Drama in the quarter -finals: Germany defeats Italy after extra time!

Drama in the quarter -finals: Germany defeats Italy after extra time!

Dunajska Streda, Slowakei - The German U21 juniors fought themselves into the semi-finals of the European Championship with an impressive performance. On June 23, 2025, the team of coach Antonio di Salvo met the Italians in Dunajska Streda and kidnapped the ticket for the next round with a 3-2 after extra time. With this success, Germany, after the titles in 2009, 2017 and 2021, is now striving for the fourth EM title.

However, the game started anything but promising for the German hobbyists. In the 58th minute Luca Koleosho put the Squadra Azzurra in the lead. But the deficit did not seem to get the team out of the version. Nick Woltemade, who had previously scored four goals and was the tournament's top scorer, equalized in the 68th minute. Nelson Weip screwed up the mood even further when he scored 2-1 for Germany in the 87th minute.

an exciting final

The extension then became German dominance. The players had the right nose and pushed for victory. Finally, Merlin Röhl scored the decisive goal in the 117th minute and thus secured the move into the semi -finals. Captain Eric Martel was overjoyed after the game and was pleased that his team showed again that it is there at the crucial moment.

The way to the semi -finals

• Germany ended the preliminary round with 9 points.
• In the semifinals it goes against France, the Denmark defeated 3-2.

As the statistics show, Germany tried to check the game, but had great difficulties with the Italian defensive. Goalkeeper Noah Atubolu demonstrated in the initial phase when he parried a shot from Koleosho in the 7th minute.

The night ended with a cheering German team that is safe: with passion and team spirit, the way to the European Championship title continues. If you want to learn more about the statistics and the course of the U21 European Championship, you can find more information on kicker.de .

Links to the game reports: ZDF today | Eurosport