2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final

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. 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]

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final
Event2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Spain Italy
4 2
Date18 June 2013 (2013-06-18)
VenueTeddy Stadium, Jerusalem
Man of the MatchThiago (Spain)
RefereeMatej Jug (Slovenia)
Attendance29,300
WeatherSunny

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:
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:
(H) Host.
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

ITALY:
GK1Francesco Bardi
RB2Giulio Donati
CB13Matteo Bianchetti
CB6Luca Caldirola (c) 71'
LB19Vasco Regini 65'
RM7Alessandro Florenzi 58'
CM21Fausto Rossi
CM4Marco Verratti 18' 76'
LM10Lorenzo Insigne
FW20Fabio Borini
FW9Ciro Immobile 58'
Substitutions:
FW11Manolo Gabbiadini 58'
MF18Riccardo Saponara 58'
MF23Marco Crimi 76'
Manager:
Devis Mangia

SPAIN:
GK1David de Gea
RB2Martín Montoya
CB5Marc Bartra
CB6Iñigo Martínez 47'
LB18Alberto Moreno
DM3Asier Illarramendi
CM10Thiago (c)
CM8Koke 12' 86'
RW11Cristian Tello 27' 71'
LW22Isco
CF12Álvaro Morata 80'
Substitutions:
FW9Rodrigo 80'
MF14Ignacio Camacho 86'
LW19Iker Muniain 71'
Manager:
Julen Lopetegui

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

References
  1. "Thiago leads Spain to victory over Italy". ESPN. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  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. 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. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
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