| Event | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | 7 July 2001 | ||||||
| Venue | Donaustadion, Ulm, Germany | ||||||
| Referee | Nicole Petignat (Switzerland) | ||||||
| Attendance | 18,000 [1] | ||||||
The UEFA Women's Euro 2001 final was an association football match on 7 July 2001 at Donaustadion in Ulm, Germany, to determine the winner of UEFA Women's Euro 2001. [2]
Germany had a hard road to the final facing the like of Sweden in the group stages. [3] England. [4] and Russia in the group stages.
Norway was defeated by Germany to reach the final. [5]
Sweden were placed in Group A with Germany, Russia and England. They started off with a loss to Germany. Before Sweden crushed England and Russia in the group stages. [6] [7]
Sweden defeated Denmark in the semi-finals to face Germany. [8]
In a hard-fought match Germany prevailed against Sweden with a golden goal. [9] [10] Tina Theune-Meyer called the current German team the best one ever. [11]
Marika Domanski-Lyfors the Swedish coached stated "Germany earned it because they were the stronger team in the last ten minutes. We played a good game but we did not manage to score so Germany were the better team." [12]
Germany  | 1–0 (a.e.t./g.g.) |  Sweden |
|---|---|---|
Müller  98' | Report SvFF Report (in Swedish) DFB Report (in German) Report |
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