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Thrilling Draw Between England U21 and Netherlands U21 in European Championship Semi-Final
Bratislava witnessed a vibrant match between the England U21 and Netherlands U21 teams in the semi-finals of the 2025 UEFA European Championship. The match, played at the Štadión Tehelné pole, ended in a draw, leaving the tie open for the return leg.
England dominated possession with 48%, generating 12 total shots, 4 of which were on target. The Netherlands, with 52% possession, took 6 shots, 3 of which tested the English goalkeeper.
The first half was goalless, but the action unfolded in the second half. H. Elliott opened the scoring for England in the 62nd minute, assisted by E. Anderson, who had already received a yellow card at the end of the first half. However, the Netherlands reacted quickly, and N. Ohio equalized in the 72nd minute. The match intensified even further, and in the 86th minute, H. Elliott scored again for England, putting the score at 2 to 1. Despite the English effort, the match ended with this score. The referee of the match, Vassilis Fotias from Greece, cautioned E. Anderson for England and W. Goes for the Netherlands. The match was characterized by physical play, reflected in the 13 fouls committed by the Netherlands and the 8 by England. Both teams had 7 corners.
Substitutions netherlands u21: at minute 46 W. Goes came in and N. Kasanwirjo went out., at minute 69 N. Ohio came in and A. Milambo went out., at minute 76 B. Meijer came in and L. Valente went out., at minute 87 Y. Regeer came in and T. van Bergen went out., at minute 87 M. van Brederode came in and M. Manhoef went out.
Substitutions england u21: at minute 78 J. Rowe came in and J. McAtee went out., at minute 78 B. Norton-Cuffy came in and O. Hutchinson went out., at minute 84 H. Hackney came in and A. Scott went out., at minute 84 E. Nwaneri came in and J. Stansfield went out., at minute 90 A. Gray came in and H. Elliott went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
England U21
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Netherlands U21
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