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Three injury-time goals, five in extra time - Spain & Germany in thriller
Germany Under-19s played out their second game with double-figure goals in the space of six days - but were knocked out of the European Championship by Germans led England 5-1 in their group game last week before eventually drawing their semi-final in Bucharest was even more memorable - as they fell 6-5 in extra Betis' Pablo Garcia scored four goals for Spain - including two in injury time and the winner two minutes from the end of extra Max Moerstedt scored a hat-trick for Germany but it was not and Garcia exchanged goals - with Spain's Antonio Cordero having a penalty saved in between. Then Said El Mala gave Germany a 2-1 lead with 12 minutes to three of the game's 11 goals were scored inside 90 minutes as Garcia netted twice in second-half injury time to put Spain on the brink of the final - but then calamity pumped a long free-kick up the pitch which flew over the Spain keeper's head before Andres Cuenca inexplicably put it into his own empty net in the ninth minute of injury Marques made it 4-3 to Spain in extra time with Moerstedt netting twice to put Germany 5-4 Jan Virgili levelled and then Garcia rounded the goalkeeper to tuck in his fourth goal and give Spain a famous go home with a record of 12 goals scored and 15 goals conceded in four games - while Spain have scored 15 and conceded defending champions will meet hosts Romania or the Netherlands in Thursday's final.
