2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final

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2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final
The Eden Arena in Prague held the final
Event2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
After extra time
Sweden won 4–3 on penalties
Date30 June 2015 (2015-06-30)
VenueEden Arena, Prague
Man of the MatchPatrik Carlgren (Sweden)[1]
RefereeSzymon Marciniak (Poland)
Attendance18,867
2013
2017

The 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final was a football match that took place on 30 June 2015 at the Eden Arena in Prague, Czech Republic, and determined the winner of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Sweden won their first title defeating Portugal 4–3 in the penalty shoot-out, after a goalless draw.

Route to the final[edit]

Sweden Round Portugal
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Italy 2–1 Match 1  England 1–0
 England 0–1 Match 2  Italy 0–0
 Portugal 1–1 Match 3  Sweden 1–1

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Portugal 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Advanced
2  Sweden 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Italy 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  England 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: tie-breaking
Final standings

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Portugal 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Advanced
2  Sweden 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Italy 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  England 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: tie-breaking
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Denmark 4–1 Semifinals  Germany 5–0

Match details[edit]

Sweden
Portugal
GK 1 Patrik Carlgren
RB 2 Victor Lindelöf Yellow card 112'
CB 3 Alexander Milošević
CB 4 Filip Helander downward-facing red arrow 46'
LB 5 Ludwig Augustinsson
CM 7 Oscar Hiljemark (c)
CM 6 Oscar Lewicki
RW 8 Abdul Khalili
LW 16 Simon Tibbling downward-facing red arrow 66'
CF 10 John Guidetti
CF 11 Isaac Kiese Thelin
Substitutions:
DF 17 Joseph Baffo Yellow card 110' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 20 Robin Quaison upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Håkan Ericson
GK 1 José Sá
RB 2 Ricardo Esgaio
CB 4 Paulo Oliveira
CB 3 Tiago Ilori
LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro
DM 6 William Carvalho
RW 23 João Mário
AM 10 Bernardo Silva
LW 8 Sérgio Oliveira (c) downward-facing red arrow 54'
CF 21 Ricardo Pereira downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 18 Ivan Cavaleiro downward-facing red arrow 61'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Tozé upward-facing green arrow 54'
FW 11 Iuri Medeiros upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 9 Gonçalo Paciência upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Rui Jorge

Assistant referees:
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:
Clément Turpin (France)
Additional assistant referees:
Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Tomasz Musiał (Poland)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Every man of the match at the U21 EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 1 July 2015.