England U21s are into a second successive Euros final thanks to a second-half double from Harvey Elliott that downed the Netherlands and kept Lee Carsley's team on course to retain their title. Elliott scored the decisive winner just five minutes before the final whistle in the blistering heat of Bratislava.
The Young Lions, who were victorious in the previous tournament in 2023, took the lead courtesy of a second-half strike from the Liverpool player, which was set up by Tino Livramento. Their Dutch opponents drew level through substitute Noah Ohio, whose inventive 35-yard shot surprised goalkeeper James Beadle with his very first touch.
Elliott, wearing the captain's armband, then stepped up once more for England. He collected the ball on the right, weaved past several defenders until an opening appeared for him to fire a shot into the bottom corner to put his team into Saturday night's final in Slovakia.
Either Germany or France will be their opponents in the final. The two nations go head-to-head in the second semi-final this evening.
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