2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final
The Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem held the final
Event2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Spain Italy
Spain Italy
4 2
Date18 June 2013 (2013-06-18)
VenueTeddy Stadium, Jerusalem
Man of the MatchThiago (Spain)
RefereeMatej Jug (Slovenia)
Attendance29,300
WeatherSunny
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The 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final was a football match that took place on 18 June 2013 at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, and determined the winner of the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship that hosted in Israel. Spain won their fourth title defeating Italy 4–2.[1] Thiago scored a first half hat-trick for Spain in the final.[2][3][4]

Route to the final

Spain Round Italy
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Russia 1–0 Match 1  England 1–0
 Germany 1–0 Match 2  Israel 4–0
 Netherlands 3–0 Match 3  Norway 1–1

Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6
3  Germany 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Russia 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
 Final standings

Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Italy 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Norway 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
3  Israel (H) 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
4  England 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Norway 3–0 Semifinals  Netherlands 1–0

Match details

 Italy2–4Spain 
Immobile 10'
Borini 80'		 Report Thiago 6', 31', 38' (pen.)
Isco 66' (pen.)
Attendance: 29,300
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Italy
Spain
GK 1 Francesco Bardi
RB 2 Giulio Donati
CB 13 Matteo Bianchetti
CB 6 Luca Caldirola (c) Yellow card 71'
LB 19 Vasco Regini Yellow card 65'
RM 7 Alessandro Florenzi downward-facing red arrow 58'
CM 21 Fausto Rossi
CM 4 Marco Verratti Yellow card 18' downward-facing red arrow 76'
LM 10 Lorenzo Insigne
FW 20 Fabio Borini
FW 9 Ciro Immobile downward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Manolo Gabbiadini upward-facing green arrow 58'
MF 18 Riccardo Saponara upward-facing green arrow 58'
MF 23 Marco Crimi upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Devis Mangia
GK 1 David de Gea
RB 2 Martín Montoya
CB 5 Marc Bartra
CB 6 Iñigo Martínez Yellow card 47'
LB 18 Alberto Moreno
DM 3 Asier Illarramendi
CM 10 Thiago (c)
CM 8 Koke Yellow card 12' downward-facing red arrow 86'
RW 11 Cristian Tello Yellow card 27' downward-facing red arrow 71'
LW 22 Isco
CF 12 Álvaro Morata downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Rodrigo upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 14 Ignacio Camacho upward-facing green arrow 86'
LW 19 Iker Muniain upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Julen Lopetegui

Assistant referees:
Roland Brandner (Austria)
Vencel Tóth (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Thiago leads Spain to victory over Italy". ESPN. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Italy Under-21s 2 Spain Under-21s 4 match report: Thiago Alcantara's hat-trick seals European Championship for Spanish youngsters". The Independent. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Italy 2 Spain 4". BBC Sport. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Dazzling Rojita claim third European title". Goal.com. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.