2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final

2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Switzerland SUI 25px 0 Spain ESP 35px 2 2011 6 25 yes Aarhus Stadion Aarhus Thiago (Spain) Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) 16,110 Partly cloudy night16 °C °F50% humidityhttp://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/under21/2011/2003419_lu.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20121127161420/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/under21/2011/2003419_lu.pdf dead November 27, 2012 Tactical Line-ups – Final – Switzerland-Spain UEFA PDF Union of European Football Associations 25 June 2012 3 July 2012 2009 2013 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. Route to the final SwitzerlandRoundSpainOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult21 DEN1–0Match 121 ENG1–121 ISL2–0Match 221 CZE2–021 BLR3–0Match 321 UKR3–0TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts21 SUI330060+6921 BLR310235−2321 ISL310235−2321 DEN310235−23Final standingsTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts21 ESP321061+5721 CZE3201440621 ENG302123−1221 UKR301215−41OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult21 CZE1–0 (aet)Semi-finals21 BLR3–1 (aet) 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.Erik Suhr Århus får EM-finalen for U21 landshold http://www.aarhus.dk/omkommunen/nyheder/2010/3--kvartal/Aarhus-faar-EM-finalen-for-U21-landshold.aspx https://archive.today/20130212194647/http://www.aarhus.dk/omkommunen/nyheder/2010/3--kvartal/Aarhus-faar-EM-finalen-for-U21-landshold.aspx dead February 12, 2013 Aarhus Municipality 21 October 2009 4 July 2012 Danish Officials Paolo Tagliavento of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) was named by UEFA as the official referee of the final.UEFA announces referee team for Under-21 final https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0250-0c50f6854fa5-c46cc745df96-1000--uefa-announces-referee-team-for-under-21-final/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations 23 June 2011 4 July 2012 Patrick Hart Referee Tagliavento delighted to make final cut https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0250-0c50f685562d-b587c629d777-1000--referee-tagliavento-delighted-to-make-final-cut/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations Aarhus 24 June 2011 4 July 2012 Having worked as a fourth official in November 2004, he was included in the international referees' list in 2007. The same year, in May, Tagliavento officiated his first match, the 2007 European Under-19 Championship Group 1 elite qualifier match between Germany and Republic of Ireland.Nine-man Germany hold on http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season=2007/round=2253/match=85291/report=rp.html https://archive.today/20130105052704/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season=2007/round=2253/match=85291/report=rp.html dead January 5, 2013 UEFA Union of European Football Associations 16 May 2007 4 July 2012 http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season=2007/round=2253/match=85291/report=lu.html https://archive.today/20130105134011/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season=2007/round=2253/match=85291/report=lu.html dead January 5, 2013 Tactical Line-ups – Elite round – Germany-Republic of Ireland UEFA Union of European Football Associations 16 May 2007 4 July 2012 He was also a referee at the 2007 UEFA Regions' Cup, where he was in charge of three matches, including the final between South-East Region and Lower Silesia.http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=1573886.html https://archive.today/20130205033520/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=1573886.html dead February 5, 2013 Paolo Tagliavento referee profile UEFA Union of European Football Associations 4 July 2012 In July 2007, Tagliavento took charge of his first Champions League match, the 2007–08 Champions League first qualifying round match between Linfield and Elfsborg. He was given his first professional Champions League match in December 2010, the 2010–11 Champions League Group H match between Arsenal and Partizan. 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 17 UEFA Cup and Europa League matches, including a role as an assistant referee in the 2010 Europa League Final between Atlético Madrid and Fulham. 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. 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. Opening ceremony The opening ceremony consisted of volunteers were seen holding balloons, and then releasing them throughout the sky over the stadium,https://www.flickr.com/photos/perryolf/5872162642/in/set-72157627049012842/ Balloons over Aarhus 25 June 2011 4 July 2012 https://www.flickr.com/photos/perryolf/5872162834/in/set-72157627049012842/ Balloons over Aarhus – Image 2 Flickr 25 June 2012 4 July 2012 https://www.flickr.com/photos/perryolf/5871604711/in/set-72157627049012842/ Balloons over Aarhus – Image 3 Flickr 25 June 2012 4 July 2012 https://www.flickr.com/photos/perryolf/5872163372/in/set-72157627049012842/ Balloons over Aarhus – Image 4 Flickr 25 June 2012 4 July 2012 A field march was also performed, as they were seen holding flags, which pictured every participating team in the tournament.https://www.flickr.com/photos/perryolf/5871603883/in/set-72157627049012842/ Opening ceremony Flickr 25 June 2012 4 July 2012 Match Details 2011 6 25 y 20:45 21 SUI 21 ESP 0–2 Herrera 41Thiago 81 Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus 16,110http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/under21/2011/2003419_fr.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20121127161427/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/under21/2011/2003419_fr.pdf dead November 27, 2012 Full-time report – Final – Switzerland-Spain UEFA PDF Union of European Football Associations 25 June 2011 3 July 2012 Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) Report _aut10h _sui10h _aut10h _sui10a _sui10h D81E05 D81E05 D81E05 FFFFFF FF0000 Switzerland _esp1012a _esp1012a _esp1012a _esp10A _esp10A D3B650 D3B650 D3B650 FFFFFF FFFFFF Spain GK 1 Yann Sommer (c)RB 2 Philippe KochCB 15Timm KloseCB 5 Jonathan RossiniLB 23Gaetano Berardi 61DM 6 Fabian Lustenberger 16RM 10Xherdan ShaqiriCM 14Granit Xhaka 67CM 9 Fabian Frei 54LM 7 Innocent Emeghara 53CF 11Admir MehmediSubstitutions:FW 19Mario Gavranović 53MF 18Amir Abrashi 54MF 4 Pajtim Kasami 67Manager:Pierluigi Tami GK 13David de Gea 90+4RB 12Martín MontoyaCB 20Alberto BotíaCB 3 Álvaro DomínguezLB 17Dídac VilàDM 4 Javi Martínez (c) 77RM 10Juan MataCM 19ThiagoCM 18Ander Herrera 90LM 22Iker Muniain 85CF 7 Adrián 80Substitutions:FW 6 Jeffrén 80MF 8 Dani Parejo 85MF 11Diego Capel 90Manager:Luis Milla Man of the Match: Thiago (Spain)http://www.uefa.com/under21/csmotm/md=5/match=2003419/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110627181037/http://www.uefa.com/under21/csmotm/md=5/match=2003419/index.html dead June 27, 2011 Carlsberg Sport Man of the Match Award – Thiago Alcántara – Spain UEFA Union of European Football Associations 25 June 2011 3 July 2012 Assistant referees: Damien MacGraith (Republic of Ireland) Vytautas Šimkus (Lithuania) Fourth official: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria) References External links 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship history at Union of European Football Associations Category:2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Category:UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals Category:Switzerland national under-21 football team Category:Spain national under-21 football team Category:Sport in Aarhus 2011 Category:June 2011 sports events in Europe Category:Football matches in Denmark