UEFA_Women's_Euro_2017_Final

UEFA Women's Euro 2017 final

UEFA Women's Euro 2017 final

Football match

The UEFA Women's Euro 2017 final was a football match to determine the winner of UEFA Women's Euro 2017. The match took place on 6 August 2017 at De Grolsch Veste in Enschede, Netherlands,[6] and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, the Netherlands and Denmark.

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The Netherlands won the final 4–2 for their first UEFA Women's Championship title.[7][8]

Background

Both the Netherlands and Denmark reached the UEFA Women's Championship final for the first time in their histories. For the first time since 1993, a country other than Germany won the competition. Apart from Germany, only two other countries have won the championship: Norway and Sweden. Norway was defeated by both the Netherlands and Denmark in the preliminary round whereas Sweden was defeated by the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.[9]

The finalists met each other in the group stage of the tournament, with the Netherlands winning 1–0 via a penalty from Sherida Spitse.

Route to the final

Further information: UEFA Women's Euro 2017
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Match

Details

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Attendance: 28,182[3]

Netherlands[10]
Denmark[10]
GK1Sari van Veenendaal
RB2Desiree van Lunterendownward-facing red arrow 57'
CB6Anouk DekkerYellow card 43'
CB3Stefanie van der GragtYellow card 72'
LB5Kika van Esdownward-facing red arrow 90+4'
CM14Jackie GroenenYellow card 21'
CM10Daniëlle van de Donk
CM8Sherida Spitse (c)
RF7Shanice van de Sandendownward-facing red arrow 90'
CF9Vivianne Miedema
LF11Lieke Martens
Substitutions:
DF20Dominique Janssenupward-facing green arrow 57'
FW13Renate Jansenupward-facing green arrow 90'
DF4Mandy van den Bergupward-facing green arrow 90+4'
Manager:
Sarina Wiegman
GK1Stina Lykke Petersen
RB8Theresa Nielsen
CB5Simone Boye Sørensendownward-facing red arrow 77'
CB12Stine Larsen
LB19Cecilie Sandvej
RM7Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen
CM4Maja Kildemoesdownward-facing red arrow 61'
CM13Sofie Junge Pedersendownward-facing red arrow 82'
LM11Katrine Veje
CF10Pernille Harder (c)
CF9Nadia NadimYellow card 45'
Substitutions:
DF15Frederikke Thøgersenupward-facing green arrow 61'
DF2Line Røddik Hansenupward-facing green arrow 77'
MF6Nanna Christiansenupward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Nils Nielsen

Player of the Match:
Sherida Spitse (Netherlands)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Belinda Brem (Switzerland)
Sanja Rodjak Karšić (Croatia)
Fourth official:
Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
Fifth official:
Katrin Rafalski (Germany)

Match rules[11]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

Statistics

More information Statistic, Netherlands ...

References

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    "Netherlands vs. Denmark - 6 August 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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    "UEFA Women's EURO - Netherlands-Denmark - Match info". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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    "Weather History for Twenthe, Netherlands". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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    "UEFA Women's Euro 2017 Match Schedule" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. November 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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    "Dutch delight: how the Netherlands won Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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    "UEFA Women's Euro 2017 – Final: Full-time report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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    "UEFA Women's Euro 2017 – Final: Match press kits" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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    "UEFA Women's Euro 2017 – Final: Line-ups" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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    "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Championship, 2015–17" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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    "UEFA Women's EURO - Netherlands-Denmark - Statistics". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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