Halmstad - Take a deep breath and cheer! The Under-21s of the DFB is in the European Championship semi-finals - and the first time in 27 years!
In the prestige duel with the Englishman handed the team also qualified by Horst Hrubesch a 1-1 (1-1). With the draw, the DFB-Elf deal ended the group stage on Platzzwei and must be in the semifinals on Friday (20.45 clock) inHelsingborg with the winner of Group A, will determine the amDienstag (Serbia - Sweden, Belarus - Italy).
Some 6000 visitors brought LeverkusenerGonzalo Castro (5. minute) the total unconvincing DFB Bubis early lead. According to Jerome Boateng Traumpass Castro took advantage of cold alone before the keeper ScottLoach huge opportunity for early and finished 1-0.
Jack Rodwell (29.) was equalized for the leadership group winners England deserved.
In the duel with the already qualifiziertenBriten for the semifinals that sent Hrubesch Elf, which gegenFinnland in the second half and brought out the 2:0-Sieg. Thus, there was next to Dennis Aogoauch A-National player Marko Marin in the kick-off on the bench again.
For Gladbach Änis Ben began Hatira. And the match verändertenEngland against dievon coach Stuart Pearce on the same ten positions-Eleven began for the youngster after the German schwachenersten halves against Spain and Finland finally optimal.
As a result, but found the island-Eleven, which has lost the recent achtVergleichen with the DFB only one choice, better insSpiel. However, the Germans acted arrogantly at this stage abwartendund almost a little bit, so that was technically versierteund combative strong opponents more and more upper hand.
After the break, the young German was able to make wiederoffener the game, but lacked, especially in attack weiteran the punch. Significant opportunities remain scarce.
Hrubesch reacted by bringing Marin for denweitgehend Ben-Hatira remained ineffective in the game. Gegendie motivated England B Elf new goalkeeper saved at coarsest chance against Richard Stearman valuable point (77.).
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The prestige duel Germany against England at the U21 European Championship
