European Under-21 Championship: England continue perfect start with 2-0 win over Germany

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By Alex Howell astatine the Adjarabet Arena stadium successful Batumi, GeorgiaBBC Sport

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England's Cameron Archer celebrates astatine the Euro Under-21 Championship

England continued their cleanable commencement to the European Under-21 Championship with triumph implicit Germany successful their last radical crippled successful Georgia.

The Young Lions were already guaranteed apical spot successful Group C and manager Lee Carsley made 8 changes with 1 oculus connected their quarter-final against Group A runners-up Portugal connected Sunday.

England took the pb aft 4 minutes erstwhile Aston Villa striker Cameron Archer ran connected to an fantabulous walk from nine team-mate Jacob Ramsey and curled the shot into the bottommost corner.

Ramsey went adjacent to a 2nd earlier Harvey Elliot did treble the pb with an fantabulous solo extremity successful the 21st minute, the Liverpool midfielder receiving the shot from goalkeeper James Trafford successful the mediate of the transportation and beating his antheral earlier driving towards the country and drilling an fantabulous onslaught into the bottommost corner.

England are yet to concede a extremity successful this contention arsenic Trafford continued his good tournament, impressing with the shot astatine his feet and making important saves.

Germany were outclassed for the astir portion but came adjacent to getting backmost into the crippled erstwhile Brentford guardant Kevin Schade changeable wide with a bully chance.

Senior England manager Gareth Southgate was again successful attendance and volition beryllium nary uncertainty impressed by the 3 wins helium has witnessed during his clip successful the camp, pursuing erstwhile victories against the Czech Republic and Israel.

Line-ups

England U21

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Trafford
16JohnsonSubstituted forAaronsat 59'minutes
15Cresswell
12Branthwaite
3Thomas
20Palmer
6Skipp
23MaduekeSubstituted forGarnerat 59'minutes
19Elliott
8J RamseySubstituted forSmith Roweat 59'minutes
9ArcherSubstituted forGordonat 69'minutes

Substitutes

2Aarons
4Colwill
5Harwood-Bellis
7Gibbs-White
10Smith Rowe
11Gordon
13Griffiths
14Garner
17Jones
18Doyle
21Gomes
22Rushworth

Germany U21

Formation 4-4-2

1Atubolu
2VagnomanSubstituted forFischerat 14'minutes
5Bisseck
4Dárdai
14MatricianiSubstituted forNetzat 45'minutes
6Krauß
8KeitelSubstituted forBeckerat 81'minutes
10Stiller
17WeißhauptSubstituted forAlidouat 68'minutes
9Schade
19WeiperSubstituted forNgankamat 67'minutes

Substitutes

7Becker
12Mantl
13Fischer
15Bauer
16Martel
18Huseinbasic
20Ngankam
21Alidou
22Netz
23Früchtl

Live Text

Match ends, England U21 2, Germany U21 0.
Second Half ends, England U21 2, Germany U21 0.
Attempt saved. Jessic Ngankam (Germany U21) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Faride Alidou with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Jessic Ngankam (Germany U21) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Finn Becker.
Attempt saved. Finn Becker (Germany U21) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Jessic Ngankam.
Foul by Charlie Cresswell (England U21).
Jessic Ngankam (Germany U21) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Attempt missed. Angelo Stiller (Germany U21) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Finn Becker (Germany U21) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Jessic Ngankam (Germany U21) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Finn Becker.
Attempt missed. Angelo Stiller (Germany U21) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is conscionable a spot excessively precocious from a nonstop escaped kick.
Substitution, Germany U21. Finn Becker replaces Yannik Keitel.
Foul by Jarrad Branthwaite (England U21).
Kevin Schade (Germany U21) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (England U21) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the right. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
Attempt missed. James Garner (England U21) close footed changeable from the centre of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
Offside, England U21. Luke Thomas tries a done ball, but Anthony Gordon is caught offside.
Cole Palmer (England U21) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Jessic Ngankam (Germany U21).
Anthony Gordon (England U21) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.