UEFA Under-19 Futsal EURO: All the results as Spain take title

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Spain took the title as hosts in Jaén just as they did in 2019 in Latvia.

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Spain retauned the UEFA European Under-19 Futsal Championship after beating Portugal 6-2 after extra time in the final at Olivo Arena in Jaén.

To reach Thursday's semis, Spain and Ukraine were already through from Group A following the first two games and after a 2-2 draw, the hosts claimed first place on goal difference. Meanwhile, Portugal defeated Italy 6-1 to top Group B and Poland beat France 3-2 to seal second, completing the line-up for the semis on Thursday.

Three of the four semi-finalists also got that far in the first tournament in Riga three years ago; Ukraine pipping Croatia in Group A this time (having come back from 4-1 down to win 6-4 in the opening game) ensured there was not a complete repeat.

In the first semi-final, Portugal continued their perfect run with a 4-1 victory against Ukraine. Spain were then taken to extra time by Poland before beating them just as they had in 40 minutes in the 2019 semi-finals, the scoreline this time 5-2. And in the decider Spain went one better in extra time after again ending 2-2 in regulation.