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Netherlands pip Spain to Euro U19 glory after Jimenez own goal
The Netherlands have claimed their first ever Uefa European U19 Championship by beating holders Spain in Bucharest.
A single own goal by the unlucky goalkeeper Raul Jimenez was enough to get the Dutch over the line.
The triumph means The Netherlands are only the second nation - after Germany - to win all of UEFA's current national team football championships: that includes men's and women's Euros, U21 Euros, men's and women's U19 Euros and the men's and women's U17 Euros.
Player of the Tournament went to the champions' Kees Smit who finished as joint top scorer in the competition.
The Netherlands's showed the most promise in the first half. Chances fell to Givairo Read and Don-Angelo Konadu but neither could find the net. Omar Janneh had an effort of his own slip wide.
Spain's Jon Martin and Izan Merino had chances of their own but couldn't break the ice in Bucharest.
Feyenoord's Aymen Sliti had a pop from range but it failed to test Jimenez in goal.
PSV's Tygo Land saw his second half effort crash off the post and three minutes later Antonio Cordero's struck it once again.
The woodwork came into play once more when Oscar Marcos headed the ball off the crossbar. A breakthrough seemed inevitable.
Kees Smit's free kick came close and teammate Ayoub Oufkir's one-on-one opportunity came to nothing.
However, the deadlock was finally broken after 63 minutes when Netherlands captain Givairo Read drove a low cross that was deflected by Jimenez into his own net.
The Dutch weren't out of the woods yet. Sparta Prague goalkeeper Joeri Heerkens made an excellent save to deny Alejandro Monserrate's header and with little left on the clock saved a Spanish free from just outside the area.
Oufkir blew another one-on-one with minutes to go and starman Smit was lucky to get away with giving a penalty to the Spaniards, but the Netherlands held on.
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