Hi, I have not updated for a very long time, it feels like (and is…).

Thing is, a brilliant game between England and Sweden has been played and Germany beat England big time in the final! I was at the final with a friend, and after the game we were lucky enough to find the German U-21 national team and some people connected to it (e.g. Oliver Bierhoff and Joachim Löw). Got some pictures from it, but will upload them later.

First of all, a short report and my view of the semifinal England-Sweden.

The best game I have ever seen, I think. I immediately compared it to both the Champions League final Milan-Liverpool where Liverpool fought back from 0-3 in half-time to grab the penalty win and also I compared it to this season’s game Chelsea-Liverpool which ended 4-4. Sweden played without two of their best players, Emir Bajrami and Pontus Wernbloom, while England had all of their players available.

Well, I cannot describe in words my feelings after 3-0 to England, and consequently I could not say how much I totally loved the comeback! But I do could scream it…

The game (the first 90 minutes) in highlight mode:

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3-0 to England after 45 minutes, and that was embarrassing, but I never gave up hope, and as I said, I did compare the game to other, heroic games from the past (well, only on Facebook, but I did mention them)! My goose bumps were bigger than the hunch of the Hunchback in Notre Dame, I can say! And I screamed so that my neighbours must have been wondering big time… 

And when Marcus Berg had a header in the bar in the 118th out of 120 minutes, I virtually died within.

So came the penalties. Follow the complete shoot-out once again here:

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Well, the three players who missed where three of the best players on the pitch! James Milner missed the first for England, and was dominant against Sweden for England throughout the game, even though he did not have enough power to really threaten in the end of the playing time. Marcus Berg scored twice, and was given the Golden Boot in the Under-21 Eurpoean Championships! Was fantastic, and partially replaced suspended Pontus Wernbloom as hard-working link between attack and midfield (Wernbloom quite similar to Steven Gerrard, I must admit...!). The player who missed the decisive penalty was Guillermo "Gische" Molins, a speedy and technical winger from Malmö FF. He was actually a joker, and was thrown in by manager Jörgen Lennartsson (who I saw after the game at Malmö Nya Stadion). Molins did it very good, and had one assist and one cross that eventually resulted in the most beautiful attack in the UEC! Robin Söder heel-kicked the ball down to Berg who smacked the ball up into the net! Link here: The Swedish super goal.

Superb game, and you can see the whole here: CLICK TO SEE THE WHOLE GAME. Will be shown in another window.

Sincerely yours,