Uefa U21: Holland beats England on penalties

At the semi-finals of the European U21 Championship, an extraordinary shoot-out 13-12 gave the win to Holland.

Uefa U21: Holland beats England on penalties The host team secured their spot on the U21 final after winning 13-12 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in normal time. Leroy Lita's first-half strike was ruled out by a last-minute equalizer from Maceo Rigters. England U21 had looked to be on their way to the final for the first time since 1984 until Rigters' goal.

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Here is the result of the epic shoot-out, England kicks first:
Young 1-0
Babel 1-1
Milner 2-1
Drenthe (hit post) 2-1
Noble 3-1
Janssen 3-2
Hoyte (saved) 3-2
Beerens 3-3
Derbyshire 4-3
Maduro 4-4
Ferdinand 5-4
De Ridder 5-5
Carson 6-5
Zuiverloon 6-6
Rosenior 7-6
Rigters 7-7
Reo-Coker (saved) 7-7
Kruiswijk (miss) 7-7
Taylor 8-7
Waterman 8-8
Young 9-8
Beerens 9-9
Milner (10-9)
Drenthe 10-10
Noble 11-10
Maduro 11-11
Hoyte 12-11
Janssen 12-12
Derbyshire (saved) 12-12
De Ridder (saved) 12-12
Ferdinand (hit bar)
Zuiverloon 12-13

Serbia U21 is the other team on the final. The Serbians won against Belgium 2-0 and will play Holland U21. Aleksandar Kolarov and Dragan Mrdja scored for the Serbian victory today.

The final of the European Championship U21 is on Saturday.

Italy U21 and Portugal U21 will play tomorrow for the fourth spot on the Olympics.

Published on 06/20/2007