{"id":222695,"date":"2025-06-29T00:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T00:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/222695\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T00:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T00:58:12","slug":"under-21-euro-final-player-ratings-and-match-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/222695\/","title":{"rendered":"Under-21 Euro Final Player Ratings and Match Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

In England Under-21’s defence of the European Championships, Lee Carsley’s men put in a near-perfect performance inside a raucous Stadion Tehelne pole in Bratislava, Slovakia, and managed to run out 3-2 victors thanks to goals from Harvey Elliott, Omari Hutchinson and Jonathan Rowe.<\/p>\n

Five minutes in, stepping up on the big stage was Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott, whose club future remains hanging by a thread, yet again as he floated on the edge of the box and pounced onto a teasing ball, wrong-footing Germany’s Noah Atubolu.<\/p>\n

Omari Hutchinson then doubled the Young Lions’ lead inside 25 minutes as the Ipswich Town man and James McAtee linked up well under pressure. His sharp, left-footed finish was topped off by his acrobatic celebration. By that point, England were at the races; Germany were a shadow of themselves.<\/p>\n

At the worst time to concede a goal, right on the stroke of half-time, England were unable to thwart Nelson Weiper’s well-placed bullet header past James Beadle. Despite losing, Antonio di Salvo’s side had the momentum heading into the break.<\/p>\n

The second half was far more controlled from Germany’s perspective and their hard work paid off just after the hour mark as Paul Nebel curled his right-footed effort into the top corner, courtesy of James Beadle’s weak palm. The peundulum had swung and Germany were on the front foot.<\/p>\n

Bringing fresh legs into the equation, it was actually Jonathan Rowe’s head that saw England regain their lead. Tyler Morton’s cross was simply sumptuous and the 22-year-old rose the highest in the Germany box, nodding his effort into the back of the net.<\/p>\n\n

England U21 v Germany U21 \u2013<\/strong> Match Statistics<\/p>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n

England U21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Statistic<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Germany U21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n

43<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Possession (%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

57<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n

14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Shots<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n

6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Shots on Target<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n

3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Corners<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n

2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Saves<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n

3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Yellow Cards<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Match Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n

England U21 Player Ratings<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"england<\/p>\n

GK \u2013 James Beadle \u2013 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seldom tested early on, it was a rather comfortable evening for Beadle until he weakly palmed Nebel’s equaliser into the top corner.<\/p>\n

RB \u2013 Tino Livramento \u2013 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Solid when relied upon, Livramento was always looking to make clever runs ahead of the ball.<\/p>\n

CB \u2013 Jarell Quansah \u2013 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Worked well alongside his partner in crime, Cresswell \u2013 and he was defensively sound throughout.<\/p>\n

CB \u2013 Charlie Cresswell \u2013 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

A cool, yet combative, performance from the Toulouse man, who rose (quite literally!) on every occasion.<\/p>\n

LB \u2013 Jack Hinshelwood \u2013 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stationed on the left of the four, Hinshelwood was incredibly disciplined in his play but was \u2013 sometimes! \u2013 caught out of possession.<\/p>\n

CM \u2013 Alex Scott \u2013 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Too sharp for his German counterparts but was taken off with an injury on the cusp of half-time. England missed his presence in the engine room.<\/p>\n

CM \u2013 Elliot Anderson \u2013 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Slightly poor in his early duels, but grew into proceedings and proved why he is so critical to Carsley’s men and their dreams.<\/p>\n

RW \u2013 Harvey Elliott \u2013 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Useful for Carsley’s men in tight spaces \u2013 and who else but him to grab the opener? He ran himself into the ground and was subbed heading into extra-time.<\/p>\n

CAM \u2013 James McAtee \u2013 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Often joined Stansfield to merge a two-man strike partnership, McAtee didn’t have the captain’s influence as he would have hoped.<\/p>\n

LW \u2013 Omari Hutchinson \u2013 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heavily involved from the off, Hutchinson’s decision-making let him down until he scored England’s second. Alas, he could’ve had more than one goal.<\/p>\n

ST \u2013 Jay Stansfield \u2013 5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not his brightest display, Birmingham City talisman Stansfield was unable to grab ahold of proceedings throughout.<\/p>\n

Sub \u2013 Tyler Morton (44′) \u2013 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Slipped in seamlessly just before the break, Morton was flung straight into the deep end and performed well.<\/p>\n

Sub \u2013 Brooke Norton-Cuffy (62′) \u2013 6.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Subbed on after Germany’s equaliser to give England a different spark in attack \u2013 and he had the opportunity to grab the winner.<\/p>\n

Sub \u2013 Jonathan Rowe (91′) \u2013 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

What else is there to say? Latched onto Morton’s cross with poise to score the winner.<\/p>\n

Sub \u2013 Ethan Nwaneri (91′) \u2013 4\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Little to no impact on the ball.<\/p>\n

Sub \u2013 CJ Egan-Riley (98′) \u2013 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Subbed on to add steel to England’s back four, which he screened very well.<\/p>\n

Sub \u2013 Samuel Iling-Junior (98′) \u2013 5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Provided Carsley’s men with an injection of pace.<\/p>\n

Germany U21 Player Ratings<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"germany<\/p>\n

GK \u2013 Noah Atubolu \u2013 5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although he was made to look silly for Hutchinson’s goal, Atubolu somewhat prevented Germany from being out of sight by the half-time break.<\/p>\n

RB \u2013 Nnamdi Collins \u2013 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

A constant threat up the right-hand side was Collins, who was also a threat with his passing range.<\/p>\n

CB \u2013 Bright Arrey-Mbi \u2013 5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uncomfortable in possession, Arrey-Mbi was lucky that Stansfield wasn’t at his high-pressing best.<\/p>\n

CB \u2013 Tim Oermann \u2013 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brilliant when passing through the banks of England, Oermann was Germany’s controller at the back. Defended with caution at times, however.<\/p>\n

LB \u2013 Nathaniel Brown \u2013 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Was happy to waltz into midfield to add another man, while he was also spotted high and wide. He was one of Germany’s most exciting performers.<\/p>\n

CM \u2013 Rocco Reitz \u2013 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Often acting as the third centre-back in possession, Reitz was among those trying to make things happen for the Germans.<\/p>\n

CM \u2013 Eric Martel \u2013 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Caught Anderson with a challenge early on, Germany’s captain failed to control the tempo in the middle and was booked for a poor, late challenge.<\/p>\n

CM \u2013 Paul Nebel \u2013 9\/10 (Man of the Match)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Produced some really clever passes throughout as he looked to link midfield with attack. Delivered a wonderful ball, after some great work on the right, for Germany’s first. Produced a beautiful curler, too.<\/p>\n

RW \u2013 Brajan Gruda \u2013 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Up against his Brighton teammate, Gruda was limited to very little joy on the right flank until he grew into the game with ease. A really tricky player but was hooked at 73 minutes.<\/p>\n

LW \u2013 Nelson Weiper \u2013 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Endured a disheartening first 45 until right at the end \u2013 the 20-year-old rose like a salmon to offer his nation a slice of hope.<\/p>\n

ST \u2013 Nick Woltemade \u2013 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anonymous in the affair’s early stages, the Bayern Munich-linked centre-forward took it upon himself to drop deeper to get involved.<\/p>\n

Sub \u2013 Ansgar Knauff (73′) \u2013 5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Barely involved in play in regulation time, though he became much more influential in extra-time.<\/p>\n

Sub \u2013 Merlin Rohl (80′) \u2013 5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

England’s late dominance meant that Rohl enjoyed very little action. Rattled the woodwork very, very late on.<\/p>\n

Sub \u2013 Lukas Ullrich (86′) \u2013 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Subbed on for some defensive resilience. The youngster defended well.<\/p>\n

Sub \u2013 Nicolo Tresoldi (98′) \u2013 3\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Subbed on to little effect.<\/p>\n

Sub \u2013 Paul Wanner (106′) \u2013 3\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Subbed on to little effect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In England Under-21’s defence of the European Championships, Lee Carsley’s men put in a near-perfect performance inside a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":222696,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[94,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-222695","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114763943765765564","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222695\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}