It's crunch time for England's Under 21 side. The Young Lions must beat Croatia by two clear goals and hope that Portugal defeat Switzerland in the other Group D game to qualify. We will have LIVE text commentary and kick-off is just an hour away! Can Aidy Boothroyd pull off a minor miracle and guide his team to the quarter-finals?
U-21 Euro / Group Stage
SRC Bonifika / 31.03.2021
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Updated 31/03/2021 at 18:57 GMT+1
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End of 2nd Half
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Full-time: Tanganga blazes the ball over the bar and that will be that. England crash out of the Under 21 European Championships at the group stages despite this 2-1 victory over Croatia.
90'+5
England should have a corner but the referee signals for a goal-kick - the ball clearly hit the goalkeeper last.
90'+4
England have to score again. Eze is over a free-kick and England bring everyone up to contest the delivery...
90'+1
GOAL! Croatia 1-2 England (Domagoj Bradaric): Heartbreak for England! Boothroyd's men pay the ultimate price for allowing Bradaric too much space to have a shot from distance. And what a fine strike it is, straight into the top corner, leaving Ramsdale with no chance. England, as it stands, are going out.
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Goal
D. Bradaric
Croatia U-21
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90'
FIVE minutes to be added on here! Plenty of time for Croatia...
89'
England sub: McNeil takes his time as his number goes up and on comes Steven Sessegnon.
87'
Yellow card! England's bench are enraged as Zaper goes in dangerously on Cantwell. He's booked.
Yellow card
M. Zaper
Croatia U-21
86'
Double Croatia sub: Musa and Divkovic replace Sverko and Vizinger. England fans, how are your nerves?
On
P. Musa
Croatia U-21
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M. Sverko
Croatia U-21
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85'
Yellow card! Tanganga goes into the book for time wasting.
Yellow card
J. Tanganga
England U-21
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83'
England, it has to be said, look very comfortable at the moment. It's all about game management now.
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Here's the moment that could make the difference for England...
80'
Do England stick or twist? Croatia have 10 minutes to find a goal and a way back into the competition.
77'
Sub: Bistrovic makes way for Majer - it's all or nothing now for Croatia.
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L. Majer
Croatia U-21
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K. Bistrovic
Croatia U-21
76'
Wow, who saw this coming? This is turning out to be quite the night for Boothroyd and his young side.
74'
GOAL! Croatia 0-2 England (Curtis Jones): That's the goal they needed! England, as it stands, are going through to the quarter-finals! Brewster is immediately involved, lifting a cross into the middle. McNeil takes it down and tees up Jones, who, on his first start of the tournament, smashes the ball into the corner!
Goal
C. Jones
England U-21
72'
Double England sub: Nketiah and Gallagher make way for Rhian Brewster and Todd Cantwell.
71'
A chance for Croatia! It's a rare foray forward, with Ivanusec leading the charge on the break. He feeds it to Moro, but scuffs his shot wide. That's a reminder to England that they need to be remain vigilant defensively.
67'
Goal update: Portugal are out of sight now, they lead Switzerland 3-0.
65'
Ramsdale is forced into action! The shot from distance takes an awkward bounce in front of the Sheffield United goalkeeper but he keeps his eye on it all of the way and does well to push it wide.