UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Italy U21 vs Norway U21, 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Italy U21
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    Norway U21
    • 65': Erik Botheim

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    Italy U21 are hosting Norway U21 at Cluj Arena, Cluj, Romania, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Joshua Kitolano (Norway U21).
    • 2': Sandro Tonali (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Fabiano Parisi (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Håkon Evjen (Norway U21).
    • 6': Håkon Evjen (Norway U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Wilfried Gnonto (Italy U21) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raoul Bellanova with a cross.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Pietro Pellegri (Italy U21) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Rovella with a cross.
    • 16': Foul by Seedy Jatta (Norway U21).
    • 16': Memeh Okoli (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Emil Ceïde (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Memeh Okoli (Italy U21).
    • 22': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Italy U21).
    • 22': Joshua Kitolano (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Fabiano Parisi (Italy U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Foul by Henrik Heggheim (Norway U21).
    • 32': Attempt missed. Jesper Daland (Norway U21) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Johan Hove.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Samuele Ricci (Italy U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 33': Corner, Italy U21. Conceded by Jesper Daland.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Pietro Pellegri (Italy U21) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Memeh Okoli with a cross.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Johan Hove (Norway U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Ceïde.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (Italy U21) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raoul Bellanova with a cross.
    • 40': Corner, Italy U21. Conceded by Kristoffer Klaesson.
    • 41': Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Italy U21).
    • 41': Håkon Evjen (Norway U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Foul by Pietro Pellegri (Italy U21).
    • 42': Henrik Heggheim (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Gnonto (Italy U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgio Scalvini.
    • 45'+1': Dangerous play by Seedy Jatta (Norway U21).
    • 45'+1': Giorgio Scalvini (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Italy U21 0, Norway U21 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Italy U21 0, Norway U21 0.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Emil Ceïde (Norway U21) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesper Daland.
    • 48': Foul by Henrik Heggheim (Norway U21).
    • 48': Wilfried Gnonto (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Italy U21).
    • 49': Joshua Kitolano (Norway U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Samuele Ricci (Italy U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Foul by Jesper Daland (Norway U21).
    • 50': Sandro Tonali (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Raoul Bellanova (Italy U21) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pietro Pellegri.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Pietro Pellegri (Italy U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Nicolò Rovella (Italy U21) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Wilfried Gnonto.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Håkon Evjen (Norway U21) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 55': Corner, Norway U21. Conceded by Marco Carnesecchi.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Wilfried Gnonto (Italy U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pietro Pellegri following a fast break.
    • 58': Substitution, Norway U21. Oscar Bobb replaces Seedy Jatta.
    • 58': Substitution, Norway U21. Antonio Nusa replaces Håkon Evjen.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Johan Hove (Norway U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
    • 60': Foul by Pietro Pellegri (Italy U21).
    • 60': Henrik Heggheim (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, Italy U21. Nicolò Cambiaghi replaces Wilfried Gnonto.
    • 62': Substitution, Italy U21. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Pietro Pellegri.
    • 65': Goal! Italy U21 0, Norway U21 1. Erik Botheim (Norway U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 66': Offside, Norway U21. Emil Ceïde tries a through ball, but David Møller Wolfe is caught offside.
    • 67': Offside, Italy U21. Matteo Lovato tries a through ball, but Fabiano Parisi is caught offside.
    • 67': Fabiano Parisi (Italy U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Foul by Sebastian Sebulonsen (Norway U21).
    • 68': Foul by Emil Ceïde (Norway U21).
    • 68': Memeh Okoli (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Offside, Italy U21. Marco Carnesecchi tries a through ball, but Nicolò Cambiaghi is caught offside.
    • 70': Substitution, Norway U21. Osame Sahraoui replaces Emil Ceïde.
    • 71': Substitution, Italy U21. Andrea Cambiaso replaces Raoul Bellanova.
    • 71': Substitution, Italy U21. Fabio Miretti replaces Nicolò Rovella.
    • 72': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Italy U21).
    • 72': Oscar Bobb (Norway U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Italy U21) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
    • 73': Corner, Italy U21. Conceded by Henrik Heggheim.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Memeh Okoli (Italy U21) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Italy U21) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso following a fast break.
    • 76': Substitution, Italy U21. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Giorgio Scalvini.
    • 77': Hand ball by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Italy U21).
    • 78': David Møller Wolfe (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Matteo Cancellieri (Italy U21).
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Fabio Miretti (Italy U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 79': Corner, Italy U21. Conceded by Jesper Daland.
    • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Joshua Kitolano (Norway U21).
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Substitution, Norway U21. Christos Zafeiris replaces Joshua Kitolano because of an injury.
    • 81': Substitution, Norway U21. Warren Kamanzi replaces David Møller Wolfe.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Matteo Cancellieri (Italy U21) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a corner.
    • 81': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Italy U21) hits the bar with a with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Matteo Cancellieri following a corner.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Osame Sahraoui (Norway U21) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johan Hove.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Johan Hove (Norway U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
    • 82': Corner, Norway U21. Conceded by Samuele Ricci.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Antonio Nusa (Norway U21) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
    • 85': Corner, Norway U21. Conceded by Marco Carnesecchi.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Jesper Daland (Norway U21) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christos Zafeiris with a cross following a corner.
    • 87': Corner, Norway U21. Conceded by Memeh Okoli.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Johan Hove (Norway U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
    • 89': Antonio Nusa (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Matteo Lovato (Italy U21).
    • 90': Foul by Jesper Daland (Norway U21).
    • 90': Memeh Okoli (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Matteo Lovato (Italy U21).
    • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Italy U21. Sandro Tonali tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Colombo is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Matteo Lovato (Italy U21).
    • 90'+2': Osame Sahraoui (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Christos Zafeiris (Norway U21) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Matteo Cancellieri (Italy U21).
    • 90'+4': Warren Kamanzi (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Matteo Cancellieri (Italy U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Hand ball by Osame Sahraoui (Norway U21).
    • 90'+5': Foul by Warren Kamanzi (Norway U21).
    • 90'+5': Matteo Cancellieri (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Italy U21 0, Norway U21 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Italy U21 0, Norway U21 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 5
    43.8 Possession 56.2
    12 SHOTS 16
    6 ON GOAL 1
    0.5 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    302 Accurate Passes 417
    386 Passes 492
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    18 Crosses 22
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    42 Long Balls 54
    14 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    14 Effective Tackles 6
    23 Tackles 8
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    3 Interceptions 9
    20 Effective Clearances 9
    20 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

    Venue: Cluj Arena
    Location: Cluj, Romania
    Attendance: 2,347

    EURO Under-21 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Denmark U21 3 +2 7
    2 Netherlands U21 3 +1 4
    3 Ukraine U21 3 -1 3
    4 Finland U21 3 -2 2
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ITA Italy U21 (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Marco Carnesecchi (GK)
    6 Matteo Lovato
    2 Giorgio Scalvini
    15 Caleb Okoli
    4 Samuele Ricci Yellow Card
    10 Nicolò Rovella
    8 Sandro Tonali
    3 Fabiano Parisi
    12 Raoul Bellanova
    17 Wilfried Gnonto
    11 Pietro Pellegri
    Italy U21 Substitutes:
    Fabio Miretti, Lorenzo Colombo, Andrea Cambiaso, Nicolò Cambiaghi, Stefano Turati, Destiny Udogie, Matteo Cancellieri, Lorenzo Pirola, Elia Caprile, Salvatore Esposito, Giorgio Cittadini, Edoardo Bove.

    NOR Norway U21 (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    12 Kristoffer Klaesson (GK)
    4 Jesper Daland
    3 Henrik Heggheim
    5 David Wolfe
    2 Sebastian Sebulonsen
    7 Joshua Kitolano
    8 Johan Hove
    16 Hakon Evjen Yellow Card
    20 Erik Botheim
    11 Emil Konradsen Ceïde
    9 Seedy Jatta
    Norway U21 Substitutes:
    Mads Hedenstad Christiansen, Christos Zafeiris, Osame Sahraoui, Tobias Christensen, Antonio Nusa, Sivert Mannsverk, Leo Fuhr Hjelde, Oscar Bobb, Waren Kamanzi, Colin Rösler, Rasmus Sandberg, Markus Solbakken.

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