Harvey Elliot’s brace sent England Under-21s into the European Championships final as they beat the Netherlands Under-21s 2-1 on Wednesday.
The Liverpool midfielder netted either side of Noah Ohio’s brilliant equaliser at Stadion Tehelne pole to send the defending champions through to Saturday’s showpiece match.
Lee Carsley’s team will face the winner of the other semi-final between Germany Under-21s and France Under-21s, which takes place later on Wednesday.
Elliott handed England a 62nd-minute lead when he collected Elliot Anderson’s pass before rifling the ball home at Robin Roefs’ near post with his weaker right foot.
But the Netherlands hit back 10 minutes later through a moment of quick thinking from Ohio, who saw his speculative strike from distance catch James Beadle out.
However, Elliott snatched the win late on after cutting inside from the right-hand side, sending a fizzing low drive from just inside the area into the bottom-right corner.
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Data Debrief: Elliot the man of the hour
Elliott has expressed his desire to seek first-team football after falling down the pecking order at Liverpool, and he did his chances of a transfer no harm with a stunning showing against the Netherlands.
The 22-year-old has now scored four goals at the tournament in Slovakia, a total only bettered by Germany’s Nick Woltemade, while he ended England’s final-four clash with team-high totals for shots (seven) and touches in the opposition box (10).
Only Spain and Germany (five each) have won the competition more times than England (three), and with Elliott on song, Carsley’s team will be confident of adding another title to their trophy cabinet.
