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U21 Euro Championships
Topic Started: Jun 10 2007, 09:46 AM (315 Views)
TCK
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Right now, Holland are beating Israel 1-0 thanks to a goal from Maduro in the 10th minute. Tonight, Portugal face Belgium. Tomorrow are Czech Republic VS England and Serbia VS Italy later on.
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Gazza
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Is this on TV anywhere? How about the web?
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http://www.myp2p.eu/Matches/Match2.htm
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Gazza
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Thanks TCK, you are the man (or girl :lol: ). I appreciate it.
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rosarino
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For those in the US the games also are on ESPN Deportes.
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Gazza
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Pretty dull first half. Portugal under achieving so far as Belgium has had better chances.
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rosarino
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What has there been something like 2 goals scored in the first four games? Somebody PLEASE score!
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Well, Serbia produced a great shock by beating Italy 1-0. England drew 0-0 against the Czechs. Lita missed a penalty in the 88th minute for England.
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Today is the U-21 Final between Serbia and Holland. Serbia beat Belgium 2-0 in the semis while Holland got by England in a marathon penalty kick shootout after they drew over 120 minutes. The penalties ended up something like 13-12 in favor of the Dutch.

This tournament also doubles as Olympic qualifying for Europe so all the semifinalists make it to Beijin next year except England who can't compete in the Olymics because unlike FIFA events where each country in the United Kingdom has it's own federation in the Olympics they all compete under the same flag. So the top two quarterfinalists played off and Italy defeated Portugal to join Serbia, Holland and Belgium in next year's Olympics. And to answer the question poised in another thread here about Belgium's drop, maybe this U-21 team's success is a sign they are close to regaining their past form?

Speaking of penalty kicks, Serbia are coached by Miroslav Djukic the former Deportivo defender who is probably best known for missing a penalty on the last day of the season back I think in 1994 which would have given Deportivo their first ever league championship.
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Holland easily won the U-21 title,

Dutch Beat Serbia 4-1 To Win Euro U-21

I turned the match off at 1-0 to Holland in the 53rd minute in order to watch the Copa del Rey Final but Holland were having the better of the game from what I saw and I am not surprised they ended up winning comfortably.

Miroslav Djukic, now there's a name from the past! Depor fans won't ever forget that penalty miss (although I'm sure they'd like to try.)
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Holland looks to be having a good group of young players coming up and I believe Babel and Maduro from this U-21 team were also on the Dutch World Cup team last year. Van Basten isn't afraid of giving younger players a shot so I would expect more of Babel's and Maduro's teammates on this U-21 team will be making the jump up soon.
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I know this is somewhat late now but this was www.uefa.com team of the tournament,

All Tournament Team, Euro U-21

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Goalkeeper: Damir Kahriman (Serbia)
Capped a fine season at club level with some characteristically solid displays, keeping clean sheets against Italy, the Czech Republic and Belgium as Serbia reached the final. Was finally beaten in the 17th minute of the final in Groningen and went on to concede three more, but made a string of fine saves and kept out Ryan Babel's second-half penalty with an excellent diving stop. Solid, unspectacular and reliable, he looks to have a bright future.

Right-back: Gianni Zuiverloon (Netherlands)
The SC Heerenveen full-back played all five of the hosts' games en route to a second successive triumph, and caught the eye with his attacking forays down the flank. The decision of coach Foppe de Haan to instruct the defender to bulk up on joining the U21 side was rewarded with a series of powerful and dynamic displays, and Zuiverloon converted the winning penalty - his second successful kick of the marathon shoot-out - against England to take his side into the final.

Centre-back: Branislav Ivanović (Serbia)
The Serbia captain was his side's more dependable performer with a succession of composed displays. An exceptional reader of the game and blessed with pace and assurance, he may have been on the losing side in the final for the second time but his personal star continued to rise.

Centre-back: Giorgio Chiellini (Italy)
One of the few bright spots in a disappointing Azzurrini campaign, the Juventus defender started the tournament at left-back before moving into the centre. The Italy captain was a solid presence at the back and a threat from set-pieces, scoring against England and the Czech Republic.

Left-back: Aleksandar Kolarov (Serbia)
Solid in defence and vibrant going forward, his tournament might have ended early with a 62nd-minute red card against the Netherlands, but the OFK Beograd full-back nevertheless enjoyed a fine two weeks. His vicious curling free-kicks added an extra weapon to the Serbia attack, he scored against Belgium and also hit the post in the final.

Left midfield: Royston Drenthe (Netherlands)
Probably the player of the tournament, Feyenoord's Drenthe plays as an attacking full-back in the mould of Roberto Carlos, but was pushed into a left-wing role for his country and excelled with a series of dazzling displays. The Carlsberg Man of the Match in the tournament's opening game against Israel, he set up goals against Guy Levy's side and Portugal and scored in the draw with Belgium.

Defensive midfield: Hedwiges Maduro (Netherlands)
Began the finals in spectacular style with the only goal of the first game against Israel and was a solid, reliable presence throughout. A diligent presence in front of the back four, his reliability allowed the hosts' more eye-catching players the freedom to express themselves secure in the knowledge the AFC Ajax midfielder was on hand to mop up.

Attacking midfield: Alberto Aquilani (Italy)
The AS Roma playmaker was the creative heartbeat of the Italy side, scoring stunning goals from distance against England and the Czech Republic. An extensive passing repertoire and a powerful shot marked him out as a genuine danger, as did his constant willingness to be involved in every move.

Right midfield: Boško Janković (Serbia)
Although Serbia's game plan was constructed around a rock-solid defence, their attack was capable of moments of remarkable invention, no more so than the RCD Mallorca winger. Unpredictable and inconsistent, he brought guile to his side and scored the last-gasp winner against the Czech Republic that took them into the last four.

Striker: Leroy Lita (England)
The Reading FC striker might have opened the finals with a late penalty miss against the Czech Republic but he went on to score in each of his next three appearances. The focal point of England's attack, his goals almost took his country to the brink of a first U21 title since 1984.

Striker: Maceo Rigters (Netherlands)
Finished as the tournament's top scorer with four goals, and was the only player to win two Carlsberg Man of the Match awards for his displays against Portugal and then England, when his stunning 89th-minute overhead equaliser kept his team in the competition. His coach De Haan said the NAC Breda forward had "learnt more in the past few weeks than he had in the previous year".


With the summer tranfer season upon us, it will be interetsing to see if any of these players leave their clubs. Mallorca have already sold the Serbian midfield Jankovic, who had a good season with them, to Palermo. And over in the Spain transfer discussion, merengue talks about how Real Madrid are trying to sign Royston Drenthe of feyennord. Interesting that the article I've linked here describes Drenthe as a Roberto Carlos like player as that who he would be expected to replace if he does sign with Real Madrid.

Edit: Somehow the "c" with an accent mark above it on a few Serbian names which I copied and pasted from UEFA.com turned out here as "ae" so in reading these names please remember that. It is "Jankovic" not Jankoviae"
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