UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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

· UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Israel U21
    FT
    0 - 3
    England U21
    • 42': Morgan Gibbs-White
    • 63': Cole Palmer
    • 90': Cameron Archer

    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.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Dor Turgeman (Israel U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Angel Gomes (England U21).
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Omri Gandelman (Israel U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hisham Layous.
    • 5': Corner, Israel U21. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Karem Jaber (Israel U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh with a cross following a corner.
    • 6': Anthony Gordon (England U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Foul by Karem Jaber (Israel U21).
    • 7': Attempt missed. Levi Colwill (England U21) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Angel Gomes (England U21) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Emile Smith Rowe (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
    • 13': Penalty England U21. Anthony Gordon draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 13': Penalty conceded by Karem Jaber (Israel U21) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 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.
    • 20': Angel Gomes (England U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Dor Turgeman (Israel U21).
    • 20': Dor Turgeman (Israel U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Angel Gomes (England U21).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 25': Foul by Anthony Gordon (England U21).
    • 25': Stav Lemkin (Israel U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Dor Turgeman (Israel U21) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gil Cohen with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 27': Corner, Israel U21. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Karem Jaber (Israel U21) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh with a cross following a corner.
    • 27': Corner, Israel U21. Conceded by Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Stav Lemkin (Israel U21) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh with a cross following a corner.
    • 31': Foul by James Garner (England U21).
    • 31': Hisham Layous (Israel U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Anthony Gordon (England U21).
    • 36': Ilay Hajaj (Israel U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Angel Gomes (England U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Omri Gandelman (Israel U21) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
    • 41': Cole Palmer (England U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Foul by Oscar Gloukh (Israel U21).
    • 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.
    • 44': Foul by Ilay Hajaj (Israel U21).
    • 44': Luke Thomas (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Israel U21 0, England U21 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Israel U21 0, England U21 1.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Emile Smith Rowe (England U21) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (England U21) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Angel Gomes.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
    • 49': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Stav Lemkin.
    • 51': Angel Gomes (England U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Foul by Omri Gandelman (Israel U21).
    • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Angel Gomes (England U21).
    • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 53': Foul by Angel Gomes (England U21).
    • 53': Oscar Gloukh (Israel U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (England U21).
    • 55': Ilay Hajaj (Israel U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Substitution, Israel U21. Anan Khalaili replaces Ilay Hajaj.
    • 56': Substitution, Israel U21. Idan Giorno replaces Hisham Layous.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Angel Gomes (England U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
    • 59': Foul by Oscar Gloukh (Israel U21).
    • 59': James Garner (England U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Angel Gomes (England U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Eitan Azulay (Israel U21).
    • 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.
    • 66': VAR Decision: Goal Israel U21 0-2 England U21 (Cole Palmer).
    • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Dor Turgeman (Israel U21).
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Dor Turgeman (Israel U21) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 73': Offside, England U21. Morgan Gibbs-White tries a through ball, but Anthony Gordon is caught offside.
    • 74': Substitution, England U21. Cameron Archer replaces Anthony Gordon.
    • 74': Substitution, England U21. Harvey Elliott replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
    • 75': Substitution, Israel U21. Oz Bilu replaces Eitan Azulay.
    • 75': Cole Palmer (England U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Foul by Oz Bilu (Israel U21).
    • 77': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (England U21) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (England U21) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
    • 79': Substitution, England U21. Oliver Skipp replaces Angel Gomes.
    • 79': Substitution, England U21. Noni Madueke replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 80': Curtis Jones (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Dor Turgeman (Israel U21).
    • 81': Foul by Levi Colwill (England U21).
    • 81': Idan Giorno (Israel U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Levi Colwill (England U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Roy Revivo (Israel U21) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 83': Cameron Archer (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Stav Lemkin (Israel U21).
    • 83': Stav Lemkin (Israel U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Anan Khalaili (Israel U21) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh with a cross.
    • 84': Foul by Omri Gandelman (Israel U21).
    • 84': James Trafford (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Oz Bilu.
    • 87': Foul by Cole Palmer (England U21).
    • 87': Oz Bilu (Israel U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Roy Revivo (Israel U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Roy Revivo (Israel U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 88': Substitution, England U21. Tommy Doyle replaces Curtis Jones.
    • 89': Substitution, Israel U21. Mohamad Abu Rumi replaces Dor Turgeman.
    • 89': Substitution, Israel U21. Aynao Prada replaces Omri Gandelman.
    • 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.
    • 90'+2': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Gil Cohen.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Oz Bilu (Israel U21).
    • 90'+2': Tommy Doyle (England U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (England U21) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Gil Cohen.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Noni Madueke (England U21).
    • 90'+4': Oscar Gloukh (Israel U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Israel U21 0, England U21 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Israel U21 0, England U21 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Israel U21 0, England U21 3.

    Statistics

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    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

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

    Venue: Batumi Arena (Adjarabet Arena)
    Location: Batumi, Georgia
    Attendance: 11,801

    Line-Ups

    ISR Israel U21 (4-4-2)

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

    ENG England U21 (4-4-2)

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

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