Final: England 1-0 Spain (Curtis Jones 45)James Trafford saves stoppage-time penalty and rebound
James Trafford saved a stoppage-time penalty to deliver England Under-21s’ first tournament success for almost 40 years as they edged out Spain in a thrilling final of the European Championships in Batumi, Georgia.
Not since 1984 and the days of Mark Hateley and Gary Mabbutt have England’s Under-21s won a major tournament. Curtis Jones’s first-half goal looked as though it would settle the final before the Spain striker Abel Ruiz was fouled in the box by Levi Colwill in the sixth and final minute of stoppage time.
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