Over 19,000 spectators at the National Football Stadium in Bratislava witnessed England race into an early 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott (5’) and Ipswich Town’s Omari Hutchinson (25’).
Nevertheless, coach Antonio Di Salvo’s Germany’s side - with Nnamdi Collins and Nathaniel Brown once again in the starting XI – fought back and equalised at 2-2 via goals from Nelson Weiper (45’+1) and Paul Nebel (61’).
Eintracht’s U21 stats with Germany
- Ansgar Knauff: 6 games, 1 goal, 1 assist
- Nnamdi Collins: 6 games, 1 assist
- Nathaniel Brown: 5 games, 1 assist
- Elias Baum: 2 games
Ansgar Knauff was brought off the bench in the 73rd minute and was impressive down the right-hand side, but Elias Baum did not feature.
Jonathan Rowe scored the winning goal for the Young Lions at the start of extra time (92’).
