Under-21 Championship
UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP - 2013/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Eden Stadium - Prague Wednesday 17 June 2015 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Czech Republic Group A - Matchday 1 Denmark Last updated 30/06/2015 09:23CET UEFA UNDER 21 OFFICIAL SPONSORS Match background 2 Legend 4 1 Czech Republic - Denmark Wednesday 17 June 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Eden Stadium, Prague Match background The Czech Republic and Denmark open the UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals at Prague's Eden Stadium with the hosts hoping their last competitive meeting at this level will prove a good omen. Previous meetings • The teams drew 2-2 in a friendly at Eden Stadium on 14 November 2014. • Ladislav Takács equalised in the 89th minute, Václav Kadlec having earlier cancelled out an early Jens Jønsson goal, only for Jeppe Andersen to make it 2-1 at half-time. • Competitively they came up against each other in 2002 qualifying, the Czech Republic winning 3-0 in Teplice on 27 March 2001 with two Milan Baroš goals and 4-3 in Odense on 1 June that year – Libor Žůrek striking in added time with Denmark having led 2-0 after seven minutes. • The teams at the Odense Stadion were: Denmark: R Pedersen, L Jacobsen, D Johansen, Albrechtsen, Sennels, M Jørgensen (Junker 74), Gaardsoe, Poulsen, Skoubo (Andreasen 74), D Jensen, Løvenkrands (M Larsen 82). Czech Republic: Čech, Jiránek, Drobný, Špiláček, Kubica (Kováč 51), Polák, Kobylík, Jarolím (Voríšek 23), Urbánek ((Žůrek 80), Vachoušek, Pospíšil. • The Czech Republic won the group, qualified via the play-offs and then won the title in Switzerland.
[Show full text]