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RapportWU17-WU19•09:Couvertures 22.10.2009 16:55 Page 1 TECHNICAL REPORT European Women’s Under-17 & Under-19 Championships Final Rounds 2009 – Switzerland and Belarus RapportWU17-WU19•09:Couvertures 22.10.2009 16:56 Page 2 EUROPEAN WOMEN’S UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP SWITZERLAND 2009 CONTENTS EUROPEAN WOMEN’S UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP SWITZERLAND 2009 English section 3 Partie française 9 Deutscher Teil 15 Statistics 21 EUROPEAN WOMEN’S UNDER-19 CHAMPIONSHIP Impressum This publication is published by BELARUS 2009 UEFA’s Football Development Division Editorial Team: Andy Roxburgh (UEFA Technical Director) English section 29 Graham Turner Production Team: André Vieli Partie française 39 Dominique Maurer Acknowledgements and thanks Technical observers Deutscher Teil 49 Beatrice von Siebenthal (WU17) Andreas Morisbak (WU19) Anne Noë (WU19) Statistics 59 Ole Andersen (Graphics) Hélène Fors (Administration) Catherine Maher (Administration) UEFA Language Services Settings: Atema Communication SA, CH-Gland Printing: Artgraphic Cavin SA, CH-Grandson 74 75 !"##$%&'()*+'(),-.,/012&3$45'()*55678).86..,55)9/:)55;"<15: ENGLISH SECTION Introduction The final tournament of the with prizes for those who man- Schools, local authorities and 2008/09 competition was staged aged to find the right answers. tourist offices also played roles at the Stade de Colovray, adja- The 23-year-old UC Sampdoria in the promotion of the event. cent to the UEFA headquarters in player Reto Ziegler, who was Match tickets, tournament pro- Nyon. The proximity meant that born in nearby Geneva and grammes and commemorative administrative and logistical made his debut in youth football T-shirts were distributed free of tasks could be carried out very at FC Gland, had been recruited charge. Rouge FM was appointed locally, some of them on a volun- as ambassador for the event, as the tourna ment’s official teer basis by members of the attended the games and held radio and 24 Heures played a UEFA staff. The objective was to autograph sessions at the venue. similar role in the realm of the use the event to promote women’s After scoring the winning penalty written press. Eurosport screened youth football and to encourage when Switzerland took the the final and the bronze-medal girls in the west of Switzerland men’s Under-17 crown in 2002, match, while UEFA raised the pro- to participate in the sport. Periph- he embarked on a professional file of the tournament even further eral activities were therefore career in Switzerland, England by doubling the number of offi- organised, including quizzes on and Germany before moving cial sponsors from four to eight. football and the environment to Italy. The event was also used to high- light environmental issues, with UEFA’s social responsibility partner WWF setting up an exhibition at the stadium. As a result, the at- tendance figure topped 4,000 for the four matches staged as double- headers on 22 and 25 June. The four squads were based at hotels in nearby towns: the French and German delegations were accommodated in Morges and trained at the grounds of local clubs FC Echichens and FC Forward. The Spanish and Norwegian squads shared a hotel in Coppet, with the former training at FC Crans and the latter in Founex. The squad of match officials was based in Prangins, on the outskirts of Nyon. The event was there- fore spread around the region and promotional opportunities were maximised. Spanish No. 6 Ana Buceta tries to contend with midfielder Lynn Mester, scorer of Germany’s opening goal, who is already looking for the telling pass. PHOTO: McCARTHY/SPORTSFILE 02 03 !"##$%&'()*+'(),-.,/012&3$45'()*55678).86..,55)9/:)55;"<15= EUROPEAN WOMEN’S UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP SWITZERLAND 2009 REPEAT BUSINESS FOR GER Lynn Mester’s header at the back post, following Ramona Petzelberger’s corner from the left, crossed the Span- ish goal line via the crossbar, and Sometimes in a football match, It was Germany that kicked off, but with three minutes played, the Germans the underdog gets one chance before Ralf Peter’s side had played one had the lead, the momentum and the to overturn the odds. In the forward pass, the Spanish girls had favourites’ tag back once again. Fifteen pressed the ball, gained possession minutes later it was 2-0. A quick free 2009 Women’s Under-17 final and produced a clear-cut scoring kick by Johanna Elsig sent team-mate against Germany (the reigning chance. Spain‘s No. 9, Esther González, Nicole Rolser scurrying down the champions and the hot favourites from just inside the penalty box, struck right wing before picking out striker to retain the title), the Spanish the ball cleanly with her right foot in the Kyra Malinowski with a driven cross. women’s team created a golden direction of the bottom left-hand corner Germany‘s No. 9 swept the ball into of the net. German goalkeeper Anna the net from close range, triggering the opportunity within ten seconds Sarholz in her first and, in retrospect, beginning of the end for Ángel Vilda’s of the kick-off. Strange as it most important action of the match, Spanish youngsters and the start of may seem, after so little time, diverted the ball, with her foot, for a a remarkable goalscoring spree for it proved to be a defining moment corner. If Spain had scored in that first those in white. in the game. foray, what would have been the impact on the two teams? Such thoughts will, Although the Germans were in control however, forever remain conjecture, of the game, the Spanish had a lot because Germany proceeded to over- of possession, but unlike their men’s whelm the Iberian pretenders to national team, their short-passing style the crown. lacked the cutting edge and the power to cause problems in the front third of the pitch. Ángel Vilda’s decision to remain with his 4-4-1-1 system did provide the width to open up the game, but often a lack of numbers brought their attacks to a pre- mature end. Meanwhile, Ralf Peter’s young German side operated in a structured, compact 4-4-2 formation, often allowing their Spanish oppo- nents to build up without a great deal of pressure. However, Ralf’s Five-goal Kyra Malinowski girls had too prepares for a challenge from much power, pace Spanish substitute Anabel and finishing Martínez during the final. prowess for their PHOTO: McCARTHY/SPORTSFILE opponents to cope with. Nicole Rolser was a constant threat on Germany’s right wing, while Kyra Malinowski up front looked ca- pable of scoring at will. Yet Spain’s de- termination to main- tain their pattern of play nearly paid off !"##$%&'()*+'(),-.,/012&3$45'()*55678).86..,55)9/:)55;"<159 R MANY Spanish striker Esther González tries to retain possession in spite of a powerful tackle by German right back Leonie Maier. PHOTO: McCARTHY/SPORTSFILE when Amanda Sampedro came close to verted the penalty, while the Spanish scoring in the last minute before half-time. substitute received a yellow card for her trouble. With 13 minutes to play, Ger- As if to remind the Spanish who was in many were 6-0 ahead, and as if to under- charge, the Germans struck goal number line their comfort zone, coach Ralf Peter three only two minutes after the restart. made three relaxed substitutions within Again, it was Kyra Malinowski who did a five minute period. To the Spanish the damage – this time smashing the ball team’s credit, they never deviated from into the roof of the net, following tena- their way of playing or their commitment cious combination play by Lynn Mester to the game, but their opponents were and Ramona Petzelberger. too strong and particularly devastating in their direct, incisive play. Three minutes later, Kyra Malinowski made it 4-0, thus completing her own To rub salt into the wound, and to offer hat-trick. Latching on to a quick free kick the 2,000 crowd a final moment of joy, on the left, the Köln youngster took a Germany made it seven in the last minute touch with her right foot and then drove of the game. As the ball ricocheted around the ball, left footed, low into the far cor- the Spanish goal, Kyra Malinowski ner of the net. With everything going smashed a right-foot shot into the net their way, the Germans added to their from close range. Underlining her sense tally and it was their hat-trick heroine of humility and fair play, the German who did the damage again. Fifty min- striker said afterwards: “I thought that the utes into the game, and with the Spanish last goal was too much – I was a little back four in a state of disarray, Ger- embarrassed to add to the scoreline.” many‘s No. 9 raced on to a through ball from team-mate Nicole Rolser, took two When Hungarian referee Katalin Kulcsár touches and then, with a deft chip, beat blew the whistle for full time, the Spanish the advancing Sandra Paños, Spain’s girls collapsed, physically and mentally overworked goalkeeper. “This was my drained. As is the custom for those who favourite goal in the final,” said Kyra Ma- win, the Germans danced in a circle, to- linowski as she reflected on her perform- tally oblivious to any post-match tiredness. ance afterwards. The Women’s Under-17 trophy was on its way back to Frankfurt and, apart from the Spain’s No. 16, Anabel Martínez, was first ten seconds of the match, few would on the field for just one minute when she have predicted otherwise. had the misfortune to concede a penalty by pulling Nicole Rolser to the ground.

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