm / ZDF) in Udine. With a win or a draw, the German U21 footballers would certainly be in the semifinals. In a defeat would threaten despite premature two wins and 9: 2 goals in two games premature Aus.
"We think we want to win our game or at least score points, so we do not have to rely on others, we have it in our own hands," said defender Timo Baumgartl: "If we beat Serbia's performance again, then we have a good chance to win too. "
Kuntz expects a strong opponent. "Of course, Austria can move into the semi-finals with a win," he said. Both countries associate a "positive rivalry". Also Baumgartl expects some explosiveness in the duel, in which Austria competes with six players from the two German Bundesligen in the squad. "It's about progress, the Austrians are our neighbors," said the Stuttgart.
+++ 22.06.2019: Austria U21 looking forward to Germany: "derby character" +++
For Austria U21 national coach Werner Gregoritsch, the duel against Germany at the European Football Championship is a game with "derby character". "My son plays in Augsburg with Marco Richter, and we have often sat together with the parents," said Gregoritsch with a view to his son Michael before the European Championship group game on Sunday (21.00 clock / ZDF) in Udine. "I wish him all the best, he can score many goals, but not against us," he said with a grin over Richter.
The development of Luca Waldschmidt, who was formerly teammate of his son at Hamburger SV, he had followed closely. "I am particularly pleased for her," Gregoritsch said about Richter and Waldschmidt. "They do not have such a big name, but they play rude and carefree here."
Austrian captain Philipp Lienhart is also in contact with club colleague Waldschmidt during the European Championship. "Luca has brutal quality, is very dangerous," he said.
He knows the German team very well, as he pursues the Bundesliga, explained Gregoritsch. "We know very well that the game against Germany is a very difficult task, because the team is very strong at the European Championship," he said. "We know that we are clear outsiders." Germany would already draw a group victory and thus secure semi-final entry.
+++ 22.06.2019: "Like a bad dream" - Early European Championship shocks England's U21 +++
England's Under-21 footballer and her coach Aidy Boothroyd have suffered harsh criticism after the early European Championship finals. "The old English history of tournament failure has again been a bad dream," wrote the Telegraph on Saturday after 2-4 (0-0) against Romania. With zero points after two games, the team has no chance of progress. "Two defeats, six goals conceded and a gruesome collection of individual mistakes", judged the "Telegraph".
Two years ago, England's football dominated in all age groups. The Young Lions were 2017 U19 European Champions, U20 World Champions and U17 World Champions, lost in the U17 European Championship final and retired in the Under-21 European Championship in the semifinals. This year, the U17 failed as the U21 in the group stage, for the Under-19 Championship and the U20 World Cup as defending champion, the team was not even qualified.
There was criticism after the U21, especially in the lineup of Boothroyd, who surprisingly not offered among other playmaker Phil Foden from the beginning. "Aidy Boothroyd's lineup poker fails, England's U21 flies out of the European Championship," wrote "Independent". Nonetheless, the 48-year-old declined to resign: "I'm not going anywhere, so if they do, they'll have to kick me out."
+++ 21.06.2019: Off for England and Croatia at U21 European Championship +++
England's junior football is eliminated at the U21 European Championships after the second defeat. In the second group match, the team led by Phil Foden of Manchester City defeated on Friday evening in Cesena against Romania in a turbulent final phase with 2: 4 (0: 0). George Puscas (76 minutes / penalty), Ianis Hagi (85.) and Florinel Coman (88./90.+3) scored the goals for the Romanians. Demarai Gray (79.) and Tammy Abraham (86.) were only able to equalize for England twice. Because France won against Croatia in the evening thanks to Moussa Dembelé's (8th minute) goal 1-0 (1-0), it is already clear that England and Croatia have no chance of progressing.
+++ 22.06.2019: German U21 opponents Austria does not want to be a "cannon fodder" +++
Austria has little hope for the knockout round before the final group match at the U21 European Championship against Germany. "I can judge it, do not want to be euphoric and knock big talk," said coach Werner Gregoritsch, who sees his team in a duel with the defending champion on Sunday (21.00 clock / ZDF) in Udine only as an outsider. "The Germans are sure that they will win the third game 6: 1, 3: 1, so we're more or less cannon fodder for them."
Austria has scored three points from two games in the European Football Championship and needs a victory against Germany to have one more chance of winning the semi-finals. On the other hand, the DFB-Elf will be enough to make it 3: 1 against Denmark and 6: 1 against Serbia. "They show everything that makes Germany, in terms of preparation, tactical variants and the play area," Gregoritsch praised the DFB selection.
+++ 21.06.2019: Expected teams in the U21 European Championship in the preliminaries Austria - Germany +++
U21 European Championship, preliminary round, Group B, 3rd matchday
Austria: A. Schlager (Linzer ASK / 23 years / 18 U21 internationals) - Friedl (Werder Bremen / 21/16), Danso (FC Augsburg / 20/11), Posch (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim / 22/9), Ullmann ( Linzer ASK / 23/16) - Ljubic (Sturm Graz / 22/10), Lienhart (SC Freiburg / 22/29) - Horvath (Wacker Innsbruck / 22/21), X. Schlager (RB Salzburg / 21/7), Balic (SKN St. Pölten / 23/4) - Grbic (SCR Altach / 22/18)
Germany: Nübel (FC Schalke 04/22/14) - Klostermann (RB Leipzig / 23/19), Tah (Bayer Leverkusen / 23/11), Baumgartl (VfB Stuttgart / 23/17), Henrichs (AS Monaco / 22/15 ) - Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach / 22/14), M. Eggestein (Werder Bremen / 22/13), Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund/ 23/19) - Öztunali (FSV Mainz 05/23/27), Waldschmidt (SC Freiburg / 23/12), judge (FC Augsburg / 21/6)
referee: Treimanis (Latvia)
+++ 21.06.2019: So pulls Germany's U21 in the European Championship semifinals +++
Before the final group match against Austria in the U21 European Championship Germany leads the group B with six points from two games. This is followed by Austria and Denmark, each with three counters. Since only the group winners and the best of the three runners-up, Germany has the semi-final entry and thus the qualification for the Olympics 2020 not yet sure. The events in the other groups could still be important. The possible scenarios before the last German preliminary round match on Sunday:
Germany (6 points, 9: 2 goals) comes into the semifinals ...
... in a win or draw against Austria as group winners.
... in a defeat with a maximum of one goal difference, if at the same time Denmark against Serbia wins, as group winners.
... in a 1: 3 defeat of Germany against Austria, Germany, Austria and Denmark would be in a three-time comparison with three points and 4: 4 goals equal. Then the lower total number of penalty points based on the yellow and red cards received in all group matches would determine the group victory and thus the semi-finals.
... in any other defeat against Austria, if Germany is the best runners-up. The best runner-up is determined by the following criteria: - higher score - better goal difference - higher goals scored - lower total penalty points based on the yellow and red cards received in all group matches - better ranking in the U21 coefficient rankings for the final draw was used
+++ 21.06.2019: U21 cheers with the "beer captain" - Waldschmidt: "Have a little fun" +++
Luca Waldschmidt and Marco Richter get along - not only on the pitch. Also their common predilection for Schlager unites the two offensive players of the German U21 national team and inspired them even to a common goal celebration. Based on the song "Bierkapitän" by Markus Becker and Richard Bier, the two footballers cheer at the European Championships with a gut gesture and an imaginary hat, which they draw in front of each other. "This is a catchy tune of us actually," reported the Augsburg judge on the history.
With a total of seven goals from two games, the two strikers are currently particularly successful at the European Championships - and so the "beer captain" is now running after the games in the cabin - supported by Schlager fan Timo Baumgartl. "If there's a bit of music going on we can have fun for a little while and be happy, but then things will continue right away," Waldschmidt said with a grin.
Even captain Jonathan Tah and Benjamin Henrichs, who are otherwise not on Schlager, sang one or the other line after the 6-1 victory against Serbia. "We played that again for Baumi, Marco and Luca," reported Henrichs. Tah said, "I say so, I've been through it, it's not really my taste in music." Judge is nevertheless confident: "I think the two are getting on the taste."
+++ 21.06.2019: After the second victory: Free afternoon for German U21 players +++
U21 national coach Stefan Kuntz has promised his team a free afternoon with family and friends after a convincing 6-1 victory against Serbia in the second European Championship game. "It would be nice if many of the families I saw in the stands today would come to us tomorrow," said the 56-year-old after his junior footballer's second victory on Thursday. Previously, there will be a joint regeneration unit for the team. Germany's U21 have a good chance of winning the semi-finals and the Olympia ticket before the final group match against Austria on Sunday.
+++ 21.06.2019: German U21 with second victory in the second European Championship game - 6: 1 against Serbia +++
Germany U21 national team has after the second victory in the second European Championship game best chances to move into the semifinals and the Olympic qualification. The selection of Stefan Kuntz prevailed on Thursday in Trieste with 6: 1 (3: 0) against Serbia with the Frankfurt Luka Jovic by and has six points from two games.
Augsburg's Marco Richter (16th minute), three goalscorer Luca Waldschmidt from SC Freiburg (30./37./80.), Dortmund's Mahmoud Dahoud (69.) and Arne Maier (90. + 2) met in front of 9837 spectators the German football junior. Andrija Zivkovic converted a penalty for the Serbs (85.). The DFB-Elf reaches in the last preliminary round match against Austria on Sunday now a point for the group victory and thus the safe entry into the semifinals.
+++ 20/06/2019: Next German European Championship opponents Austria loses 1: 2 against Denmark +++
Austria's U21 footballers have received their first preliminary defeat three days before the European Championship duel with Germany. The European debutants defeated in Udine on Thursday evening with 1: 3 (0: 1) against Denmark. Both teams have three points in Group B with them. The German selection could raise their points account to six in the evening (21.00 clock / ARD) with a victory in the second European match against Serbia in Trieste.
Joakim Maehle (33./77.) And Andreas Olsen (90. + 3) scored the goals for Denmark. Jacob Bruun Larsen from Borussia Dortmund prepared the first goal. Philipp Lienhart from SC Freiburg equalized for Austria (47.), Christoph Baumgartner from TSG Hoffenheim also missed a penalty (73.). In Austria, a total of six professionals from the 1st or 2nd Bundesliga were in the field. Even Xaver Schlager, who is scheduled to change to VfL Wolfsburg, played from the start.
EM debutant Austria missed the second victory in the second European Championship game. At the start Austria won 2-0 against Serbia, Denmark lost 1: 3 against Germany. Only the group winners and the best of three runners-up make it to the semi-finals.
+++ 19.06.2019: Spain can hope for victory against Belgium on European Championship semi-finals +++
The four-time European Under-21 champion may continue to hope for a place in the European Championship semi-finals after a last-minute win against Belgium. The team around the Cologne football professional Jorge Meré sat down on Tuesday evening in Reggio Emilia with 2: 1 (1: 1) against Belgium. Spain have three points after two games and Belgium have not scored a point. Only the three group winners as well as the best of three runner-up move into the semifinals of the tournament in Italy and San Marino on.
Dani Olmo had taken the Spaniards early in the lead (6th minute) before Sebastian Bornauw equalized for Belgium (24.). A late goal by Pablo Fornals decided the exciting game in favor of the Spaniards (89). A goal by the Dodi Lukebakio Dusseldorf had not counted because of an offside position (5th). Spain have to play against Poland for the group final, Belgium's final opponent is host and record winner Italy.
+++ 19.06.2019: Expected teams at the European Under-21 Championship in the preliminary round Germany - Serbia +++
U21 European Championship, preliminary round, Group B, 2nd matchday: Germany - Serbia
Germany: Nübel (FC Schalke 04/22 years / 13 U21 internationals) - Klostermann (RB Leipzig / 23/18), Tah (Bayer Leverkusen / 23/10), Baumgartl (VfB Stuttgart / 23/16), Henrichs (AS Monaco / 22/14) - Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach / 22/13), M. Eggestein (Werder Bremen / 22/12) - Öztunali (FSV Mainz 05/23/26), Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund / 23/18), judge (FC Augsburg / 21/5) - Waldschmidt (SC Freiburg / 23/11)
Serbia: Radunovic (US Cremonese / 23/13) - Gajic (Red Star Belgrade / 23/22), Milenkovic (Fiorentina / 21/6), Babic (Red Star Belgrade / 23/3), Bogosavac (FK Cukaricki / 22 / 10) - Lukic (Torino FC / 22/14), Masovic (FK AS Trencin / 20/8), Pantic (Partizan Belgrade / 22/10) - Zivkovic (Benfica Lisbon / 22/15), Jovic (Eintracht Frankfurt / 21 / 12), Radonjic (Olympique Marseille / 23/8)
referee: Kovács (Romania)
+++ 19.06.2019: After defeat: Kuntz expected reaction from Serbia +++
U21 national coach Stefan Kuntz expected from the next European Championship opponents Serbia after his defeat against Austria a significant performance increase. "I think there will be a reaction from the Serbian side tomorrow because they were not satisfied with the first game," said Kuntz before the second European Championship match of his young footballers on Thursday (21.00 hrs / ARD) in Trieste. "We have to prepare for it." Serbia had lost 2-0 to the European Championship start, Germany had won 3-1 against Denmark.
Serbia's Sturm-Jewel Luka Jovic of Eintracht Frankfurt does not want to give Kuntz any special protection. "We try to prevent him from coming to the ball too often," said the 56-year-old. "But if we all focus on him, the other Serbs will have a nice game." In general, Kuntz does not want to look too much at the opponent: "We focus more on ourselves, we see that we have so much to offer that Serbia has problems with us."
+++ 19.06.2019: U21 professional Serdar before duel with Jovic: "Do not worry" in front of a player +++
The German U21 footballers are confident in the duel with top striker Luka Jovic in the second European Championship round match against Serbia. "I think we do not need to worry about a player," said midfielder Suat Serdar from FC Schalke 04 ahead of Thursday's match (21.00 hrs / ARD) in Trieste. Also with Jovic, who changes for a million-transfer from Eintracht Frankfurt to Real Madrid, Serbia had lost to the European Championship start 0: 2 against Austria.
Center-back Timo Baumgartl praised Jovic as a "complete striker". "He has everything from a top striker, we have to defend against him as a team, that's going forward," said the Under-21 international from VfB Stuttgart. "He has a very good quality, but Serbia still has ten other players," said the 23-year-old.
Serdar expects the German U21 in the second round game a performance improvement compared to 3-1 (1-0) against Denmark. I think the first appearance was not so overwhelming, "said the 22-year-old, who came on in the 79th minute. "Many teams had problems coming in in the first game, and that's what we saw."
+++ 18.06.2019: Romania's U21 wins against Croatia - Wolfsburg's Brekalo injured +++
Romania's U21 national team has celebrated their first European Championship since 1998 equal to a first-round victory. The team led by Ianis Hagi, son of former world-class footballer Georghe Hagi, prevailed on Tuesday evening in Serravalle in San Marino with 4: 1 (2: 1) against Croats. The Croatians were injured by offensive player Josip Brekalo of VfL Wolfsburg for a shocking moment. He had to leave the court after 14 minutes.
George Puscas brought the Romanians early with a penalty in the lead (11th minute), Hagi made the 2: 0 (14). After Nikola Vlasic's (18 ') lead, Tudor Baluta rebuilt after a missed pass from Stuttgart's Borna Sosa (66) and Adrian Petre (90 + 3). Croatia has to worry about getting ahead. Only the group winners and the best of the three runners-up move into the European Championship semi-final.
The second game of the group C deny in the evening (21.00 clock) in Cesena the co-favorites England and France. Germany started the tournament on Monday with a 3-1 victory over Denmark.
+++ 17.06.2019: German U21 starts with victory in EM +++
Their perfect start to the European Championships was celebrated by German Under-21 soccer players Tor Tor debutant Marco Richter with a nocturnal pool party. National coach Stefan Kuntz gave his boys after the convincing 3-1 (1-0) against Denmark, the go for the night bath - even with the cool wet he did not want to jump. "Mostly the coach is the fun brake," he said with a chuckle. "At the temperatures, they deserve to be left alone." The victory meant for the DFB youngsters also the first important step towards title defense and Olympic qualification.
Above all, after the opening success on Monday evening in Udine, the one in the pool deserved to be rewarded: Marco Richter from FC Augsburg decided the match with his two goals (28th / 52nd minute). He prepared the third goal by Luca Waldschmidt (65th). "Of course I was very happy about the goals and I could not believe it either, it was my first European Championship games," said the 21-year-old almost shyly in front of the many microphones.
In the fifth international match, it was the first goals for Richter, who had played in any DFB junior team until the U20. "Marco has earned this starting position," praised Kuntz his match winner. "He showed that he belongs in the first eleven." Richter played for Hoffenheim Nadiem Amiri, who is not 100 percent after a break. "I learned this morning that I'm playing, that was a great surprise," Richter said.
With the appearance of the Augsburg coach Kuntz was completely satisfied, overall, the EM opening match of the defending champion was but especially in the initial phase still expandable. "The players were told that the freshness was not there for 90 minutes," Kuntz admitted. "With a win in the back, it is now easier."
With his two goals Richter has helped the German junior footballers to an optimal starting position in the fight for the semi-final entry. On Thursday in the second preliminaries game against Serbia, which lost 0-2 against Austria to open. Captain Jonathan Tah promised, "We can all go one better, we'll do that in the next game."
+++ 17.06.2019: Defeat against Austria: EM-false start for Serbia and Jovic +++
Football striker Luka Jovic has experienced a false start to the European Championships in Italy and San Marino with Serbia's U21. The team around the Frankfurt striker defeated on Monday evening in the German group B with 0: 2 (0: 1) against European debutant Austria. Thus, the Serbs, who are the next opponents of the German U21 on Thursday, have to worry about progressing. Only the group winners and the best of the three runners-up move into the European Championship semi-final.
The German team of coach Stefan Kuntz starts on Monday (21.00 clock / ARD) against Denmark in the tournament. Striker Hannes Wolf, who moves from RB Salzburg to RB Leipzig in the summer, took the Austrians into the lead (37th minute). Later, the 19-year-old had to be taken off injured after a foul, Serbia's Vukasin Jovanovic saw the red card (75.). Sascha Horvath converted the free-kick to make it 2-0 to the outsider (78th).
Austrian coach Werner Gregoritsch, father of Augsburg's Michael Gregoritsch, offered four Bundesliga pros. Kevin Danso from FC Augsburg, Philipp Lienhart from SC Freiburg, Hoffenheim's Stefan Posch and Mathias Honsak from Holstein Kiel were in the starting eleven.
+++ 16.06.2019: Defending champion Germany starts against Denmark in U21 European Championship +++
Germany's under-21 footballers start the European Championship in Italy and San Marino on Monday night. The team of coach Stefan Kuntz strives for a victory in the first group match against the Scandinavians in Udine. Only the three group winners and the best of three runners-up move into the semi-finals. Other preliminary round opponents of defending champions Germany are Serbia (June 20) and Austria (June 23). All 23 pros in the German U21 squad are fit, Jonathan Tah will lead the team as captain. In Denmark, especially offensive player Jacob Bruun Larsen of Borussia Dortmund is in focus.
+++ 17.06.2019: UEFA breakdown: video of Denmark training published +++
UEFA has broken down before the UEFA European Under-21 Championship against Denmark. The European Football Union had inadvertently put a video of the Danish final training on a platform to which the participating associations also have access. UEFA removed the video following a hint from the German Football Association. The European association has apologized for the incident at the Danish Association claims. Earlier on Monday the "Bild" reported about it.
+++ 17.06.2019: German U21 starts with Maier and Richter against Denmark +++
Germany U21 national team goes with the Berlin Arne Maier and Marco Richter from FC Augsburg in the starting eleven in the first European Championship match against Denmark. The defensive midfielder Maier is ready for the tournament in time after his inside ribbon break in the knee. Nadiem Amiri of TSG Hoffenheim, U21 European Champion of 2017, sits in the game on Monday evening (21.00 clock / ARD) in Udine after his ankle injury initially on the bench. In central defense offers football coach Stefan Kuntz next to Captain Jonatahan Tah the Stuttgart Timo Baumgartl on.
The German starters: Nübel - Klostermann, Baumgartl, Tah, Henrichs - Maier, Eggestein - Öztunali, Dahoud, Richter - Waldschmidt
+++ 16.06.2019: Expected teams for Germany vs Denmark at the U21 European Championship in the preliminary round, Group B on Matchday 1 +++
Germany: Nübel (FC Schalke 04/22 years / 12 U21 internationals) - Klostermann (RB Leipzig / 23/17), Baumgartl (VfB Stuttgart / 23/15), Tah (Bayer Leverkusen / 23/9), Henrichs (AS Monaco / 22/13) - Maier (Hertha BSC / 20/5) - Öztunali (FSV Mainz 05/23/25), M. Eggestein (Werder Bremen / 22/11), Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund / 23/17), Amiri ( TSG 1899 Hoffenheim / 22/19) - Waldschmidt (SC Freiburg / 23/10)
Denmark: Iversen (Oldham Athletic / 21/12) - Kristensen (Ajax Amsterdam / 21/22), Rasmussen (Empoli FC / 22/17), Nelsson (FC Nordsjælland / 20/16), Poulsen (Borussia Mönchengladbach / 19/7) - Abildgaard (Aalborg BK / 23/9), Jensen (Celta de Vigo / 23/12), Billing (Huddersfield Town / 23/8) - Skov (FC Copenhagen / 23/22), Wind (FC Copenhagen / 20/26) , Bruun Larsen (Borussia Dortmund / 20/13)
Referee: Grinfeld (Israel)
+++ 16.06.2019: Italy hosts with perfect start in U21 European Championship: 3: 1 against Spain +++
Italy has started with a victory in the U21 European Championship. The record winner won the match Sunday night in Bologna against Spain 3-1 (1-1). Dani Ceballos had the Spaniard in the lead (9th minute), but Federico Chiesa (36./64.) And Lorenzo Pellegrini (82./Foulelfmeter) turned the game in favor of the Italians. In the first tournament game Poland's Under-21 footballers had won Dusseldorf's Dawid Kownacki in Reggio Emilia against Belgium 3-2 (1-1). In Group A with Spain and Italy, getting ahead for Belgium with Fortuna professional Dodi Lukebakio will be very difficult.
Only the group winners and the best of three runner-up move into the European Championship semi-final. Toulouse coach Aaron Leya Iseka gave the Belgians the lead (16 minutes), Szymon Zurkowski (26) equalized. In the second half Krystian Bielik (52.) and Sebastian Szymanski (79.) made the decision in favor of the Poles. The first goal by Dion Cools (84.) came too late.
Defending champion Germany starts in Udine against Denmark in the tournament on Monday. On the 30th of June the final will take place in Udine.
+++ 16.06.2019: Poland wins at the start of the U21 European Championship against Belgium +++
Poland's U21 footballers started the European Under-21 Championship with a victory against Belgium. In the first game of the tournament, the selection of Dusseldorf Dawid Kownacki sat on Sunday evening in Reggio Emilia with 3: 2 (1: 1) against Belgium. In Group A with Spain and Italy, getting ahead for Belgium with Fortuna professional Dodi Lukebakio will be very difficult.
Only the group winners and the best of three runner-up move into the European Championship semi-final. Toulouse coach Aaron Leya Iseka gave the Belgians the lead (16 minutes), Szymon Zurkowski (26) equalized. In the second half Krystian Bielik (52.) and Sebastian Szymanski (79.) made the decision in favor of the Poles. The first goal by Dion Cools (84.) came too late.
The tournament will be officially opened on Sunday evening with the hosts Italy against Spain in Bologna. Defending champion Germany will start on Monday (21.00 clock / ARD) in Udine against Denmark in the tournament. On the 30th of June the final will take place in Udine.