FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Lithuania vs Italy, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Lithuania
    FT
    0 - 2
    Italy
    • 47': Stefano Sensi
    • 90'+4': Ciro Immobile (P)

    Italy make it three wins from three with ease in Lithuania

    Goals from Stefano Sensi and Ciro Immobile earned Italy a 2-0 victory over Lithuania on Wednesday for Roberto Mancini's side.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Manuel Locatelli (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
    • 3': Fedor Chernykh (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
    • 5': Foul by Domantas Simkus (Lithuania).
    • 5': Manuel Locatelli (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
    • 6': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Tomas Svedkauskas.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Emerson (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
    • 9': Foul by Matteo Pessina (Italy).
    • 9': Vykintas Slivka (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
    • 14': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy).
    • 14': Vykintas Slivka (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vykintas Slivka.
    • 16': Offside, Lithuania. Tomas Svedkauskas tries a through ball, but Arvydas Novikovas is caught offside.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
    • 21': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Markas Beneta.
    • 22': Offside, Italy. Lorenzo Pellegrini tries a through ball, but Federico Bernardeschi is caught offside.
    • 25': Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Foul by Vykintas Slivka (Lithuania).
    • 27': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Domantas Simkus (Lithuania).
    • 27': Domantas Simkus (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Fedor Chernykh (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Matteo Pessina (Italy).
    • 32': Matteo Pessina (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Offside, Lithuania. Arvydas Novikovas tries a through ball, but Edvinas Girdvainis is caught offside.
    • 35': Offside, Italy. Lorenzo Pellegrini tries a through ball, but Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
    • 36': Domantas Simkus (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Italy).
    • 36': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
    • 37': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arvydas Novikovas with a cross following a corner.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
    • 39': Foul by Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania).
    • 39': Rafael Tolói (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi with a cross.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Emerson (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
    • 41': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Tomas Svedkauskas.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Gianluca Mancini (Italy) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini following a corner.
    • 43': Foul by Matteo Pessina (Italy).
    • 43': Martynas Dapkus (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Italy).
    • 45'+2': Gratas Sirgedas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Lithuania 0, Italy 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lithuania 0, Italy 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Italy. Federico Chiesa replaces Stephan El Shaarawy.
    • 45': Substitution, Italy. Stefano Sensi replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
    • 46': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 46': Foul by Saulius Mikoliunas (Lithuania).
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefano Sensi.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 47': Goal! Lithuania 0, Italy 1. Stefano Sensi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Matteo Pessina (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 51': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
    • 51': Saulius Mikoliunas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
    • 53': Emerson (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Martynas Dapkus (Lithuania).
    • 54': Attempt saved. Manuel Locatelli (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi with a cross.
    • 56': Substitution, Italy. Leonardo Spinazzola replaces Emerson.
    • 56': Domantas Simkus (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Matteo Pessina (Italy).
    • 57': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gianluca Mancini.
    • 58': Foul by Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania).
    • 58': Stefano Sensi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Substitution, Lithuania. Tautvydas Eliosius replaces Gratas Sirgedas.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 60': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Saulius Mikoliunas.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Tolói with a cross.
    • 62': Substitution, Italy. Nicolò Barella replaces Matteo Pessina.
    • 63': Foul by Stefano Sensi (Italy).
    • 63': Vykintas Slivka (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 64': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Tomas Svedkauskas.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Fedor Chernykh (Lithuania) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arvydas Novikovas with a cross.
    • 67': Foul by Domantas Simkus (Lithuania).
    • 67': Manuel Locatelli (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Italy) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
    • 70': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
    • 70': Saulius Mikoliunas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Fedor Chernykh (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Italy).
    • 71': Manuel Locatelli (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Tautvydas Eliosius (Lithuania) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martynas Dapkus with a cross.
    • 73': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
    • 74': Substitution, Lithuania. Vytas Gaspuitis replaces Saulius Mikoliunas.
    • 74': Substitution, Lithuania. Donatas Kazlauskas replaces Fedor Chernykh because of an injury.
    • 76': Foul by Egidijus Vaitkunas (Lithuania).
    • 76': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Egidijus Vaitkunas (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martynas Dapkus.
    • 79': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
    • 79': Markas Beneta (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stefano Sensi.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 83': Substitution, Lithuania. Deimantas Petravicius replaces Domantas Simkus.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Deimantas Petravicius (Lithuania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Manuel Locatelli (Italy) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Markas Beneta (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 86': Offside, Lithuania. Markas Beneta tries a through ball, but Deimantas Petravicius is caught offside.
    • 87': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Foul by Donatas Kazlauskas (Lithuania).
    • 89': Substitution, Italy. Francesco Acerbi replaces Alessandro Bastoni because of an injury.
    • 90': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Tautvydas Eliosius (Lithuania).
    • 90'+1': Foul by Deimantas Petravicius (Lithuania).
    • 90'+1': Stefano Sensi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
    • 90'+3': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania).
    • 90'+3': Penalty Italy. Nicolò Barella draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 90'+3': Penalty conceded by Donatas Kazlauskas (Lithuania) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 90'+4': Donatas Kazlauskas (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Goal! Lithuania 0, Italy 2. Ciro Immobile (Italy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lithuania 0, Italy 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Lithuania 0, Italy 2.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/ita.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originITA LTUhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/ltu.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    13 Fouls 14
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 9
    65.9 Possession 34.1
    29 SHOTS 7
    11 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    554 Accurate Passes 244
    646 Passes 331
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    7 Accurate Crosses 4
    20 Crosses 11
    0.4 Cross % 0.4
    56 Long Balls 66
    33 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    7 Blocked Shots 3
    8 Effective Tackles 8
    10 Tackles 11
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    15 Interceptions 15
    3 Effective Clearances 22
    3 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: FK Zalgiris namu stadionas
    Location: Vilnius, Lithuania

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    2 Denmark 6 +9 11
    3 Greece 6 -2 7
    4 Belarus 6 -13 2
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    Line-Ups

    LTU Lithuania (4-3-2-1)

    No. Name
    12 Tomas Svedkauskas (GK)
    4 Edvinas Girdvainis
    5 Markas Beneta
    8 Egidijus Vaitkunas Yellow Card
    13 Saulius Mikoliunas
    20 Domantas Simkus Yellow Card
    14 Vykintas Slivka
    2 Martynas Dapkus
    22 Fiodor Cernych
    7 Gratas Sirgedas
    11 Arvydas Novikovas
    Lithuania Substitutes:
    Nerijus Valskis, Ignas Driomovas, Rolandas Baravykas, Deimantas Petravicius, Karolis Laukzemis, Daniel Romanovskij, Donatas Kazlauskas, Karolis Silkaitis, Justas Lasickas, Vytas Gaspuitis, Tautvydas Eliosius, Marius Adamonis.

    ITA Italy (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    21 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
    23 Gianluca Mancini
    3 Alessandro Bastoni
    6 Rafael Tolói
    7 Lorenzo Pellegrini Yellow Card
    8 Matteo Pessina Yellow Card
    5 Manuel Locatelli
    13 Emerson
    20 Federico Bernardeschi
    17 Ciro Immobile
    22 Stephan El Shaarawy
    Italy Substitutes:
    Manuel Lazzari, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Lorenzo Insigne, Federico Chiesa, Leonardo Spinazzola, Francesco Acerbi, Andrea Belotti, Alex Meret, Stefano Sensi, Nicolò Barella, Salvatore Sirigu, Leonardo Bonucci.

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