What James Trafford told England U21 teammates before European Championship final penalty save
manchestereveningnews.co.ukJames Trafford predicted his European Under-21 Championship heroics, with the Manchester City star saving a last gasp penalty as England beat Spain 1-0 in the final.
Lee Carsley's side lifted the trophy in Georgia on Saturday evening thanks to Curtis Jones' first-half goal when Cole Palmer's free-kick deflected off the Liverpool midfielder's back and looped into the net.
The young Lions maintained their lead but a VAR review in added time led to a Spain penalty. But Trafford leaped to his right to deny Abel Ruiz before shooting back up and saving the rebound. "I told everyone this morning that I was going to save a pen and when it was a penalty I knew I was going to save it so it was pretty easy.
I told all my mates back home that I was going to save one," he said. ALSO READ: James Trafford proves £19m price-tag with European U21 Championship final heroics The last-minute heroics capped off an outstanding tournament for Trafford, who played every minute for England and didn't concede a single goal in six games.
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