A perfect beginning and a flying start for the German U 17 at the European Championships: Marco Pezzaiuoli’s team defeated Turkey 3:1 (1:1) in their tournament opener at Erfurt. Germany sits ontop of the Group B standings, with England and the Netherlands playing a 1:1-tie earlier on Wednesday.
“Despite falling behind during the opening phase, I felt we had a good start. My team showed character. We responded quickly and the two goals in the second half were spectacular. I’m quite satisfied with our performance. We can compete at this level”, said Germany’s coach Pezzaiuoli.
Turkey took the lead when German goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen parried a header by Deniz Herber, but then had no chance against the rebound-shot by Hasan Ahmet-Sari (10.). Prior to the 10th minute, the DFB-team had not given up a goal in 2009.
U 17: Flying start for hosts Germany
Germany equalised the score within 60 seconds. Kevin Scheidhauer (11.) converted a long pass by Marvin Plattenhardt. Lennart Thy, the team's leading scorer, then entered the game for Florian Trinks at the beginning of the second half. Christian Buchtmann (50.) gave Germany the lead on a shot from 8 meters. Following a corner kick, Shkodran Mustafi’s header resulted in the final score of 3-1. Turkish player Gökhan Töre was ejected with a second yellow-card and will be suspended for the game against Netherlands.
The German line-up: Ter Stegen – Basala-Mazana, Mustafi, Labus, Plattenhardt – Buchtmann (80. Malli), Yabo, Zimmermann, Trinks (48. Thy) – Götze, Scheidhauer (65. Opper).
In their second game, Germany meet England on Saturday (2 P.M., live on Eurosport). On Tuesday, Germany concludes the group phase with their match against the Netherlands (5.45 P.M., live at Eurosport). The semifinals are set for May 15, the final for May 18 in Magdeburg.
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A perfect beginning and a flying start for the German U 17 at the European Championships: Marco Pezzaiuoli’s team defeated Turkey 3:1 (1:1) in their tournament opener at Erfurt. Germany sits ontop of the Group B standings, with England and the Netherlands playing a 1:1-tie earlier on Wednesday.
“Despite falling behind during the opening phase, I felt we had a good start. My team showed character. We responded quickly and the two goals in the second half were spectacular. I’m quite satisfied with our performance. We can compete at this level”, said Germany’s coach Pezzaiuoli.
Turkey took the lead when German goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen parried a header by Deniz Herber, but then had no chance against the rebound-shot by Hasan Ahmet-Sari (10.). Prior to the 10th minute, the DFB-team had not given up a goal in 2009.
U 17: Flying start for hosts Germany
Germany equalised the score within 60 seconds. Kevin Scheidhauer (11.) converted a long pass by Marvin Plattenhardt. Lennart Thy, the team's leading scorer, then entered the game for Florian Trinks at the beginning of the second half. Christian Buchtmann (50.) gave Germany the lead on a shot from 8 meters. Following a corner kick, Shkodran Mustafi’s header resulted in the final score of 3-1. Turkish player Gökhan Töre was ejected with a second yellow-card and will be suspended for the game against Netherlands.
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The German line-up: Ter Stegen – Basala-Mazana, Mustafi, Labus, Plattenhardt – Buchtmann (80. Malli), Yabo, Zimmermann, Trinks (48. Thy) – Götze, Scheidhauer (65. Opper).
In their second game, Germany meet England on Saturday (2 P.M., live on Eurosport). On Tuesday, Germany concludes the group phase with their match against the Netherlands (5.45 P.M., live at Eurosport). The semifinals are set for May 15, the final for May 18 in Magdeburg.
