UEFA European Under-21 Championship

FT Thursday, June 22, 2023
England U21 WWWLL 2
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Czechia U21 WDLDD 0
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Batumi Arena (Adjarabet Arena) · 8,168 att.

Match Report

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England beat Czech Republic in U21 European Championship opener

England beat the Czech Republic 2-0 in their opening match of the 2023 Under-21 European Championship on Thursday at the Batumi Arena in Georgia.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
19
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
2
70.5
Possession
29.5
16
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
506
Accurate Passes
173
582
Passes
239
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.3
44
Long Balls
36
21
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
11
10
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
6
8
Effective Clearances
21
8
Clearances
21

Head to Head

ENG leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

CZE · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Vitezslav JarosG
  2. 3Robin HranácCD-L
  3. 2Martin VitíkCD-R
  4. 8Lukás CervDM
  5. 12Martin CedidlaLB
  6. 4Adam GabrielRB
  7. 11Pavel SulcAM
  8. 20Jan ZamburekLM
  9. 22Filip KalocRM
  10. 7Vasil KusejCF-L
  11. 9Václav SejkCF-R

ENG · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1James TraffordG
  2. 4Levi ColwillCD-L
  3. 5Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
  4. 2Max AaronsLB
  5. 14James GarnerRB
  6. 17Curtis JonesCM-L
  7. 21Angel GomesCM-R
  8. 11Anthony GordonCF-L
  9. 7Morgan Gibbs-WhiteCF-R
  10. 8Jacob RamseyAM-L
  11. 23Noni MaduekeAM-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Václav Sejk (Czechia U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 20' Anthony Gordon (England U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+1' Pavel Sulc (Czechia U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 47' Goal! Czechia U21 0, England U21 1. Jacob Ramsey (England U21) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
  5. 56' Max Aarons (England U21) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 60' Substitution, Czechia U21. Matej Jurásek replaces Vasil Kusej.
  7. 66' Substitution, Czechia U21. Daniel Fila replaces Václav Sejk.
  8. 66' Substitution, Czechia U21. Krystof Danek replaces Jan Zamburek.
  9. 66' Substitution, Czechia U21. Adam Karabec replaces Pavel Sulc.
  10. 69' Morgan Gibbs-White (England U21) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 79' Substitution, England U21. Oliver Skipp replaces Angel Gomes.
  12. 79' Substitution, England U21. Cameron Archer replaces Anthony Gordon.
  13. 79' Substitution, England U21. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Noni Madueke.
  14. 82' Substitution, Czechia U21. Matej Valenta replaces Filip Kaloc.
  15. 84' Jacob Ramsey (England U21) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 89' Substitution, England U21. Harvey Elliott replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
  17. 89' Substitution, England U21. Ben Johnson replaces Max Aarons.
  18. 90'+3' Adam Karabec (Czechia U21) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 90'+4' Goal! Czechia U21 0, England U21 2. Emile Smith Rowe (England U21) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cameron Archer.

EURO Under-21 News

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