UEFA European Under-21 Championship

FT Sunday, July 2, 2023
Portugal U21 WWLDW 0
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England U21 LLWWW 1
1st2ndT
POR000
ENG101
Ramaz Shengelia Stadium · 6,920 att.

Match Report

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Gordon nets as England U21s edge Portugal, book semifinal place

Anthony Gordon struck in the first half to help England to a 1-0 victory over Portugal on Sunday and book their place in the European Under-21 Championship semifinals.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
2
57.1
Possession
42.9
16
SHOTS
6
2
ON GOAL
3
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
493
Accurate Passes
370
553
Passes
433
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
8
Accurate Crosses
0
31
Crosses
2
0.3
Cross %
0.0
40
Long Balls
49
22
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
0
8
Effective Tackles
10
9
Tackles
15
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
4
4
Effective Clearances
27
4
Clearances
27

Head to Head

POR leads series 2-0

Lineups

ENG · 4-4-2

  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. 8Jacob RamseyLM
  9. 23Noni MaduekeRM
  10. 7Morgan Gibbs-WhiteCF-L
  11. 11Anthony GordonCF-R

POR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Celton BiaiG
  2. 3André AmaroCD-L
  3. 16Alexandre PenetraCD-R
  4. 5Nuno TavaresLB
  5. 13Zé CarlosRB
  6. 6Tiago DantasCM
  7. 4Samú CostaLM
  8. 17João NevesRM
  9. 20Fábio SilvaF
  10. 7Pedro NetoLF
  11. 11Francisco ConceiçãoRF

Timeline

  1. 34' Goal! England U21 1, Portugal U21 0. Anthony Gordon (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
  2. 45' Substitution, Portugal U21. Paulo Bernardo replaces Samú Costa.
  3. 51' Max Aarons (England U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 65' Substitution, Portugal U21. Henrique Araújo replaces Fábio Silva.
  5. 67' Substitution, England U21. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Jacob Ramsey because of an injury.
  6. 74' Substitution, England U21. Ben Johnson replaces Max Aarons.
  7. 74' Substitution, England U21. Cole Palmer replaces Noni Madueke.
  8. 79' Ben Johnson (England U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 80' Substitution, England U21. Oliver Skipp replaces Angel Gomes.
  10. 83' Zé Carlos (Portugal U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 85' James Trafford (England U21) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 87' Substitution, Portugal U21. Diego Moreira replaces Francisco Conceição.
  13. 90' Substitution, Portugal U21. Vítinha replaces Pedro Neto.

EURO Under-21 News

All news
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