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England Under 21 European Championships
2009 The Under 21 European Championships 2009 finals were held in Sweden. The reigning champions were Holland who won the Championships in 2006 and in 2007. After missing out in 2006, England got to the semi finals of the Under 21 European Championship 2007 finals under the management of Stuart Pearce when they lost to Holland on penalties. Pearce was also the manager for the 2009 tournament. England qualified for the Under 21 European Championships 2009 after only dropping two points and letting in one goal from their group (a 1-1 draw away in Portugal U21). After winning their group they had a play off against Wales U21 for a place in the finals. Cardiff 10 Oct 2008: Wales U21 2 England U21 3 The England team away in Wales was Hart, Wheater, Mancienne, S Taylor, O'Hara, Milner, Cattermole, Huddlestone, Noble, Johnson, Agbonlahor (Campbell 76) The England team at home to Wales was Hart, Wheater, Mancienne, S Taylor, O'Hara, Milner, Cattermole (Muamba 31), Huddlestone, Noble, Johnson, Agbonlahor (Campbell 46) In the first leg of the playoff, Simon Church scored for Wales before David Wheater headed in an equaliser for England U21. Church then scored again before Adam Johnson and Gabriel Agbonlahor gave England the victory in Cardiff. In the second leg Tom Huddlestone scored first with a free kick after 24 minutes but two quick goals from Wales by Aaron Ramsey and Church gave Wales a 2-1 lead. After 35 minutes an own goal by Sam Vokes brought the score back to 2-2. Huddlestone was sent off for a late tackle after 66 minutes but England held on for the 5-4 aggregate win.
Under 21 European Championships finals / Euro 2009 Group A Results 16 June: Sweden 5 Belarus 1 Italy qualified top of group A with 7 points followed by Sweden with 6 points. Group B Results 15 June: England 2 Finland 1 England qualified top of group B with 7 points followed by Germany with 5 points. Semi finals Final
The England squad for the tournament is Goalkeepers: Joe Hart, Joe Lewis, Scott Loach; Defenders: Martin Cranie, Andrew Taylor, Richard Stearman, Nedum Onuoha, Jack Rodwell, James Tomkins, Micah Richards, Michael Mancienne, Kieran Gibbs; Midfielders: Lee Cattermole, James Milner, Craig Gardner, Mark Noble, Adam Johnson, Fabrice Muamba, Andrew Driver, Danny Rose; Strikers: Gabriel Agbonlahor, Theo Walcott, Frazier Campbell Steven Taylor, David Wheater, Tom Huddlestone, Aaron Lennon and Danny Welbeck were not available for selection in England's Under 21 squad through injury. The England team in the 2-1 win against Finland was Hart, Cranie, Richards (Tomkins 88), Mancienne, Gibbs, Muamba, Walcott (Campbell 46), Cattermole, Noble, Milner, Agbonlahor (Rodwell 86) Lee Cattermole side footed in the first goal after 15 minutes after Gabriel Agbonlahor cut inside his marker down the left wing and cut the ball back to him. But after 33 minutes Michael Mancienne was sent off for holding back Sadik in the penalty box and Sparv equalised from the resulting penalty. Right back Martin Cranie then went to centre back with James Milner filling in at right back. Theo Walcott was being well marked and was replaced with Frasier Campbell at half time. Micah Richards headed in the winner on 53 minutes from Milner's corner kick. The England team in the 2-0 win against Spain was Hart, Cranie, Richards, Onuoha, Gibbs, Muamba, Cattermole, Noble, Milner (Gardner 84), Johnson (Walcott 62), Agbonlahor (Campbell 38) Adam Johnson started on the left wing with James Milner on the right wing and fit again Nedum Onuoha in at centre back. In the first half Javi Garcia brought down Milner in the penalty area but Spain's goalkeeper Asenjo saved Milner's penalty. Frasier Campbell made it 1-0 on 66 minutes when he collected a ball from Milner and fired in a shot from distance. Six minutes later substitute Theo Walcott went down the left wing before cutting the ball back to Milner to get the second goal. This was a much improved performance and it sent England through to the semi finals. The England team in the 1-1 draw with Germany in the group stages was Loach (Lewis 46), Stearman, Tomkins, Mancienne, Taylor, Driver (Gibbs 71), Gardner, Rodwell, Johnson, Rose, Campbell (Walcott 58) With England already qualified for the semi finals many changes were made and Germany took an early lead on 4 minutes through Gonzalo Castro. Jack Rodwell equalised for England on 30 minutes by heading in Craig Gardner's corner. Richard Stearman had a good volley saved by Germany's goalkeeper Neuer late on. Semi final The England team in the semi final win against Sweden was Hart, Cranie, Richards, Onuoha, Gibbs, Muamba (Johnson 116), Cattermole, Noble (Rodwell 70), Milner, Walcott, Agbonlahor (Campbell 59) England were 3-0 up against Sweden at half time with Martin Cranie volleying home a Milner corner in the opening minute, Onuoha scoring from close range after 27 minutes and then an own goal from Mattias Bjarsmyr on 38 minutes. However Sweden brought it back to 3-3 in the second half with goals from Marcus Berg (68 and 81 minutes) and Ola Toivonen (75 minutes). Frasier Campbell was sent off for a second booking in extra time and the game went to penalties. In the penalty shootout Milner missed, Berg missed, Hart, Elm, Cattermole, Bjarsmyr, Johnson, Lustig, Walcott, Bengtsson all scored, Gibbs scored and Molins missed to give England the 5-4 win on penalties. However Agbonlahor and Hart picked up yellow cards in the match and will now miss the final along with Campbell. Final The England team in the 4-0 loss to Germany was Loach, Cranie (Gardner 80), Richards, Onuoha (Mancienne 46), Gibbs, Johnson, Noble, Milner, Muamba (Rodwell 77), Cattermole, Walcott. Germany's team was M Neuer, J Boateng, S Boenisch, A Beck, M Hummels (D Aogo 83), F Johnson (D Schwaab 68), B Howedes, G Castro, M Ozil (M Schmelzer 89), S Khedira, S Wagner Theo Walcott was the lone striker on the night but did not get support leaving Germany's goalkeeper without a save to make in the final. Gonzalo Castro scored Germany's first goal on 23 minutes after a good run and through ball from Mesut Ozil. After substitute Michael Mancienne gave away a free kick 35 yards out, England's goalkeeper Loach should have saved Ozil's free kick but it went into the net to make it 2-0 on 48 minutes. Two late goals from Sandro Wagner (79 minutes and 84 minutes) made the final score 4-0 to Germany. The England under 21 team will be pleased to have got to the final but badly missed their suspended strike force Gabriel Agbonlahor and Frazier Campbell. Theo Walcott came in from the wing to start up front but did not get to use his pace effectively. Werder Bremen's Mesut Ozil had a good game for Germany.
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