Spain ‘s success in international football continued at youth level, beating France 2-0 in the final on Sunday to claim the European Under-19 Championship title. The
tournament in Northern Ireland began in the middle of the month with “La Roja” coached. By Jose Lana finishing ahead of Turkey and Denmark in the group stage and then beating defending champions Italy 1-0 in extra time
in the semi-finals. Les Bleus advanced past Ukraine by the same scoreline. And featured youngsters Eli Grupi Junior (Lorient), Sael Kumbodi (Lyon), Senni Mayulu (PSG) and Eljaz Zidane (Real Betis).
France were the more aggressive team in the first half but Spain took the lead in the 41st minute, with Bayer Leverkusen striker Iker Bravo leading the way. Breaking free and shooting in the penalty area,
Real Madrid youth product has Fran Gonzalez, Jacobo Ramon, Pole Fortuny, Christian David in the team. While Barcelona, another giant in the country, has Dani Rodriguez, a promising attacker. However, in the
second half, in the 68th minute, Rodriguez was substituted for Asane Diao from Betis. Who took advantage of the counterattack, used his speed to break into the penalty area, and shot, which deflected off the block of Jérémy Jacquet, a French center, into his own goal, making it 2-0. In the
remaining time, France, under the control of Bernard Diomede, could not get a goal back, and Yani Gomis, a defender from Le Havre, was shown a straight red card for the last tackle.
Spain added the 9th European U-19 championship, the most of all time, leaving France (3 titles) behind and following in the footsteps of their seniors. Which recently won the European Cup in Germany. In addition, the Olympic team has reached the knockout round of the Paris Games. Waiting to see if they can create more results.