U-21: Four-star Holland triumph

[BAGGIO 15]

Hosts Holland have won their second consecutive European Under-21 Championship, crushing Serbia 4-1.

The Jong Oranje had never won this tournament before 2006, yet made it two on the trot with a confident Final performance in Groningen against 10-man Serbia.


Beneath a thunderstorm it took 17 minutes for the Dutch to break through when Daniel de Ridder spooned a pass over the defence for Otman Bakkal to strike.


There was a scare as Aleksander Kolarov’s cross wrong-footed goalkeeper Boy Waterman to thump the upright, but Serbia’s fightback fizzled out in the space of three second half minutes.


First de Ridder set up a low Ryan Babel finish, then Kolarov saw red for a second bookable offence.


Holland ran riot with Maceo Rigters securing his top scorer status for the competition, going round the helpless goalkeeper for his fourth goal, and Luigi Bruins snatching a late taste of glory.


Serbia had still managed to get one back with Dragan Mrdja’s header and goalkeeper Damir Kahriman denied a 71st-minute Babel penalty.

[ruud]

could have and should have been about 6-1 or 7-1

well done lads

we are the first team to win it back to back and the first team to win it on home soil

[Caramelas13]

Huntelaar Posted: 24 Jun 2007 13:03 Post subject:

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could have and should have been about 6-1 or 7-1

well done lads

we are the first team to win it back to back and the first team to win it on home soil

According to the this your not:

Roll of Honour
1972 Czechoslovakia,1974 Hungary, 1976 USSR, 1978 Yugoslavia, 1980 USSR, 1982 England, 1984 England, 1986 Spain, 1988 France, 1990 USSR, 1992 Italy, 1994 Italy, 1996 Italy, 1998 Spain, 2000 Italy, 2002 Czech Rep, 2004 Italy, 2006 Holland

[ruud]

in 1994 a new format was created

so technically, first team to win it back to back since the new format was introduced

(well thats wat they said on ESPN lol)

EDIT:

just realised italy won it twice since 1994

well thats ESPN for you

[thierry]

holland are awesome. how many world cups they won? bahaha

[BAGGIO 15]

Comments: Portuguese

Goals:

1-0 Bakkal 16' - Link DailyMotion / http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2cv0j ... -10-tvtuga
Link Zshare
http://www.zshare.net/video/2400147db26f2e/

2-0 R. Babel 61' - Link DailyMotion / http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2cvc0 ... -20-tvtuga

Link Zshare
http://www.zshare.net/video/2400472a8740d0/

3-0 M. Rigters 66' - Link DailyMotion / http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2cvnu ... -30-tvtuga

Link Zshare
http://www.zshare.net/video/240073741bee75/

3-1 Mrdja 79' - Link DailyMotion / http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2cvpp ... -31-tvtuga

Link Zshare
http://www.zshare.net/video/2400906c78b159/

4-1 Bruins 87' - Link DailyMotion / http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2cvsx ... -41-tvtuga

Link Zshare
http://www.zshare.net/video/240131010026e7/

[LeboViola]

OMG Royston Drenthe was farken brilliant the entire tournament. I watch the guy play and i think he is a cross between Davids and Seedorf and Ronaldinho. The kid is special and will be a major force in years to come.

[ruud]

nothing you say or do can take our tournament win away thierry

sucked in