{"id":36266,"date":"2014-08-01T09:41:23","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T09:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=36266"},"modified":"2014-08-01T09:41:23","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T09:41:23","slug":"germanys-under-19s-win-european-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=36266","title":{"rendered":"Germany’s Under-19s win European Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

The next generation of German footballers matched their senior counterparts with another trophy win for the World Cup winners at the Under-19 European Championships.<\/p>\n

Hertha Berlin midfielder Hany Mukhtar scored the only goal in the final as the Germans saw off Portugal 1-0 in Budapest.<\/p>\n

It comes at the end of a summer of success which saw the senior side lift the World Cup in Brazil after beating Argentina – and the rest of the world’s nations will be looking over worried about the next generation of successful Germans coming through.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Familiar feeling: Lahm lifts the World Cup and\u00a0Niklas Stark lifts his own trophy after the Budapest final<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mukhtar’s winner came after 39 minutes as he converted the latest in a string of German opportunities by knocking the ball in off his shin in a scrap with his marker in the area.<\/p>\n

Goalkeeper Oliver Schnitzler matched Manuel Neuer’s World Cup heroics in the second half to keep a clean sheet and crowd the young Mannschaft side kings of Europe at their level.<\/span><\/p>\n

They beat Austria, Ukraine and Bulgaria while drawing with Serbia on their way to the final.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Winning<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Winning goal: Goalscorer Hany Mukhtar celebrates his first half strike that gave Germany the title<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Lucky<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Lucky break: Mukhtar converted past the Portuguese goalkeeper via his shin in the 37th minute<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And the youngsters even took praise from the senior side’s manager Joachim Low after the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘Many congratulations to everyone who who was part of this success,’ he wrote on the German FA’s website. ‘The team had a terrific tournament – the European Championship showed that German football can look forward to new great talent.’<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Outnumbered<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Outnumbered but not outfought: Julian Brandt gets between three Portuguese defenders in Budapest<\/p>\n

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Source: Dailymail<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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