2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 3

The teams competing in group 3 of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition are Bulgaria, England, Montenegro, Portugal, and Republic of Ireland.

Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 8710171+1622
 Portugal 8422137+614
 Montenegro 8224512−78
 Bulgaria 821549−57
 Republic of Ireland 8125414−105

Key: Pts Points, Pld Matches played, W Won, D Drawn, L Lost, GF Goals for, GA Goals against, GD Goal Difference

Matches

Bulgaria 1 – 2 Montenegro
Simović red-colored football 90+1' (o.g.) Report Vukčević 50'
Jovetić 66'
Referee: Petteri Kari (Finland)

Republic of Ireland 0 – 2 Portugal
Report Machado 7'
Veloso 54'
Montenegro 0 – 3 England
Report Onuoha 6'
Agbonlahor 10'
Surman 90'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Mechalis Germanakos (Greece)

Bulgaria 0 – 2 England
Report Huddlestone 25'
Noble 32'
Attendance: 1,000
Portugal 4 – 0 Montenegro
Moreira 18'
Nuno Coelho 53'
Fernandes 66', 89'
Report

Bulgaria 1 – 0 Portugal
Domovchiyski 43' (pen.) Report
England 1 – 0 Montenegro
Derbyshire 20' Report
Attendance: 20,022
Referee: Anders Hermansen (Denmark)

Republic of Ireland 0 – 3 England
Report Noble 10', 17'
Milner 26'
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Andrea De Marco (Italy)

Montenegro 1 – 0 Republic of Ireland
Vujović 18' Report
England 2 – 0 Bulgaria
Agbonlahor 41'
Milner 82' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 20,222
Referee: Luc Wouters (Belgium)

Republic of Ireland 1 – 0 Bulgaria
O'Toole 90+3' Report
Referee: Jérôme Laperrière (Switzerland)
Portugal 1 – 1 England
Machado 3' (pen.) Report Johnson 49'

England 3 – 0 Republic of Ireland
O'Halloran red-colored football 59' (o.g.)
Milner 68'
Walcott 78'
Report
Attendance: 31,473
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä (Finland)

Republic of Ireland 1 – 1 Montenegro
Keogh 72' Report Bojović 68'
Referee: Yuriy Moseychuk (Ukraine)

Bulgaria 2 – 0 Republic of Ireland
Kurdov 45'
Tsvetanov 77'
Report
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
England 2 – 0 Portugal
Milner 44' (pen.)
Agbonlahor 63'
Report
Attendance: 20,000

Goalscorers

Pos Player Country Goals
1 James Milner  England 4
2 Gabriel Agbonlahor  England 3
Manuel Fernandes  Portugal
Mark Noble  England
5 Owen Garvan  Republic of Ireland 2
Paulo Machado  Portugal
João Moreira  Portugal
1 goal
Own goals