Stange watches on, Germany U19 are thrashed! | OneFootball

Otto Stange made an excellent start to the U19 European Championship with the Germany team, but was unable to show what he could do against Spain.

After sealing an early place in the semi-finals, coach Christian Wörns opted for major rotation and made changes in no fewer than nine positions. As a result, Stange — who had played a key role in the two opening wins with three goals against Denmark and Wales — had to settle for a place on the bench. The newly reshuffled German side had little to offer against Spain, who also made nine changes to their starting lineup.

From the very beginning, Germany was mostly chasing the game, made one or two too many simple mistakes, and was also inferior in footballing terms. After a brace from Selton Sánchez, who has already featured for Spanish top-flight club Bilbao, that resulted in a 2–0 deficit at halftime. Not much changed on the pitch in the second half. Spain extended the lead to 4–0 through Ousmane Diallo and José Antonio Morante.

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That goal was already Morante’s fourth of the tournament, putting him alone at the top of the scoring charts. Before that, Stange had been level with the striker from Real Betis’ reserve team. He now shares second place with Sánchez and Denmark’s Olti Hyseni.

However, winning the European Championship matters far more than the award for top scorer. Germany’s U19s will play their semi-final on Wednesday evening. Possible opponents are Ukraine and Italy, who will determine the winner of Group B today, Sunday, from 5:00 p.m.

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A German team returning to full strength will be waiting for them, bringing plenty of quality, especially in attack. Stange plays a central role in that and will continue working to follow in the footsteps of his friend Davie Selke. Hamburg’s promotion hero contributed six goals to Germany’s last U19 European Championship title in 2014.

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