2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final

Event	2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Spain Italy 4 2
Date	18 June 2013
Venue	Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
Man of the Match	Thiago (Spain)
Referee	Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Attendance	29,300
Weather	Sunny

The 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final was a football match that took place on 18 June 2013 at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, Israel, and determined the winner of the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Spain won their fourth title defeating Italy 4–2.^[1][2] Thiago scored a first half hat-trick for Spain in the final.^[3][4][5]

Route to the final

Spain		Round	Italy
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
Russia	1–0	Match 1	England	1–0
Germany	1–0	Match 2	Israel	4–0
Netherlands	3–0	Match 3	Norway	1–1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Spain 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6  Germany 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3  Russia 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0		Final standings	Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Italy 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7  Norway 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5  Israel 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4  England 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Norway	3–0	Semifinals	Netherlands	1–0

Match details

 Italy v Spain 

18 June 2013 19:00

Italy	2–4	Spain
Immobile  10' Borini  80'	Report	Thiago  6', 31', 38' (pen.) Isco  66' (pen.)

Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem Attendance: 29,300 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Italy

Spain

ITALY: GK 1 Francesco Bardi RB 2 Giulio Donati CB 13 Matteo Bianchetti CB 6 Luca Caldirola (c)  71' LB 19 Vasco Regini  65' RM 7 Alessandro Florenzi  58' CM 21 Fausto Rossi CM 4 Marco Verratti  18'  76' LM 10 Lorenzo Insigne FW 20 Fabio Borini FW 9 Ciro Immobile  58' Substitutions: FW 11 Manolo Gabbiadini  58' MF 18 Riccardo Saponara  58' MF 23 Marco Crimi  76' Manager: Devis Mangia

SPAIN: GK 1 David de Gea RB 2 Martín Montoya CB 5 Marc Bartra CB 6 Iñigo Martínez  47' LB 18 Alberto Moreno DM 3 Asier Illarramendi CM 10 Thiago (c) CM 8 Koke  12'  86' RW 11 Cristian Tello  27'  71' LW 22 Isco CF 12 Álvaro Morata  80' Substitutions: FW 9 Rodrigo  80' MF 14 Ignacio Camacho  86' LW 19 Iker Muniain  71' Manager: Julen Lopetegui

Assistant referees: Roland Brandner (Austria) Vencel Tóth (Hungary) Fourth official: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

References

1. "Alcantara hat-trick hands Spain U21s the European Championship". Daily Mail. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
2. "Thiago leads Spain to victory over Italy". ESPN. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
3. "Italy Under-21s 2 Spain Under-21s 4 match report: Thiago Alcantara's hat-trick seals European Championship for Spanish youngsters". The Independent. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
4. "Italy 2 Spain 4". BBC Sport. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
5. "Dazzling Rojita claim third European title". Goal.com. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

External links

• Official website