Under-21 Championship
UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP - 2019/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Sóstói Stadion - Szekesfehervar Saturday 27 March 2021 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Germany Group A - Matchday 2 Netherlands Last updated 24/03/2021 23:22CET UEFA UNDER 21 OFFICIAL SPONSORS Match background 2 Legend 4 1 Germany - Netherlands Saturday 27 March 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Sóstói Stadion, Szekesfehervar Match background Old rivals Germany and the Netherlands meet in the second round of Group A games at the Sóstói Stadion in Székesfehérvár. • While Germany have enjoyed considerable recent success in this tournament, reaching the finals in the last two editions of the competition, the Netherlands are featuring for the first time in eight years. • Germany are the early pacesetters in Group A thanks to a 3-0 opening victory against co-hosts Hungary in which all their goals came in the final half-hour with Bote Baku scoring twice; the Netherlands drew 1-1 against Romania on Matchday 1. Previous meetings • Overall the teams have contested 16 U21 matches, with seven German wins and five for the Netherlands. • The sides last met in a friendly in Offenbach am Main, Germany, on 16 November 2018, the home side running out 3-0 winners thanks to goals from Janni Serra (14 pen), Abdelhamid Sabiri (58) and substitute Törles Knöll (79). • Justin Bijlow, Deyovaisio Zeefuik, Perr Schuurs, Dani de Wit, Ferdi Kadioglu and Justin Kluivert all started that game for the Netherlands, with Maarten Paes and Tyrell Malacia both unused substitutes. • The most recent of the teams' five competitive U21 meetings came at the 2013 finals in Israel, Leroy Fer's 90th- minute goal giving the Netherlands a 3-2 Matchday 1 win in Petah Tikva.
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