Moerstedt hat-trick not enough: DFB U19s lose to Spain

Great drama, great excitement and, in the end, great disappointment: The DFB U19s have missed out on the European Championship final. TSG player Max Moerstedt, who won the World Cup and European Championship with the Germany U17s last season, put TSG ahead from close range in true centre-forward style (28). Spain then drew themselves level, before Germany re-established the lead. It lasted until the 90th minute, but then a two-goal salvo in stoppage time appeared to put Spain on the path to victory. In the ninth minute of stoppage time, however, a very strange own goal levelled the scores and forced extra-time. But the drama didn't end with the final whistle at the end of normal time. The Spaniards initially took the lead in extra-time, only for Germany to hit back again – through TSG forward Max Moerstedt: the tall striker headed a rebound over the line from close range to restore parity (105), before then making it 5-4 after the interval (108). That was not to be the final word, however. The Spaniards levelled yet again shortly afterwards. The DFB team, who had many personnel absences to contend with, ran out of energy, enabling Spain to score the decisive goal.