Trafford saves stoppage timepenalty as England win Euro U21 title 
England won the European Under-21 Championship for the first time in nearly 40 years after a spectacular last-minute save from James Trafford sawthe Young Lions beat Spain.
Trafford, who is set to join Burnley from Manchester City in a deal worth up to £19m, prevented Abel Ruiz's low kickin the 99th minute after a long check VAR. The 20-year-old pulled off another fine save inthe follow-up before his teammates harassed him.
The winning goal came almost at the last stop of the first half when Cole Palmer's free kick eluded teammate Curtis Jones and goalkeeper Arnau Tenas to find the bottom corner. Spain,who have scored 13 goals in the tournament, had Ruiz's goal ruled out for offside after half-time, before Traffod's heroics wrapped up England's victory.
The win meant that Lee Carsley's men were the third England team to win the competition after winning the trophy in 1982 and 1984. Theyare also the first team to record six pure paper and the story about the competition.
England is when great pressure
This young lions call the most interesting balls in Georgia, hasa group of people full of invaders. England started the final in good fashion, and Newcastle's Anthony Gordon had a remarkable first chance when he was saved by Spain keeper Tenas.
Gordon was again involved as he looked to play in Morgan Gibbs-White before Jon Pacheco's tackle prevented the Nottingham Forest player from getting on target. Spain got into the game quickly, with Alex Baena trying to get past the Trafford post before sendinganother effort wide after receiving a loose pass from Gibbs-White.
Chelsea defender Levi Colwill headed over the crossbar after a superb save from Palmer, before the Manchester City man put England ahead when Jones converted his free kick. The half ended in bad blood as Palmer's celebration caused him to fall between two seats, prompting England managerAshley Cole and Spain managerCarlos Rivera to be kicked out.
England U21 v Spain U21
Palmer's free kick on the stroke of half-time was deflected by his teammate Jones and intothe net.
England were under a lot ofpressure in the second half, and it seemed to pay off for Spain when Ruiz headed in from Baena's cross, only for the offside flag to go up. Ruiz had another chance to equalize but went wide of the penalty area.
The game ended in dramatic fashion when Colwill - who was given a big boost by the England team after a week oftraining with his senior team -was booked for fouling Ruiz in the box. Trafford did well to save a penalty from direct participation to secure victory over England in a display of jubilation.
The bad blood continued, however, with nine red cardsand four red cards in the final,as Gibbs-White and Antonio Blanco both sent off in the final. Now that England have liftedthe trophy, discussions will begin as to which of these young players will knock on the club's door and have a chance atthe European Championship this summer. -come.