BURGAS, Bulgaria, May 22 (Reuters) - France won the European under-17 championship for the second time by overpowering Germany 4-1 helped by Odsonne Edouard's brilliant hat-trick in an entertaining final in the Black Sea city of Burgas on Friday.
France, who also triumphed in 2004, went ahead just before the break when Edouard gave goalkeeper Constantin Frommann no chance with a precise shot from 12 metres -- the first goal Germany had conceded in the 16-team tournament.
Edouard scored again seven minutes after the interval but the Germans quickly reduced the deficit when France goalkeeper Luca Zidane -- son of former great Zinedine Zidane -- could only divert Erdinc Karakas' powerful header into the net.