Jong Champions!!

June 5th, 2006 | By: Mike | 3 Comments »

The Dutch have ended Italy’s recent strangle hold on the competition and won the U-21 Championship in Portugal!

The Dutch had a very slow start to the tournament but came on when it mattered most beating Italy, France and finally the Ukraine when it counted the most. A brace from Klaas Jan Huntelaar and an injury time goal from Nicky Hofs sealed the victory against the Ukraine today. Klaas Jan Huntelaar was voted man of the match and now has 18 goals at this level, taking over the title of leading scorer. He also is the golden boot winner with 4 goals in the tournament. Nicky Hofs got 3.

In the “Team of the Tournament” fullbacks Dwight Tiendalli and Urby Emanuelson earned selections. The tournaments youngest player, Ismail Aissati was chosen for midfield while Klaas Jan Huntelaar was given a spot in the forward line.

Tags: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Netherlands, Nicky Hofs, U-21s

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Comments

By --H | June 5th, 2006 at 9:06 pm

Could this be a preview of an Oranje summer this year?

One can only hope …………… (imagine these guys 2-4 years from now)

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By goodie | June 6th, 2006 at 5:26 am

good to see those youngsters who did not make the senior team had a good comeback

Huntelaar’s chip against France is majestic. Two convincing goals in the final are just great…

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By sphinx | June 6th, 2006 at 4:19 pm

Basten’s efforts to promote new generatios has paid back.
Castelan, Vlaar, Hof, Emanualson and John have senoir team experiences.
Future Oranges will be brighter

Posted from Myanmar