UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP - 2013/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadion Letná - Prague Wednesday 17 June 2015 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Germany Group A - Matchday 1 Last updated 30/06/2015 09:23CET

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1 Germany - Serbia Wednesday 17 June 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Letná, Prague

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Germany won the last time they faced Serbia on the opening day of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship and while they will hope of a repeat, they will be eager to avoid what followed. Previous meetings • Group A rivals Germany and Serbia have met only once in this competition, qualifying included: in the opening game of the 2006 final tournament. A 61st-minute goal from Eugen Polanski earned Germany a 1-0 win against what was then Serbia and . • The teams at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos on 23 May 2006 were: : Stojković, Ivanović, Stepanov, Biševac, Lomić, Basta, Krasić, Milovanović (Milijaš 68), Vukčević (Todorović 77), Janković (Purović 65), Vučinić. Germany: Rensing, Volz, Sinkiewicz, Matip, Fathi, Lehmann, Polanski (Castro 68), Schulz, Hilbert (Brzenska 90+2), Kiessling, Nando Rafael (Eigler 77). • The result was a false omen: Germany did not pick up another point and bowed out at the end of the group stage after finishing in a three-way tie for second behind France. Serbia and Montenegro went through on goal difference but lost 5-4 on penalties to Ukraine in the last four after a goalless 120 minutes. Match background • Germany have only gone beyond the last eight twice in nine previous final tournament appearances, in 1982 and 2009, meeting England in the final on each occasion. They lost in 1982 and won in 2009. • Six of Germany's 2014 FIFA World Cup-winning squad played in the side which beat England 4-0 in the 2009 final. • As part of , Serbia won the inaugural title in 1978. A second-leg hat-trick from Vahid Halilhodžić, adding to his goal (the only goal) in the first meeting, sealed a 5-4 final victory over East Germany. • After the break-up of Yugoslavia, Serbia were twice runners-up in 2004 and 2007, reach the semi-finals in 2006 and contested the group stage in 2009. They did not qualify for the last two editions. Coach profiles Germany: Horst Hrubesch Born 17/04/51 Curiously, Hrubesch replaced his successor Rainer Adrion after Germany's disappointing showing at Israel 2013. The former West Germany striker, who had guided the U21s to glory at the 2009 finals in Sweden, scored both goals during his nation's 2-1 triumph over Belgium in the 1980 UEFA European Championship final. Serbia: Mladen Dodić Born 17/10/69 Dodić steered FK to a third-place finish in 2013/14 and the final of the . The former Napredak, Novi Pazar and Javor boss was hired in late December to replace Radovan Ćurčić, who succeeded Dick Advocaat at the helm of the senior national side. Form guide • Germany Last five games (most recent first): LDDWW Qualifying top scorer: Philipp Hofmann (7) • Serbia Last five games (most recent first): WLWDW Qualifying top scorer: Aleksandar Mitrović (4) Germany team news • Germany prepared for the tournament with a training camp in Leogang, Austria. • Coach Hrubesch had the majority of his players available for the eight-day camp, which entailed 13 sessions of varying intensity. • Goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen did not take part because he was involved in the UEFA Champions League final with Barcelona. • Emre Can suffers from ongoing calf problems but remains sure he will be fully fit in time for the match. • Midfielder Nico Schulz said: "Following a long season it was important for all of us to spend time together. Apart from training hard, we talked a lot and had a lot of fun together, which is vital if you want to have success as a team." • The team cited a BBQ on the night of the UEFA Champions League final as one of the highlights of the training

2 Germany - Serbia Wednesday 17 June 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Letná, Prague camp. They also enjoyed a visit from Olympic beach volleyball gold medallists Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann. Serbia team news • Mladen Dodić's squad met up on 1 June in the 'ethno-village' resort of Stanisic – a popular, traditional-style model village just across the border in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has hosted Serbia's U21s in the past. They then moved on to the Football Association of Serbia (FSS) training base in Stara Pazova, just outside . Their preparations have included no warm-up match. • Dodić was without two of his 23 players when training began. Filip Djuričić joined up with his colleagues on Sunday after playing for the last nine minutes of the senior Serbia squad's 2-0 defeat in Denmark in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying on Saturday. • Filip Kostic pulled out of the squad with injury, with Aleksandar Čavrić taking his place. Last Friday, Čukarički forward Nikola Stoiljkovic suffered a knee injury and was replaced by newly-signed Partizan winger Nikola Trujić. • "We've worked on cutting out some of our past weaknesses," said captain Marko Petković. "We are ready for this competition." • Dodić is without a number of age-eligible players from the senior squad – Lazar Marković, Aleksandar Mitrović and Matija Nastasić – while some of Serbia's other talented youngsters are on duty at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.

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:: Squad list No: number DoB: date of birth Qual: qualifying FT: final tournament Pld: played Gls: goals Overall U21: final tournament only

:: Match officials Nat: nationality DoB: date of birth

Under-21: Total matches officiated in the UEFA European U21 Championship including all qualifying round matches. Matches as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.

UEFA: Total matches officiated in all UEFA competitions including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.

:: Group statistics/Tournament schedule Pos: position Pld: played W: won D: drawn L: lost GF: goals for GA: goals against Pts: points

:: NOTE: All-time statistics Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out. Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited

4 Germany - Serbia Wednesday 17 June 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Letná, Prague Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended Overall: Total appearances in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament only Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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