Germany to meet Spain again in Euro U21 final

By: The Associated Press Posted: 1:57 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 27, 2019 Last Modified: 4:12 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 27, 2019

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BOLOGNA, Italy - Defending champion Germany will again meet Spain in the Under-21 European Championship final after both won their semifinals on Thursday.

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BOLOGNA, Italy - Defending champion Germany will again meet Spain in the Under-21 European Championship final after both won their semifinals on Thursday.

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BOLOGNA, Italy – Defending champion Germany will again meet Spain in the Under-21 European Championship final after both won their semifinals on Thursday.

Luca Waldschmidt and Nadiem Amiri scored late as Germany came from behind to beat Romania 4-2, while Spain routed France 4-1.

Spain lost 1-0 to Germany in the 2017 final and will now have its chance for revenge in Udine on June 30.

Germany' Nadiem Amiri celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the European Under-21 Championship semifinal match between Germany and Romania, in Bologna, Italy, Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Renato Olimpio/ANSA via AP)

In the first semifinal, in Bologna, Amiri gave Germany the lead in the 21st minute after racing from inside his own half but George Puscas levelled from the spot following a foul by Timo Baumgartl on Ianis Hagi.

And Romania, which was making only its second appearance in the competition, took the lead on the stroke of halftime when Puscas headed in.

Germany levelled shortly after the break when Waldschmidt converted a spot kick after Hagi was penalized for pulling on Mahmoud Dahoud’s shirt.

As the match appeared headed for extra time Germany scored after Amiri backheeled a free kick into Waldschmidt’s path and the Freiburg forward fired into the bottom right corner.

It got worse for Romania as defender Alex Pascanu was sent off for a last-man foul on Lukas Nmecha and Amiri sealed the match with another free kick.

There was also a penalty for each side in Reggio Emilia.

Jean-Philippe Mateta gave France the lead from the spot in the 16th after Junior Firpo pushed over Jeff Reine-Adelaide.

Romania's George Puscas, left, and Germany's Jonathan Tah fight for the ball during the European Under-21 Championship semifinal match between Germany and Romania, in Bologna, Italy, Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Renato Olimpio/ANSA via AP)

But Marc Roca equalized when he tapped in a rebound and Mikel Oyarzabal fired Spain in front with a penalty in first-half stoppage time after being tripped by Ibrahima Konate.

Dani Olmo extended Spain’s advantage immediately after the break and substitute Borja Mayoral scored four minutes after coming off the bench.

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