UEFA Women's Euro 2017 final

UEFA Women's Euro 2017 final
De Grolsch Veste in Enschede hosted the final.
EventUEFA Women's Euro 2017
Netherlands Denmark
4 2
Date6 August 2017 (2017-08-06)
VenueDe Grolsch Veste, Enschede
Player of the MatchSherida Spitse (Netherlands)
RefereeEsther Staubli (Switzerland)
Attendance28,182
WeatherPartly cloudy
20 °C (68 °F)
44% humidity
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The UEFA Women's Euro 2017 final was a football match to determine the winner of UEFA Women's Euro 2017. The match took place on 6 August 2017 at De Grolsch Veste in Enschede, Netherlands, and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, the Netherlands and Denmark.

The Netherlands won the final 4–2 for their first UEFA Women's Championship title.

Background

Both the Netherlands and Denmark reached the UEFA Women's Championship final for the first time in their histories. For the first time since 1993, a country other than Germany won the competition. Apart from Germany, only two other countries have won the championship: Norway and Sweden. Norway was defeated by both the Netherlands and Denmark in the preliminary round whereas Sweden was defeated by the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.

The finalists met each other in the group stage of the tournament, with the Netherlands winning 1–0 via a penalty from Sherida Spitse.

Route to the final

Further information: UEFA Women's Euro 2017
Netherlands Round Denmark
Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result
 Norway 1–0 Match 1  Belgium 1–0
 Denmark 1–0 Match 2  Netherlands 0–1
 Belgium 2–1 Match 3  Norway 1–0
Group A winner

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Netherlands (H) 3 9
2  Denmark 3 6
3  Belgium 3 3
4  Norway 3 0
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
 Final standings Group A runner-up

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Netherlands (H) 3 9
2  Denmark 3 6
3  Belgium 3 3
4  Norway 3 0
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result
 Sweden 2–0 Quarter-finals  Germany 2–1
 England 3–0 Semi-finals  Austria 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p)

Match

Details

Netherlands 4–2 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 28,182
Netherlands
Denmark
GK 1 Sari van Veenendaal
RB 2 Desiree van Lunteren  57'
CB 6 Anouk Dekker  43'
CB 3 Stefanie van der Gragt  72'
LB 5 Kika van Es  90+4'
CM 14 Jackie Groenen  21'
CM 10 Daniëlle van de Donk
CM 8 Sherida Spitse (c)
RF 7 Shanice van de Sanden  90'
CF 9 Vivianne Miedema
LF 11 Lieke Martens
Substitutions:
DF 20 Dominique Janssen  57'
FW 13 Renate Jansen  90'
DF 4 Mandy van den Berg  90+4'
Manager:
Sarina Wiegman
GK 1 Stina Lykke Petersen
RB 8 Theresa Nielsen
CB 5 Simone Boye Sørensen  77'
CB 12 Stine Larsen
LB 19 Cecilie Sandvej
RM 7 Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen
CM 4 Maja Kildemoes  61'
CM 13 Sofie Junge Pedersen  82'
LM 11 Katrine Veje
CF 10 Pernille Harder (c)
CF 9 Nadia Nadim  45'
Substitutions:
DF 15 Frederikke Thøgersen  61'
DF 2 Line Røddik Hansen  77'
MF 6 Nanna Christiansen  82'
Manager:
Nils Nielsen

Player of the Match:
Sherida Spitse (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Belinda Brem (Switzerland)
Sanja Rodjak Karšić (Croatia)
Fourth official:
Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
Fifth official:
Katrin Rafalski (Germany)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

Statistics

Statistic Netherlands Denmark
Goals scored 4 2
Total shots 10 11
Shots on target 7 4
Saves 1 2
Ball possession 50% 50%
Corner kicks 0 4
Fouls committed 16 10
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 3 1
Red cards 0 0

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