FIFA Under-20 World Cup

FT Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Italy U20 WLWLL 2
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South Africa U20 DLWLL 0
1st2ndT
ITA112
RSA000
Suwon World Cup Stadium · 5,931 att.

Team Stats

12
Fouls
20
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
3
45.8
Possession
54.2
12
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
236
Accurate Passes
301
339
Passes
413
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
0
21
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.0
64
Long Balls
68
27
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
13
13
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
20
26
Clearances
20

Lineups

RSA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mondli MpotoG
  2. 15Repo MalepeCD-L
  3. 5Sandile MthethwaCD-R
  4. 2Malebogo ModiseLB
  5. 14Reeve FroslerRB
  6. 21Thabo CeleAM
  7. 6Wiseman MeyiwaLM
  8. 18Grant MargemanRM
  9. 9Liam JordanF
  10. 10Luther SinghAM-L
  11. 8Sibongakonke MbathaAM-R

ITA · 4-4-2

  1. 12Andrea ZaccagnoG
  2. 6Mauro CoppolaroCD-L
  3. 5Filippo RomagnaCD-R
  4. 14Giuseppe PezzellaLB
  5. 2Giuseppe ScaleraRB
  6. 8Rolando MandragoraCM-L
  7. 4Nicolò BarellaCM-R
  8. 18Paolo GhiglioneLM
  9. 7Riccardo OrsoliniRM
  10. 9Andrea FavilliCF-L
  11. 17Giuseppe PanicoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! South Africa U20 0, Italy U20 1. Riccardo Orsolini (Italy U20) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  2. 33' Substitution, Italy U20. Matteo Pessina replaces Nicolò Barella because of an injury.
  3. 45' Substitution, South Africa U20. Keletso Makgalwa replaces Thabo Cele.
  4. 57' Goal! South Africa U20 0, Italy U20 2. Andrea Favilli (Italy U20) header from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giuseppe Scalera.
  5. 60' Substitution, South Africa U20. Teboho Mokoena replaces Wiseman Meyiwa.
  6. 69' Substitution, Italy U20. Francesco Cassata replaces Giuseppe Panico.
  7. 73' Substitution, South Africa U20. Kobamelo Kodisang replaces Liam Jordan.
  8. 74' Tercious Malepe (South Africa U20) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 85' Substitution, Italy U20. Mattia Vitale replaces Paolo Ghiglione.

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