England U19 3 France U19 1: Three off as Young Lions reach final

30 July 2009 21:02
Equaliser: Henri Lansbury[LNB] England qualified for the European Under-19 Championship final for the second time with an extra-time victory over a France side that finished with eight men. [LNB]England, beaten by France in their only previous final four years ago, found themselves behind after only eight minutes in Donetsk when Magaye Gueye steered home Yacine Brahimi's cross. [LNB]Henri Lansbury had been the star of England's 7-1 win over Slovenia in their final group game on Monday and he drew Brian Eastick's side level in the 37th minute, firing into the bottom corner after Danny Drinkwater's free-kick was blocked. [LNB]England pushed for the winner, Remi Pillot producing a brilliant stop from Drinkwater's effort and then twice denying Lansbury, and their chances increased when France right-back Sebastien Corchia picked up a second yellow card for a tackle on Nile Ranger. [LNB]Ten-man France held on to force extra-time but England went in front only two minutes in when Aston Villa striker Nathan Delfouneso tapped in after Pillot had parried Joe Mattock's shot. [LNB]And Delfouneso struck again in the dying seconds of the first period of extra-time when he dribbled around Pillot and coolly shot home for his fourth goal in two games. [LNB] France then let frustration get the better of them with the final whistle imminent as Ryad Boudebouz and Abdel El Kaoutari were both sent off. [LNB]England will face Ukraine in the final on Sunday after the hosts beat Serbia 3-1 in the second semi-final.[LNB] [LNB]  Explore more:People:Brian EastickPlaces:France, United Kingdom, Slovenia

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