Defeating the Netherlands on penalties, England U17 won the European Championship

After 90 minutes ended in a 1-1 draw, England U17 showed a steady mentality on penalties when they defeated Netherlands U17 4-1 to win the European U17 Championship.

The joy of victory of the England U17 team

GOAL

England U17:Solanke (25')
Netherlands U17:Schuurman (39')

Coach John Peacock's young players successfully "avenged" the debt against the Netherlands U17 team by defeating this team on penalties to win the European championship for the second time in 4 years. Previously, the Netherlands U17 team defeated the "Young Lions" 2-0 in the final match of the group stage, when Peacock's army completed the task of winning a ticket to the next round.

In this reunion,England U17played with reasonable tactics and they took the lead in the 25th minute thanks to Dominic Solanke. However, Schuurman managed to equalize the advantage 1-1 for U17 Netherlands before the first half ended.

In the second half, both U17 Netherlands and U17 England played with great determination, trying to increase the pressure to find a goal but were unsuccessful. U17 England showed their tenacity and strength against the opponent's suffocating attacking style. After 90 minutes of inconclusive play and 30 minutes of extra time without a winner, both teams entered the fateful penalty shootout.

It is commendable that the England U17s were able to successfully take 4 shots while the Netherlands only managed 1. Winning 4-1 in the penalty shootout, Coach Peacock's team became the new King of European football.

LINEUP
England U17:Freddie Woodman; Jonjoe Kenny, Joseph Gomez, Taylor Moore, Tafari Moore; Ryan Ledson, Lewis Cook (Callum Cooke 73'); Isaiah Brown, Joshua Onomah, Patrick Roberts; Dominic Solanke.

Netherlands U17:Yanick van Osch; Hidde ter Avest, Keziah Veendorp, Calvin Verdonk, Wellington Verloo; Donny van der Beek, Jari Schuurman; Abdelhak Nouri (Kenneth Paal 58'); Bilal Ould-Chikh (Dani van de Moot 75'), Steven Bergwijn (Marlon Slabbekoorn 47'), Segun Owobowale.

According to Bongdaplus