During a dramatic evening in Slovakia, England under 21 appeared victorious in Germany under 21 to become European champions again.
England came out of the blocks in a burst and was awarded only five minutes when Harvey Elliott opened the scoring. After a smooth movement that started with a free kick won by Alex Scott, Omari Hutchinson’s shot was ready by the German goalkeeper Noah Atuboli, but Elliott was on site to finish in the lower right corner.
The young Lions doubled their advantage in the 24th minute. Omari Hutchinson became a goalscorer after a nice assist by James Mcatee, breaking a left foot effort from the center of the box in the heart of doing it 2-0.
Germany responded just before breakthrough Nelson Weiper, who returned to close range after a well -worked corner routine involving Paul Nebel.
The German pressure continued in the second half, and they found an equalizer on the hour bar. Nebel, involved in the first goal, transformed the scorer this time, competing a shot in the upper right corner.
From there, the game has reflected and sank, the two sides creating chances. James McATEE got closer to England, while the Ansgar Knuff in Germany and Rocco Reitz fired rightly.
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– England (@england) June 28, 2025
The injuries also started to accumulate, Alex Scott and Harvey Elliott forced themselves for England, while Nathaniel Brown had to be replaced for Germany.
With the match locked at 2-2 at the end of the regulations, he headed for additional time. A few moments after restarting, replacing it Jonathan Rowe provided the breakthrough.
In the 92nd minute, he met the brilliant cross of Tyler Morton, leading a head in the lower corner to restore the advance of England.
The intensity has never dropped and Germany pushed hard for a level. Reitz got closer twisted – shooting first and wide just before the break at halftime in addition to time, and still a few minutes later with a strike from the left foot of the right of the box which narrowly missed.
While the chronometer fell, Merlin Rohl had two gold opportunities to equalize. First of all, in the 120th minute, his left trip from the outside of the box was courageously blocked by the defense in England.
Then, at the time of the stop, he struck the bar with a thunderous effort on a right foot, close to forcing the penalties.
Despite the last nervous moments, England held.
The match was a football showcase for young people at its most exciting – five goals, an end -to -end action and a high drama in addition to time. The character of England to win consecutive tournaments testifies to both Lee Carsley and his team.
