UEFA European Under-21 Championship

FT Wednesday, July 5, 2023
England U21 LWWWW 3
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Israel U21 LDLWW 0
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ENG123
ISR000
Batumi Arena (Adjarabet Arena) · 11,801 att.

Match Report

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England ease past Israel to reach first Euro U21 final since 2009

England will meet Spain in the final of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship after beating Israel 3-0 in Wednesday's first semifinal at Georgia's Batumi Arena.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
2
66.8
Possession
33.2
16
SHOTS
11
6
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
546
Accurate Passes
232
599
Passes
288
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
6
10
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.5
30
Long Balls
27
21
Accurate Long Balls
9
0.7
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
5
14
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
10
9
Effective Clearances
13
9
Clearances
13

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

ISR · 4-4-2

  1. 23Tomer ZarfatiG
  2. 5Gil CohenCD-L
  3. 21Stav LemkinCD-R
  4. 12Roy RevivoLB
  5. 2Karm JaberRB
  6. 6Omri GandelmanCM-L
  7. 15Ethane AzoulayCM-R
  8. 20Hisham LayousLM
  9. 22Ilay HajajRM
  10. 10Oscar GloukhCF-L
  11. 11Dor TurgemanCF-R

ENG · 4-4-2

  1. 1James TraffordG
  2. 4Levi ColwillCD-L
  3. 5Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
  4. 3Luke ThomasLB
  5. 14James GarnerRB
  6. 17Curtis JonesCM-L
  7. 21Angel GomesCM-R
  8. 10Emile Smith RoweLM
  9. 20Cole PalmerRM
  10. 11Anthony GordonCF-L
  11. 7Morgan Gibbs-WhiteCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Morgan Gibbs-White (England U21) right footed shot is close, but misses to the right. Morgan Gibbs-White should be disappointed.
  2. 20' Dor Turgeman (Israel U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 42' Goal! Israel U21 0, England U21 1. Morgan Gibbs-White (England U21) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross.
  4. 56' Substitution, Israel U21. Anan Khalaili replaces Ilay Hajaj.
  5. 56' Substitution, Israel U21. Idan Giorno replaces Hisham Layous.
  6. 63' Goal! Israel U21 0, England U21 2. Cole Palmer (England U21) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  7. 74' Substitution, England U21. Cameron Archer replaces Anthony Gordon.
  8. 74' Substitution, England U21. Harvey Elliott replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  9. 75' Substitution, Israel U21. Oz Bilu replaces Eitan Azulay.
  10. 79' Substitution, England U21. Oliver Skipp replaces Angel Gomes.
  11. 79' Substitution, England U21. Noni Madueke replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
  12. 81' Levi Colwill (England U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 83' Stav Lemkin (Israel U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 88' Substitution, England U21. Tommy Doyle replaces Curtis Jones.
  15. 89' Substitution, Israel U21. Mohamad Abu Rumi replaces Dor Turgeman.
  16. 89' Substitution, Israel U21. Aynao Prada replaces Omri Gandelman.
  17. 90' Goal! Israel U21 0, England U21 3. Cameron Archer (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Palmer.

EURO Under-21 News

All news
Video How Everton beat Aston Villa to end 11-game home winning streak Take a look at the numbers behind Everton's 1-0 win vs. Aston Villa courtesy of a Thierno Barry strike to snap their winning streak at home. ESPN Reuters England retain Euro U21 title with dramatic win over Germany Holders England beat Germany 3-2 after extra time European Under-21 Championship final on Saturday after they had let slip a two-goal lead. News Associated Press Harvey Elliott 'hurting' after 'silly' England U21 celebration Harvey Elliott's knee-slide celebration after scoring in England's Euro U21 semifinal win over the Netherlands was brief -- and painful. ESPN ESPN Harvey Elliott double sees England beat Netherlands, reach Euros U21 final Two goals from Harvey Elliott helped England book their place in the final of the UEFA Under-21 European Championship with a 2-1 win over the Netherlands on Wednesday.