Despite struggling in the group stage, England U21s showed their class at the right time to overcome Spain U21s with an impressive 3-1 victory thanks to goals from McAtee, Elliott and Anderson. They welcomed Netherlands U21s, who had just performed convincingly against Portugal U21s, despite playing with one less man for most of the match. In terms of form, the recent period has seen England U21s and Netherlands U21s have quite similar performances. Both teams have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 in their last 5 matches.
The U21 England attack played better, scoring a total of 11 goals, but the U21 Netherlands also had its own strength, which was a solid defense, conceding only 4 goals in 5 matches... In the past, the U21 England and U21 Netherlands have faced each other a total of 6 times, notably only 1 match ended with a victory for the U21 Netherlands, the remaining 5 times the two teams drew. In terms of strength, Mr. Lee Carsley's squad is considered slightly better when the U21 England team owns very promising attacking stars such as James McAtee (Manchester City), Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) or Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal). Not being too superior to the opponent, the U21 England team wanted to overcome the team from the land of tulips, which was not easy. However, the "Little Three Lions" "roared" at the right time to finish off the opponent.
Entering the semi-final, England U21 had an advantage over Netherlands U21 when possessing a squad with many stars playing in the Premier League. "Little Heart Lion" proactively entered the match with high spirits. However, Netherlands U21 showed that they are not easy to bully. With many quality players in the squad, along with an extremely stubborn playing style. "Little Storm has already agreed" made "Little Three Lions" encounter many difficulties. Throughout the first half, both teams played quite cautiously, mainly probing the opponent so they did not put all their efforts into attacking. Therefore, the two teams ended the first half with a 0-0 draw.
Entering the second half, England U21 did not hide their intention to finish off their opponents in the official match time. The "Little Three Lions" proactively launched quite diverse attacks. After nearly 20 minutes of standing firm, Netherlands U21 had to accept defeat in the 63rd minute, when midfielder Harvey Elliott took advantage of the opportunity to help England U21 take the lead.
Not accepting defeat, U21 Netherlands quickly showed their inherent tenacity. Less than 10 minutes later, the goal was conceded. In the 72nd minute, Noah Ohio scored the equalizer for U21 Netherlands, thereby bringing the match back to the starting line. However, in a brilliant day, Harvey Elliott scored his second goal in the 86th minute to seal a 2-1 victory, helping the "Little Three Lions" win a ticket to the U21 European final.
With this victory, the “Little Three Lions” showed that they are completely worthy of inheriting the previous generation. The defeat against U21 in the group stage was just a “small accident”. After being lucky enough to get a ticket to the next round, the “Little Three Lions” have affirmed their strength against formidable opponents and are ready to defend the throne that their “seniors” won in 2023.
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