FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Israel WLDLL 0
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Italy WWWWL 1
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Mapei Stadium · 15,507 att.

Match Report

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Italy edges Israel to keep pressure on Spain

Italy kept the pressure on Spain in the race for automatic World Cup qualification as Ciro Immobile scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Israel.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
18
5
Saves
2
28.9
Possession
71.1
6
SHOTS
26
2
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
234
Accurate Passes
665
317
Passes
748
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
10
3
Crosses
45
0.3
Cross %
0.2
62
Long Balls
74
26
Accurate Long Balls
57
0.4
Long Balls %
0.8
1
Blocked Shots
9
9
Effective Tackles
5
14
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
22
Interceptions
17
46
Effective Clearances
4
46
Clearances
4

Head to Head

ITA leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

ITA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Gianluigi BuffonG
  2. 13Davide AstoriCD-L
  3. 15Andrea BarzagliCD-R
  4. 4Matteo DarmianLB
  5. 2Andrea ContiRB
  6. 8Marco VerrattiCM-L
  7. 16Daniele De RossiCM-R
  8. 10Lorenzo InsigneLM
  9. 6Antonio CandrevaRM
  10. 9Andrea BelottiCF-L
  11. 11Ciro ImmobileCF-R

ISR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Ariel HarushG
  2. 17Shir ZedekCD-L
  3. 3Tal Ben HaimCD-R
  4. 20Ofir DavidadzeLB
  5. 16David KeltjensRB
  6. 6Bibras NatchoCM
  7. 8Almog CohenLM
  8. 22Marwan KabhaRM
  9. 11Etey ShechterF
  10. 9Lior RefaelovLF
  11. 5Maor MeliksonRF

Timeline

  1. 37' Almog Cohen (Israel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 49' Substitution, Italy. Davide Zappacosta replaces Andrea Conti.
  3. 53' Goal! Italy 1, Israel 0. Ciro Immobile (Italy) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Antonio Candreva with a cross following a corner.
  4. 62' Substitution, Israel. Tal Ben Haim replaces Maor Melikson.
  5. 69' Substitution, Israel. Yossi Benayoun replaces Itay Shechter.
  6. 77' Substitution, Israel. Daniel Einbinder replaces Almog Cohen.
  7. 86' Ciro Immobile (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 87' Substitution, Italy. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Antonio Candreva.
  9. 90' Substitution, Italy. Riccardo Montolivo replaces Marco Verratti.

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