2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final
Football match
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, Israel, 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

Italy 2–4 Spain
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.
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