UEFA European Under-21 Championship

FT Thursday, March 25, 2021
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England U21 WWLLD 0
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Match Report

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England U21s lose Euro 2021 opener against Switzerland

England Under-21s made a bad start to Euro 2021 on Thursday, losing 1-0 to Switzerland in Koper, Slovenia.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
3
33.6
Possession
66.4
10
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
207
Accurate Passes
487
299
Passes
572
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
7
4
Crosses
30
0.3
Cross %
0.2
60
Long Balls
45
19
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
6
14
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
11
Interceptions
7
13
Effective Clearances
5
13
Clearances
5

Lineups

ENG · 3-4-3

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 5Marc GuéhiCD
  3. 3Lloyd KellyCD-L
  4. 4Ben GodfreyCD-R
  5. 16Oliver SkippCM-L
  6. 6Tom DaviesCM-R
  7. 21Dwight McNeilLM
  8. 2Max AaronsRM
  9. 9Eddie NketiahF
  10. 18Emile Smith RoweCF-L
  11. 10Callum Hudson-OdoiCF-R

SUI · 4-4-2

  1. 21Anthony RacioppiG
  2. 5Cédric ZesigerCD-L
  3. 4Jan BamertCD-R
  4. 20Miro MuheimLB
  5. 23Jordan LotombaRB
  6. 22Alexandre JankewitzCM-L
  7. 6Toni DomgjoniCM-R
  8. 14Dan NdoyeLM
  9. 8Bastien TomaRM
  10. 11Andi ZeqiriCF-L
  11. 9Jeremy GuillemenotCF-R

Timeline

  1. 60' Marc Guehi (England U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 63' Jan Bamert (Switzerland U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 66' Substitution, Switzerland U21. Kastriot Imeri replaces Jérémy Guillemenot.
  4. 66' Substitution, England U21. Eberechi Eze replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  5. 66' Substitution, England U21. Curtis Jones replaces Tom Davies.
  6. 76' Substitution, England U21. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Dwight McNeil.
  7. 76' Substitution, England U21. Rhian Brewster replaces Eddie Nketiah.
  8. 77' Goal! England U21 0, Switzerland U21 1. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland U21) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kastriot Imeri.
  9. 79' Substitution, Switzerland U21. Felix Mambimbi replaces Dan Ndoye.
  10. 83' Callum Hudson-Odoi (England U21) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 85' Alexandre Jankewitz (Switzerland U21) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 85' Substitution, Switzerland U21. Kevin Rüegg replaces Bastien Toma.
  13. 90'+4' Oliver Skipp (England U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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