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13.05.2017Bayer 04

Boller through to U17 Euro semi-finals

The Germany U17 dream at the European Championships in Croatia lives on. Holland were unable to stop Jan Boller and Co. in the last eight. That result ensures the DFB team qualifies for the U17 World Cup in India in October.
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In an exciting encounter, the team coached by Christian Wück came back from a goal down at half-time to secure 2-1 win in the last minute with goals from Elias Abouchabaka of RB Leipzig (66') and Jan-Fiete Arp of Hamburg SV (79'). Bayer 04 talent Jan Boller played from the start in central defence and, together with Lars Mai, they made an impressive contribution to Germany taking control in the second half  Lars Mai.

Wück proud of his team

"We showed a lot of passion in the second half and we were determined to win. Hats off to my team for the way they turned the game round. We created goalscoring opportunities in the second half and made our own luck,", said coach Wück in an interview with dfb.de.

Semi-final against Spain 

The semi-final on Tuesday (20.30 CET, live on Eurosport) against favourites Spain poses the biggest challenge's possible in this tournament. However, the target is clear for the German lads. "Of course, we want to go through to the European Championship final," said quarter-final goalscorer Abouchabaka. Bad luck for Jan Boller as he is suspended for the game against Spain after picking up a second yellow card.,

The second semi-final is between Turkey and England. The final of the tournament Croatia is on Friday .

 

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