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“He was able to drink another coffee, he had so much time,” Noah Ohio describes the winning goal of Liverpool player Harvey Elliott in the semi-final of the European Championship under 21. The Dutch Juniors lost 2-1 to England. Elliott scored twice. Both times he was given plenty of room to get out.

“So shortly before time, that makes it extra painful,” Ohio responded after the game in front of the Ziggo Sport camera. “Giving such a boy so much space, then it is a goal anyway.”

“Understanding,” said captain Jorrel Hato about the way in which the Dutch Juniors gave the goals away. “We didn’t do it well ourselves. They have quality, so they just punish that. A shame how we give the goals away.”

The 19-year-old Hato, who wore the captain’s band in the absence of the suspended Devyne Rensch, thought that the Orange was well in the game: “There was not very much going on. In the first half they were better, but in the second half it went right. Too bad, because I think we should just play the final here.”

Ryan Flamingo explains where things went wrong for the Dutch Juniors. “England switches a lot in midfield. You often have to take over males, you end up in strange positions. That often didn’t go well.” The PSV player finally turned out to the door, but the position of defending midfielder took some getting used to. “You have to deal with other speeds, you have to walk a lot.”

According to national coach Michael traveler, England has won. “We didn’t start well, but then recovered well.” Traveler is talking about the match against England, but he sticks the same analysis at the tournament.

The Dutch Juniors started difficult with a draw against Finland and a defeat against Denmark. Thanks to victories on Ukraine and Portugal, his team ended up in the semi -finals. Traveler: “You are trying to achieve something here and get something beautiful together. That did not work.”

Ohio also saw how his teammates came over a difficult start. “We came together, despite red cards and suspended boys. We fought like lions, we can be proud of that. “

Ohio himself started the tournament with a base place, but after two difficult duels and numerous missed opportunities, the striker of FC Utrecht had to start on the couch. In the game with England, he provided a personal highlight with a nice goal (1-1), although it did not yield any final place. “It was a great moment for me after a difficult tournament.”

From a distance Ohio placed the ball with great precision along the English goalkeeper. “I always look at the keeper. They all want to be Neuer and be far in front of the line. This was certainly my most difficult chance, but it did go.”