UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP - 2017/19 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadio Friuli - Udine Sunday 23 June 2019 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Austria Group B - Matchday 3 Germany Last updated 22/06/2019 11:36CET

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1 Austria - Germany Sunday 23 June 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio Friuli, Udine

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Germany have dominated their UEFA European Under-21 Championship fixtures with Austria and will be looking to extend a long winning run against their neighbours. • The holders have also been in impressive form in Group B, defeating Denmark (3-1) and Serbia (6-1, equalling their biggest winning margin in the final tournament) to open a three-point cushion in the standings. Austria are level with Denmark on three points, having lost to Denmark (3-1) after their first ever finals match ended in a 2-0 win against Serbia. • Germany need a point to guarantee qualifying for the semi-finals as group winners. Should they lose, they only have a chance of finishing top if Denmark also beat Serbia; in this scenario, top spot would be decided on three-way head- to-head. Germany are assured of topping this should they lose by only a one-goal margin. • Austria must beat Germany to have a chance of winning the group; they would be assured of top spot if they win and Denmark do not. They would also finish first if they win by a three-goal margin, regardless of the Danes' result. Previous meetings • Germany have scored 21 goals in winning seven and drawing one of the eight competitive fixtures between the sides, conceding only five. Germany won 4-2 at home and 4-1 away – Levin Öztunalı on target in the latter fixture – in qualifying for the 2017 finals. While Germany went on to win both their qualifying section and the tournament itself, Austria finished second in the group but lost to Spain in the play-offs. • Those were the sides' first competitive games since 2006 qualifying, when Germany beat Austria 2-0 in Dusseldorf in October 2004 and 3-0 away 12 months later. Germany went on to reach the final tournament. • Having also won 5-2 in a March 2007 friendly, Germany have triumphed in the last six matches between the sides. Austria have not avoided defeat against their neighbours since a 1-1 draw with West Germany in April 1983. • Öztunalı scored one goal and set up another as Germany beat an Austria team featuring Sascha Horvath and 4-0 in the 2014 European U19 Championship semi-final en route to winning the trophy. • Horvath scored Austria's final goal in a 5-1 defeat of Germany in the U19 qualifying round in October 2014; Marko Kvasina got two goals for an Austria team also featuring Lienhart, plus substitute Mathias Honsak. Timo Baumgartl and Nadiem Amiri featured for Germany with Mahmoud Dahoud an unused substitute. • Germany beat Austria 3-0 in the 2016 U19 EURO group stage; Florian Müller, Benjamin Henrichs and substitute Suat Serdar featured for Germany with Maximilian Mittelstädt an unused replacement. and started for Austria with Sandi Lovric coming on as a substitute and Sandro Ingolitsch staying on the bench. • Dario Maresic and were in the Austria side that lost 4-0 to a Germany side including Arne Maier in the 2016 U17 EURO group stage. Form guide Austria • This is Austria's first U21 tournament – the only team to be making their debut at the 2019 finals. • Austria had only previously reached the play-offs twice, losing to Finland on penalties in 2009 qualifying after each side had won 2-1 at home and going out to Spain on away goals in 2017 (1-1 home, 0-0 away). • This time round Austria were runners-up behind Serbia in qualifying Group 7, picking up 22 points (W7 D1 L2). They were unbeaten in their last six games (W5 D1) and, before losing to Denmark, had won four successive competitive matches having beaten Greece 1-0 both away and home in the play-offs. • Defeat by the Danes also ended Austria's nine-game unbeaten run – their longest competitive run without defeat since another nine-match sequence in 2007 and 2008 (W7 D2), which was ended by that 2-1 play-off loss in Finland. Germany • Germany were champions in 2017, their second U21 title following their 2009 success in Sweden. Two years ago in Poland, they finished second in Group C, qualifying for the semi-finals as the best runners-up over the three sections; they beat England 4-3 on penalties in the last four after a 2-2 draw before a Mitchell Weiser goal earned a 1-0 final win against Spain. • This is the eighth time Germany have qualified for an eight or 12-team final tournament. Aside from their two titles, they were semi-finalists in 2015 and quarter-finalists in 1998. They also reached the last eight in 1990, 1992 and 1996. • As West Germany, they were runners-up to England in 1982.

2 Austria - Germany Sunday 23 June 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio Friuli, Udine • Germany qualified for these finals as Group 5 winners, picking up 25 points from their ten fixtures (W8 D1 L1) and scoring 33 goals – the most of any of the 11 qualified teams, though non-qualifiers Portugal matched that figure. With wins in their last three qualifiers, Germany's victories against Denmark and Serbia have now extended their unbeaten run in competitive games to nine (W8 D1). • A 1-0 loss against Italy on matchday three in 2017 is Germany's sole defeat in their last nine matches in the final tournament group stage (W6 D2). • Four members of Germany's squad were in the victorious 2017 party; Öztunalı, Waldemar Anton, Dahoud and Amiri. Anton was a late replacement for Jonathan Tah. • Öztunalı was also part of the victorious Germany side at the 2014 European U19 Championship in Hungary. • Lukas Nmecha scored England's winner in both the semi-final and the final at the 2017 European U19 Championship; having switched his international allegiance, the Hamburg-born striker made his Germany U21 debut against England in March. Links and trivia • Have played in Germany: Kevin Danso (Augsburg 2014-) (Bayern München 2008–18, Werder Bremen 2018–19 loan) Christoph Baumgartner (Hoffenheim 2017-) Mathias Honsak (Holstein Kiel 2018/19 loan) Philipp Lienhart (Freiburg 2017-) Stefan Posch (Hoffenheim 2016-) Sascha Horvath (Dynamo Dresden 2017-) • Hannes Wolf, who broke his right leg in Austria's opening game against Serbia, is set to join Leipzig from Salzburg this summer. • Have played together: Philipp Lienhart & Robin Koch (Freiburg 2017-) Philipp Lienhart & Luca Waldschmidt (Freiburg 2018-) Christoph Baumgartner & Nadiem Amiri (Hoffenheim 2017-) Stefan Posch & Nadiem Amiri (Hoffenheim 2016-) Marco Friedl & Johannes Eggestein, (Werder Bremen 2018–19) Kevin Danso & Marco Richter (Augsburg 2014-) • Austria coach Werner Gregoritsch is the father of Augsburg forward . • At 61, Gregoritsch is the oldest coach at the final tournament. • Xaver Schlager played from start to finish in both of Austria's June matches in UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying, victories against Slovenia (1-0 home) and North Macedonia (4-1 away). Stefan Posch made his senior international debut as a half-time substitute in the latter. • Tah and Lukas Klostermann both played 90 minutes in Germany's 2-0 UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying win away to Belarus on 8 June.

3 Austria - Germany Sunday 23 June 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio Friuli, Udine Legend

:: Squad list No: number DoB: date of birth Qual: qualifying FT: final tournament Pld: played Gls: goals Overall U21: all-time qualifying and final tournament data

:: 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 Austria - Germany Sunday 23 June 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio Friuli, Udine 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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