2008 European Women's U-17 Football Championship
2008 U-17 European Women's Championship | |
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UEFA Under 17 Women's Championship 2008 | |
Number of nations | 4 (of 40 applicants) |
European champion | Germany |
venue | Switzerland ( Nyon ) |
Opening game | May 20, 2008 |
Endgame | May 23, 2008 |
Games | 4th |
Gates | 13 (⌀: 3.25 per game) |
Top scorer | Dzsenifer Marozsán (2) |
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 | Germany | - | Denmark | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
May 20, 2008 | England | - | 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 | England | - | Denmark | 1: 4 (1: 1) |
final
May 23, 2008 | France | - | 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.