UEFA European Under-21 Championship

England U21 vs Israel U21, 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA European Under-21 Championship
England U21
  • 15': Anthony Gordon
  • 68': Emile Smith Rowe
FT
2 - 0
Israel U21

    England ease past Israel to reach Euro U21 knockout stages

    England eased to a 2-0 victory over Israel on Sunday to reach the knockout stages of the 2023 Under-21 European Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Offside, England U21. Noni Madueke tries a through ball, but Emile Smith Rowe is caught offside.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (England U21) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 9': Delay in match (England U21).
    • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 12': Anthony Gordon (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Karem Jaber (Israel U21).
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Omri Gandelman (Israel U21) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
    • 15': Goal! England U21 1, Israel U21 0. Anthony Gordon (England U21) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross.
    • 18': Anan Khalaili (Israel U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Foul by Angel Gomes (England U21).
    • 21': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Stav Lemkin.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (England U21) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Omri Gandelman (Israel U21) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Anan Khalaili.
    • 27': Ben Johnson (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Dor Turgeman (Israel U21).
    • 36': Offside, Israel U21. Gil Cohen tries a through ball, but Dor Turgeman is caught offside.
    • 38': Corner, Israel U21. Conceded by Emile Smith Rowe.
    • 40': Foul by Dor Turgeman (Israel U21).
    • 40': Noni Madueke (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Noni Madueke (England U21).
    • 41': Hisham Layous (Israel U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Dor Turgeman (Israel U21) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roy Revivo with a cross.
    • 45': Foul by Ben Johnson (England U21).
    • 45': Karem Jaber (Israel U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Ben Johnson (England U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Eitan Azulay (Israel U21) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Israel U21. Conceded by James Trafford.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, England U21 1, Israel U21 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins England U21 1, Israel U21 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Israel U21. Ilay Hajaj replaces Anan Khalaili.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (England U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a through ball.
    • 50': Foul by Angel Gomes (England U21).
    • 50': Roy Revivo (Israel U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Gibbs-White (England U21).
    • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Substitution, Israel U21. Idan Giorno replaces Eitan Azulay.
    • 59': Substitution, Israel U21. Yoav Hofmeister replaces Hisham Layous.
    • 61': Substitution, England U21. Cole Palmer replaces Noni Madueke.
    • 61': Substitution, England U21. Cameron Archer replaces Anthony Gordon.
    • 62': Emile Smith Rowe (England U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Foul by Yoav Hofmeister (Israel U21).
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Karem Jaber (Israel U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 67': Cole Palmer (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Gil Cohen (Israel U21).
    • 68': Goal! England U21 2, Israel U21 0. Emile Smith Rowe (England U21) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 70': Substitution, England U21. Harvey Elliott replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
    • 70': Substitution, England U21. Oliver Skipp replaces Angel Gomes.
    • 71': Offside, Israel U21. Stav Lemkin tries a through ball, but Idan Giorno is caught offside.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Cameron Archer (England U21) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a through ball.
    • 75': Ben Johnson (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Karem Jaber (Israel U21).
    • 75': Curtis Jones (England U21) is shown the yellow card.
    • 76': Ilay Hajaj (Israel U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Substitution, Israel U21. Oz Bilu replaces Dor Turgeman.
    • 78': Foul by Roy Revivo (Israel U21).
    • 78': James Garner (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, England U21. Jacob Ramsey replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 81': Corner, Israel U21. Conceded by James Garner.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (England U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
    • 84': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (England U21).
    • 84': Karem Jaber (Israel U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Hand ball by Omri Gandelman (Israel U21).
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
    • 87': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Yoav Hofmeister.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Oz Bilu (Israel U21).
    • 90'+1': Levi Colwill (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Cameron Archer (England U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Karem Jaber (Israel U21).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, England U21 2, Israel U21 0.
    • 0': Match ends, England U21 2, Israel U21 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 5
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 1
    31.9 Possession 68.1
    5 SHOTS 8
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    265 Accurate Passes 660
    324 Passes 709
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    9 Crosses 9
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    36 Long Balls 39
    15 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.8
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    5 Effective Tackles 10
    12 Tackles 13
    0.4 Tackle % 0.8
    5 Interceptions 5
    6 Effective Clearances 10
    6 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

    Venue: Ramaz Shengelia Stadium
    Location: Kutaisi, Georgia
    Attendance: 5,106

    EURO Under-21 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Portugal U21 3 +9 7
    2 France U21 3 +4 7
    3 Georgia U21 3 -4 3
    4 Poland U21 3 -9 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ENG England U21 (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 James Trafford (GK)
    4 Levi Colwill
    5 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
    16 Ben Johnson Yellow Card
    14 James Garner
    17 Curtis Jones Yellow Card
    21 Angel Gomes
    10 Emile Smith Rowe
    23 Noni Madueke
    11 Anthony Gordon
    7 Morgan Gibbs-White
    England U21 Substitutes:
    Harvey Elliott, Oliver Skipp, Charlie Cresswell, Cole Palmer, Cameron Archer, Luke Thomas, Jacob Ramsey, Joshua Griffiths, Jarrad Branthwaite, Carl Rushworth.

    ISR Israel U21 (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Peretz (GK)
    5 Gil Cohen
    21 Stav Lemkin
    12 Roy Revivo
    2 Karm Jaber
    6 Omri Gandelman
    15 Ethane Azoulay
    20 Hisham Layous
    13 Anan Khalaili
    11 Dor Turgeman
    10 Oscar Gloukh
    Israel U21 Substitutes:
    Tomer Zarfati, Or Blorian, Ayanaw Ferede, Ziv Morgan, Oz Bilu, Mohamad Abu Rumi, Ilay Hajaj, Yoav Hofmeister, Idan Toklomati, Arad Bar.

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