England in final after shoot-out win
Stuart Pearce ended England's semi-final spot-kick hoodoo as his under-21s defeated Sweden 5-4 on penalties - following a 3-3 draw - to reach the European Under-21 Championship final.
Pearce lost at the last-four stage twice as a player and as a coach two years ago - but it looked like his youngsters would cruise to victory in Gothenburg after leading at half-time through Martin Cranie, Nedum Onuoha and Mattias Bjarsmyr's own goal.
The Swedes then staged a stunning revival at Gamla Ullevi and levelled through two goals from Marcus Berg and another from Ola Toivonen.
Fraizer Campbell was sent off in extra-time before the penalties, which England have been practising after each training session for two years.
Goalkeeper Joe Hart was booked to rule him out of the final but also scored one and saved one, sending England through.
