Match Report
Spain U21 went into the game 1st in the table on 7 points; England U21 sat 2nd on 4 — a 3-point gap. Recent form told a different story for England U21: only 7th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Per game in the league, Spain U21 were scoring 2 and conceding 1.33, England U21 1.33 and 1, against a competition average of 1.56 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Štadión Antona Malatinského in Trnava (capacity 19,200). Half-time and full-time told different stories: England U21 led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Spain U21: Javi Guerra (39') · England U21: Harvey Elliott (15'), James McAtee (10'), Elliot Anderson (90')