Czech U17's at UEFA Championships [R]

[Canadian_Supporter]

The UEFA Championships are being held in Luxembourg this time around.

Czech games
May 3 vs Serbia & Montenegro
May 5 vs Germany
May 8 vs Belgium

The other group features Hungary, Russia, Luxembourg and Spain.

[Canadian_Supporter]

The Czech Republic U17's beat Serbia & Montenegro 2-1 last night. Necid scored both goals for the Czechs in the 50th and 67th minute. Vukovic added one with about 20 minutes to go for Serbia & Montenegro.

Czech squad: Stech - Susser, Polak, Mazuch, Heidenreich - Wojnar (80th Reznik), Hable, Holek (41st Zeman), Reinberk (67th Lacko) - Pekhart, Necid

Source: http://prague.tv/czech-football/

Czech squad for the Championships:

Goalkeepers: Stech (Sparta Praha), Volsik (Hradec Kralove)

Defenders: Heidenreich (Sigma Olomouc), Mazuch (Brno), Polak (Liberec), Reznik (Ostrava), Susser (Blsany), Zeman (Sparta)

Midfielders: Hable (Hradec Kralove), Holek (Slovacko), Reinberk (Slovacko), Lacko (Brno), Stepanek (Sigma Olomouc), Wojnar (Ostrava)

Forwards: Necid (Slavia Praha), Pekhart (Slavia Praha/Tottenham Hotspur, England), Vacha (Slavia), Vosahlik (Pribram).


Czech squad training - fotbal.cz (photographer Jan Tauber)
http://www.fotbal.cz/img/nat/17/20060502/ME1-16.jpg


Germany beat Belgium 4-0 in the other group game.

[socRmom3231]

I might as well add some stuff: Other results from May 3:

Hungary 0-1 Russia
Luxembourg 1-7 Spain

:)

[Canadian_Supporter]

Heh, poor Luxembourg, but that type of result is to be expected.

[socRmom3231]

Czech U17s drew with Germany. Article on the game at UEFA site: http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under17/FixturesResults/Round=2216/Match=84095/Report=RP.html

Other results: Belgium 1-1 Serbia and Montenegro and Spain 3-0 Russia. Luxembourg and Hungary game is still in process.

[socRmom3231]

May 8 results are:
Germany 4-0 Serbia and Montenegro
Czech Republic 3-1 Belgium
Russia 2-0 Luxembourg
Spain 2-0 Hungary

Germany, Czech Republic, Russian and Spain advance. The article on the Czech game is at: http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/Under17/FixturesResults/Round=2216/match=84097/report=RP.html

In the semi-finals on May 11 Spain will play the Czech Republic (and Germany will play Russia).

[Canadian_Supporter]

Thanks for the updates. :) I'm happy to see the Czechs make it to the semi-finals. The Spanish will be tough to beat, but I think it is possible.

[socRmom3231]

Czech Republic beat Spain 2-0. Report available at: http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under17/FixturesResults/Round=2217/match=84105/Report=RP.html

The Czech Republic will play the winners of the Russia/Germany game in the final!:)

[socRmom3231]

Russia beats Germany 1-0. The final between the Czech Republic and Russia is May 14.:)

[socRmom3231]

Russia wins the tournament as another final goes to pks (seems like so many finals are being decided by penalties after playing 120 minutes. Details at: http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under17/FixturesResults/Round=2219/match=84113/Report=RP.html

[Zenit]

I saw the game live on RTVo, the webcast of RTR-Sport, and it was one of those games that was so evenly played, it was a shame to have one team not win. Both sides poured their hearts into this game - congrats to BOTH geams for a very entertaining match played well by both sides.