2008 European Women's U-17 Football Championship

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2008 U-17 European Women's Championship
UEFA Under 17 Women's Championship 2008
Number of nations 4  (of 40 applicants)
European champion GermanyGermany Germany
venue SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland ( Nyon )
Opening game May 20, 2008
Endgame May 23, 2008
Games 4th
Gates 13  (⌀: 3.25 per game)
Top scorer GermanyGermany Dzsenifer Marozsán (2)
2008 European Women's U-17 Football Championship (Switzerland)
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Nyon venue

The first Women's U-17 European Football Championship was held from May 20 to 23, 2008 in Nyon ( Switzerland ). The venue was the Center sportif de Colovray . Players born on January 1, 1991 or later were eligible to play. All four finalists represented Europe at the 2008 U-17 World Cup in New Zealand .

Germany became the first European champion with a 3-0 final victory over France . The top scorer was the German Dzsenifer Marozsán with two goals. The German team also won the fair play rating.

qualification

Squad

→ See main article: Squad of the U-17 European Women's Football Championship 2008

mode

The four teams determine the European champion in the knockout system . The winners of the semi-finals reach the final and play the European champions. The losers play for third place. A game usually lasts 40 minutes twice. If there is a tie after the end of regular playing time, the game is extended by ten minutes twice. If still no decision has been made, the decision will be made on penalties .

Final round

Semifinals

May 20, 2008 GermanyGermany Germany - DenmarkDenmark Denmark 1: 0 (1: 0)
May 20, 2008 EnglandEngland England - FranceFrance France 1: 3 n.V. (0: 0, 1: 1)

The first semi-final between Germany and Denmark turned out to be an exciting game with many chances on both sides. The German team had slight advantages. In the 44th minute, Dzsenifer Maroszan of 1. FC Saarbrücken played two Danish defenders and pushed the ball past goalkeeper Lene Gissel Rasmussen into the net. Denmark increased the pressure for the rest of the season, but only had three more chances.

The first half of the second game ended goalless. In the 46th minute, Stephanie Marsh gave the English women the lead. Pauline Crammer equalized with a penalty three minutes later. No more goals were scored. In extra time, Marine Augis (94th) put the French in the lead. The decision was made in the 99th minute by a converted penalty from Marina Makanza.

3rd place match

May 23, 2008 EnglandEngland England - DenmarkDenmark Denmark 1: 4 (1: 1)

final

May 23, 2008 FranceFrance France - GermanyGermany Germany 0: 3 (0: 1)

The German team

Goal scorers

The top scorer of the overall competition was the German Alexandra Popp with a total of 11 goals from qualification and the final round.

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