After a hard-fought 2-2 draw with Germany, Russia will take on Greece in the semi-finals of the 2015 UEFA under-19 European Championship. Germany, however, are out after a poor attempt at defending their crown.

Russia, following their hugely impressive win over Spain, were forced into a defensive alteration. Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov was ineligible after he saw red in the previous game, with Dmitri Barinov dropping into defence that allowed Igor Bezdenezhnykh to take Khodzhaniyazov's place.

The Germans also won their previous game, though they fielded the exact same starting line-up from that match. Gianluca Rizzo wasn't rewarded with a starting spot, despite scoring the winner against the Nertherlands.

Dmitri Khomukha's men looked much better in the opening stages and especially threatening in wide areas. Ayaz Guliev and Aleksei Gasilin were extremely dangerous early on, with some last-ditch defending required to keep them at bay.

Kehrer opens the scoring

Despite that bright start, Germany took the lead against the run of play with a set piece. Timo Werner bulleted a header towards goal, only to be denied by the bar and Anton Mitryushkin. However, the ball dropped kindly for Thilo Kehrer and he bundled it home on the rebound.

Werner almost had a goal of his own, though an offside flag prevented him from getting on the scoresheet. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt's delivery was on point once more but the VfB Stuttgart starlet had strayed a few yards offside - a good cal by the linesman.

Russia get back on track, and back on level terms

The opener had put Germany on the front foot and Nadiem Amiri fizzed an effort just wide of the Russian goal. Moments afterwards, a Russian penalty appeal was turned down and Aleksandr Golovin had a wonderful opportunity equally well blocked by Lukas Klostermann.

It was a sign of things to come and Russia were finally able to make their chances pay. A poorly cleared corner eventually found its way to Bezdenezhnykh; the Russian midfielder stroked it back into the box and got the vital touch he needed from Kehrer. The German goal-scorer couldn't sort his feet out and flicked it over the helpless Patrick Funk and into his own net.

Both teams had chances late on in the half, in what was a fantastic game. Borinov made a fantastic block from Werner and a good save by Funk prevented Gasilin giving Russia the lead for the first time in the match.

Russia take the lead

Bezdenezhnykh did give the Eastern European's the lead right at the death. After some fantastic build-up play, that man Gasilin was able to lay the ball off to the edge of the box. The former had picked his spot and passed it into the bottom corner; that was the last kick of the half and a vital one, too.

Germany, unsurprisingly, came out looking to find an immediate response to find an equaliser. However, some desperate defending kept Werner and Leroy Sané at bay. Gianluca Rizzo had also been brought on for goalscorer Kehrer, a real sign of Marcus Sorg's desperation.

Jonas Föhrenbach's cross almost gave Rizzo the chance to be the hero once more, though his header flew across the face of goal. Bezdenezhnykh nearly got his second of the game soon after, ghosting in from the edge of the box to strike at goal, only for Funk to make a good save.

Werner finally gets his goal

That seemed to spur his side on and Werner finally notched up the goal he had deserved. After a mistake by the Russian defence, he picked the ball up and drove towards the back-line. They continued to back off and a slight deflection on Werner's effort did enough to get it past Mitryushkin, giving Germany hope once more.

Ramil Sheydaev nearly restored the Russian lead immediately, as the topsy-turvy nature of the game continued. A hopeful clearance caught out Jonathan Tah and Klostermann, but thankfully for the Germans Sheydaev's effort slid just wide of the post.

Russia reach the semi's

Neither team could find that vital winner, although it didn't matter for Russia - as they topped Group B. Even Guilev's 40-yard free-kick, which rattled the bar in the final minutes, couldn't separate the sides.

Their superior head-to-head record against Spain secured them top spot, meaning they face Greece. Spain face France in the other semi-final, though Germany's pitiful attempts at defending their trophy have come to end. They'll be hoping to put in a much better showing when they host the tournament in four years time.