England U17 beat the Netherlands on penalties to win the European Championship.

After a 1-1 draw in the first 90 minutes, England U17 showed their composure in the penalty shootout, defeating the Netherlands U17 4-1 to win the European U17 Championship.

The joy of victory for the England U17 team.

GOAL

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

Coach John Peacock's young team successfully "avenged" their previous defeat against the Netherlands U17s by beating them on penalties to win their second European Championship title in four years. Previously, the Netherlands U17s had defeated the "Young Lions" 2-0 in their final group stage match, after Peacock's team had already secured their place in the next round.

In this reunion,England U17They played with sound tactics and took the lead in the 25th minute thanks to Dominic Solanke. However, Schuurman managed to equalize for the Netherlands U17s, making it 1-1 before the end of the first half.

In the second half, both the Netherlands U17 and England U17 teams played with great determination, trying to increase the pressure in an attempt to score, but without success. England U17 proved resilient and strong against their opponents' relentless and suffocating attacking style. After 90 minutes of stalemate and an additional 30 minutes of extra time without a winner, both teams went to a decisive penalty shootout.

The steely resolve of the England U17 team is commendable, as they successfully converted four penalties while the Netherlands only managed one. Winning 4-1 in the penalty shootout, Coach Peacock's team became the new kings of European football.

STARTING 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