Third time propitious in final for Portugal and England?
Both Portugal and England are anticipating it will be third time propitious when they accommodate in a 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final during a Gori Stadium with any carrying mislaid both their prior finals. UEFA.com turns a time behind to those matches.
2003 final: Italy winning in Vaduz
2003: Italy 2-0 Portugal
A patrol featuring destiny comparison internationals João Pereira and Hugo Almeida had been in excellent form in Liechtenstein, reaching a final dominant with Paulo Sérgio scoring 5 times and Almeida and Pedro Pereira twice apiece. Portugal had rattled in 14 goals in their 4 games en track to a final, yet Italy – with whom they had played out a 1-1 pull in a organisation theatre – hold them during brook during Vaduz’s Rheinpark Stadion, Giampaolo Pazzini scoring a second idea as an Azzurrini organisation also including Giorgio Chiellini and Alberto Aquilani triumphed.
France bite initial triumph
2005: England 1-3 France
England had indispensable an 83rd-minute idea from David Wheater opposite Norway to strech a knockout stages, before a Matty Fryatt hat-trick took them past Serbia and Montenegro in a semi-finals and into a reunion opposite a France side with whom they had common a 1-1 pull to open a tournament. Lee Holmes’ deflected first-half strike looked to have put England on march during a rainswept Windsor Park, yet a France organisation braggadocio Hugo Lloris, Yohan Cabaye, Yoann Gourcuff and Abou Diaby roared behind after half-time to take a trophy.
Donetsk pleasure for hosts Ukraine
2009: England 0-2 Ukraine
Having reached a final 4 with a record 7-1 win opposite Slovenia, England got a improved of France after additional time in a semis, with a side braggadocio Kyle Walker, Danny Drinkwater and Danny Welbeck impressing. No hosts had ever won a Under-19s yet Ukraine’s swell to a final drew a throng of some-more than 25,000 to a RSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Donetsk, a infancy going home happy after examination a home side palliate to victory.
2014: Germany’s glory
2014: Portugal 0-1 Germany
Portugal were in excellent form in a organisation stage, using in 11 goals in winning all 3 matches, and, yet they indispensable penalties to get past Serbia in a semi-finals after a goalless draw, Hélio Sousa’s organisation looked clever adequate to explain a prize for a initial time. André Silva took many of a headlines with 5 goals, with Marcos Lopes chipping in with dual and Gelson Martins – like Silva, now a comparison general – also in a squad, yet once again a final valid a jump too distant as Germany took a trophy.
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