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UEFA Women's Euro 2001 final

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UEFA Women's Euro 2001 final
EventUEFA Women's Euro 2001
Date7 July 2001
VenueDonaustadion, Ulm, Germany
RefereeNicole Petignat (Switzerland)
Attendance18,000[1]
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2005

The UEFA Women's Euro 2001 final was an association football match on 7 July 2001 at Donaustadion in Ulm, Germany, to determine the winner of UEFA Women's Euro 2001.[2]

Route to the final

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Germany

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Germany had a hard road to the final facing the like of Sweden in the group stages.[3] England.[4] and Russia in the group stages.

Norway was defeated by Germany to reach the final.[5]


Sweden

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Sweden were placed in Group A with Germany, Russia and England. They started off with a loss to Germany. Before Sweden crushed England and Russia in the group stages.[6][7]

Sweden defeated Denmark in the semi-finals to face Germany.[8]

Match Analysis

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In a hard-fought match Germany prevailed against Sweden with a golden goal.[9][10] Tina Theune-Meyer called the current German team the best one ever.[11]

Marika Domanski-Lyfors the Swedish coached stated "Germany earned it because they were the stronger team in the last ten minutes. We played a good game but we did not manage to score so Germany were the better team."[12]

Final

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Germany 1–0 (a.e.t./g.g.) Sweden
Müller gold-colored soccer ball 98' Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
DFB Report (in German)
Report
Attendance: 18,000

See also

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Played between same teams:

References

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  1. ^ "ZEIT ONLINE | Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl".
  2. ^ "Germany face Sweden in final". July 4, 2001 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ "BBC SPORT | Special Events | Womens Euro 2001 | Gutsy Germany sink Sweden". October 2, 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-10-02.
  4. ^ "BBC SPORT | Special Events | Womens Euro 2001 | Germany too strong for England". October 12, 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-10-12.
  5. ^ "Germany-Norway | UEFA Women's EURO 2001". UEFA.com.
  6. ^ "Sweden-England | UEFA Women's EURO 2001". UEFA.com.
  7. ^ "Sweden take semi spot". June 30, 2001 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Denmark-Sweden | UEFA Women's EURO 2001". UEFA.com.
  9. ^ "2001: Müller magic seals success". UEFA.com. July 7, 2001.
  10. ^ "Germany retain Euro crown". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 July 2001. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Theune-Meyer admits that German success is their 'best ever'". UEFA. July 12, 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-07-12.
  12. ^ "Swedes forced to settle for second best". July 17, 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-07-17.
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