The 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final was a football match that took place on 25 June 2011 at the Aarhus Stadion in Aarhus, Denmark, to determine the winner of the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Spain defeated Switzerland with 2–0, after goals from Ander Herrera and Thiago Alcântara.
Route to the final
Pre-match
Venue
After a decision made by UEFA in October 2009, the Aarhus Stadion in Aarhus, Denmark, the largest stadium of the four 2011 European Under-21 Championship venues, was selected as the official venue for the final.[2]
Officials
2010–11 Champions League Group H match between Arsenal and Partizan.[7] Ahead of the final, Tagliavento had officiated two 2011 European Under-21 Championship matches, one from Group A between Denmark and Belarus and the other from Group B, between Spain and Czech Republic, as well as a total of seventeen UEFA Cup and Europa League matches, including a role as an assistant referee in the 2010 Europa League Final between Atlético Madrid and Fulham.[7]
Tagliavento was joined by assistant referees Damien MacGraith from the Football Association of Ireland and Vytautas Šimkus from the Lithuanian Football Federation, with fourth official Robert Schörgenhofer representing the Austrian Football Association.[3] MacGrath had earlier been given the role as an assistant referee in two Group A matches, Switzerland and Iceland, and Iceland and hosts Denmark and one Group B match, between Czech Republic and Ukraine, and also the second semi-final match between Switzerland and Czech Republic, while Šimkus was tasked with two Group A matches, Denmark and Switzerland and Switzerland and Belarus and one Group B match, between Ukraine and England, as well as the first semi-final match between Spain and Belarus. Prior to the final, Schörgenhofer was also the fourth official of the Group B match between Ukraine and Spain, as well as handling the second Group A match between Denmark and Switzerland, the third Group B match between Czech Republic and Spain, and the semi-final match between Switzerland and Czech Republic.
Match ball
Adidas Speedcell was the official match ball selected for the final. The ball was used throughout the tournament, and features a futuristic red and white coloured design, in honour of the Denmark flag. It features eleven lines, which denotes the eleven players on the pitch, with the official competition emblem located between the ball.[1]
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony consisted of volunteers were seen holding balloons, and then releasing them throughout the sky over the stadium,[8][9][10][11] A field march was also performed, as they were seen holding flags, which pictured every participating team in the tournament.[12]
Match
Details
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25 June 2011 (2011-06-25)
20:45
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References
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^ a b c d e f g "Tactical Line-ups – Final – Switzerland-Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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^ Suhr, Erik (21 October 2009). "Århus får EM-finalen for U21 landshold". Aarhus Municipality (in Danish). Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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^ a b "UEFA announces referee team for Under-21 final". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 23 June 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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^ Hart, Patrick (24 June 2011). "Referee Tagliavento delighted to make final cut". UEFA.com (Aarhus: Union of European Football Associations). Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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^ "Nine-man Germany hold on". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 16 May 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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^ "Tactical Line-ups – Elite round – Germany-Republic of Ireland". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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^ a b c "Paolo Tagliavento referee profile". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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^ "Balloons over Aarhus". 25 June 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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^ "Balloons over Aarhus – Image 2". Flickr. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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^ "Balloons over Aarhus – Image 3". Flickr. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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^ "Balloons over Aarhus – Image 4". Flickr. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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^ "Opening ceremony". Flickr. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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^ "Full-time report – Final – Switzerland-Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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^ "Carlsberg Sport Man of the Match Award – Thiago Alcántara – Spain". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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