Both teams went into this fixture on the back of impressive victories in their opening games of the tournament.

Gateshead International Stadium maybe better known for hosting prestigious international athletics events over the years, but this junior football match still attracted a large crowd on a damp evening.

A very competitive opening saw both teams cancelling one another out as most of the first half was played in the midfield.

Spain were clearly enjoying the contrasting style of Germany in comparison to what they had faced against England at Feethams. Due to the lack of constant pressure from their German counterparts, Spain were holding a much higher defensive line, though they did still seem content to play in a counter-attacking manner.

Undoubtedly it was Germany who showed more attacking flair during the first half, but when they did press, they were often restricted to long-range efforts, which failed to cause problems for Adan in the Spanish goal.

Kaiserlslaurtern's Mario Webs was one of the more eye-catching performers early on. After only seven minutes, the left-footed attacking midfielder picked up a loose ball on the wide right before skilfully cutting inside and forcing Adan into a rare save.

However, shortly before the interval, Spain showed more adventure, with a swift move down the right, which lead to a succession of corners. The German's wasted a great opportunity to clear the ball before it fell to Fabregas 20 yards from goal.

The Barcelona player struck a very powerful shot through a melee of players, which Mollering could only smother. As the ball squirmed free, striker Marcos pounced to force the ball home.

The Second half of this tough encounter also failed to produce too many goalscoring opportunities.

Germany's Dennis Aogo tried his luck from 30 yards, but the Freiburg player's effort went narrowly over the bar. However, the youngsters in white shirts continued to show tremendous industry.

As they applied more pressure, the ball cannoned around the Spanish area before Kevin-Prince Boateng was on hand to power the ball home for an equaliser.

This saw the game open up more, and as the players tired, gaps started to appear all over the pitch. Spain almost immediately regained the lead before Germany had a goal ruled out through a narrow offside decision.

However, no further goals were forthcoming, and the match finished 1-1, leaving both teams equal at the top of the group on four points.

Furthermore, this 1-1 result provided John McDermott's England team with a great platform to get themselves back in contention of winning the tournament.

Teams
Spain: Adan (R. Madrid), Regalon (A. Madrid), Pepe (Valencia) replaced by Ruben (Espanyol), Parra (R. Madrid) capt, Pique (Barcelona), Mario (A. Madrid), Fabregas (Barcelona), Rayco (R. Madrid) replaced by Alex (A Madrid), Fran Garcia (R. Madrid) replaced by Fran, Marcos (Villarreal), Jairo De Perez (Tenerife) replaced by Carmona (R Mallorca) replaced by Janjo (Barcelona)

Germany: Mollering (), Bertram (Erfurt), Flessers (B. Monchengladbach) capt, Aogo (Frieburg), Khedira (Stuttgart), Hess (Stuttgart) replaced by Faga (B Munich), Webs (Kaiserslautern), Ozler (B Dortmund), Glogic (Gottingen) replaced by Kruska (B Dortmund), Adlung (Grenther Furth) replaced by Grebe (B Munich), Yilmaz (Hamburg) replaced by Boateng (H Berlin)

From Adrian Bevington in Gateshead