England lost the semi-final game to Greece 1-2 in spite of playing against ten players for 75 minutes. Goalkeeper Stefanos Kapino was sent off for a tackle on Benik Afobe in the final minute of the first half.
Thorpe said: 'It was a tough game but we believed we worked hard enough. We had a lot of the possession and created some very good chances. The problem was the final product, trying to convert those chances into goals. Greece worked extremely hard and when they went down to ten men their work-rate increased even further. They were pressing the ball a lot and it was difficult to play through them.
'It's been a good tournament and we've all enjoyed it. Unfortunately our final memoires will be the loss here. Hopefully we'll pick ourselves up and will be able to get back next season.
'After the match we spoke about how we played as a team and the good team spirit in the group.
'We all hope to push up to the next level with the England Under-20s.'
July 13, 2012.
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