2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final
Event 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Date 18 June 2013 (2013-06-18)
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

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
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
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 10Thiago (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.

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