Germany 4 Holland 1

[David]

Under 21 test game in Achen!

After the debacle of the 5-1 defeat by Bosnia,the U 21 returned to their impressive form by destroying Holland 4-1.

Despite being without Andreas Hinkel (Stuttgart-rested),Benny Lauth (1860 Munich-suspended),Michael Zepek (Ahlen ) and Hanno Balitsch (Leverkusen-called up by Rudi Voller to the senior team)-the German team swept aside the Dutch by scoring the four goals all in the first half in front of the 4000 crowd.
Holland had Molhoek sent off just before half time.
One slight bad thing was no gaol for Benjamin Auer who last scored in the 2-0 win in Italy in August and has not now scored in three games for Germany or for Mainz-all since his move from Moechengladbach.

Team: Starke (Bayer Leverkusen)
Preuss (Bayer Leverkusen), Franz (VfL Wolfsburg), Schlicke (Greuther Fürth), Rau (VfL Wolfsburg)

Feulner (Bayern Muenchen), Tiffert (VfB Stuttgart), Hitzlsperger (Aston Villa), Gemiti (Udinese Calcio)

- Auer (FSV Mainz 05), Kuranyi (VfB Stuttgart)

Goals: 1:0 Kuranyi (12.), 2:0 Kuranyi (16.), 3:0 Gemiti (39.), 3:1 Robben (40.), 4:1 Hitzlsperger (44.)

Reserve: Jungnickel (FC Energie Cottbus) für Feulner 75
Marco Vorbeck (Hansa Rostock) für Kuranyi 82
Rolfes (ewerder bremen) für Tiffert, 82
Broich (Wacker Burghausen) für Hitzlsperger 87
Afriyie (AC Horsens) für Gemiti 87

[orswich]

excellent result for the german youth... in 5 years germany will be unstoppable with all the great talent coming out of the youth academies

[USA Blue]

Very good result indeed. Playing against the Dutch is never easy.

[orswich]

usablue is the one to thank for your signature David (and mine)..

now the big question is will the mens national mannschaft achieve he same great result???

[soccerbest]

Will the German first-team do the same tonight against Dutch first 11 :rolleyes:

[Tanghe the best]

Dutch juniors have always been s***e. It's just the way it is. Think it is the Dutch kiddies are'nt as mature and proffesional in ther youth.

[David]

That is true-the Dutch are not very good at youth which is very surprising.

I was present at the Under 18 European Championships in Germany in 2000 and alot of players who played last night played in that tournament.
The Dutch were supposedly one of the favourites but totally flopped and surprise surprise lost their discipline.

Having said all that despite the defeat in Bosnia-the Under 21 are a good team.Any team that goes to Italy and win 2-0 is good(Auer 2 goals!)

Expect a different story tonight

Thanks for my signature guys.