Türkiye U21 vs Italy U21, 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
Türkiye U21
    FT
    0 - 2
    Italy U21
    • 45'+3': Fabio Miretti
    • 79': Marco Nasti

    About

    Türkiye U21 are hosting Italy U21 at Turka Arac Muayene Kocaeli Stadyumu, Kocaeli, Türkiye, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Francesco Esposito (Italy U21) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio Miretti.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Aksel Potur (Türkiye U21) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Enis Destan.
    • 7': Foul by Mattia Zanotti (Italy U21).
    • 7': Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye U21) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ege Tiknaz.
    • 8': Corner, Türkiye U21. Conceded by Mattia Zanotti.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Emin Bayram (Türkiye U21) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bartug Elmaz with a cross.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Erencan Yardimci (Türkiye U21) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Erencan Yardimci (Türkiye U21) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ugur Yildiz with a cross.
    • 15': Corner, Türkiye U21. Conceded by Cesare Casadei.
    • 16': Corner, Italy U21. Conceded by Yasin Özcan.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Cher Ndour (Italy U21) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Cesare Casadei (Italy U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Francesco Esposito.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Francesco Esposito (Italy U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi with a cross.
    • 21': Enis Destan (Türkiye U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 21': Foul by Matteo Prati (Italy U21).
    • 24': Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye U21) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bartug Elmaz.
    • 24': Offside, Italy U21. Sebastiano Desplanches tries a through ball, but Fabio Miretti is caught offside.
    • 25': Foul by Mattia Zanotti (Italy U21).
    • 25': Serdar Saatçi (Türkiye U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Corner, Italy U21. Conceded by Bartug Elmaz.
    • 28': Fabio Miretti (Italy U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Foul by Ugur Yildiz (Türkiye U21).
    • 33': Foul by Serdar Saatçi (Türkiye U21).
    • 33': Francesco Esposito (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Cher Ndour (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Serdar Saatçi (Türkiye U21).
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Cher Ndour (Italy U21).
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Serdar Saatçi (Türkiye U21).
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Cher Ndour (Italy U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia Zanotti.
    • 41': Foul by Fabio Miretti (Italy U21).
    • 41': Ugur Yildiz (Türkiye U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Cesare Casadei (Italy U21) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cher Ndour.
    • 42': Foul by Ege Tiknaz (Türkiye U21).
    • 42': Tommaso Baldanzi (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Diego Coppola (Italy U21).
    • 43': Yasin Özcan (Türkiye U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Goal! Türkiye U21 0, Italy U21 1. Fabio Miretti (Italy U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Francesco Esposito.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Türkiye U21 0, Italy U21 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Türkiye U21 0, Italy U21 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Türkiye U21. Engin Aksoy replaces Yasin Özcan.
    • 45': Substitution, Türkiye U21. Ömer Beyaz replaces Aksel Potur.
    • 46': Erencan Yardimci (Türkiye U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Foul by Lorenzo Pirola (Italy U21).
    • 49': Cesare Casadei (Italy U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Foul by Engin Aksoy (Türkiye U21).
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Diego Coppola (Italy U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cesare Casadei.
    • 50': Fabio Miretti (Italy U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Foul by Ömer Beyaz (Türkiye U21).
    • 51': Foul by Serdar Saatçi (Türkiye U21).
    • 51': Francesco Esposito (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Mattia Zanotti (Italy U21).
    • 54': Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Enis Destan (Türkiye U21) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bartug Elmaz with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 55': Emin Bayram (Türkiye U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Fabio Miretti (Italy U21).
    • 57': Offside, Italy U21. Fabio Miretti tries a through ball, but Tommaso Baldanzi is caught offside.
    • 58': Fabio Miretti (Italy U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Foul by Ege Tiknaz (Türkiye U21).
    • 59': Foul by Matteo Prati (Italy U21).
    • 59': Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Corner, Türkiye U21. Conceded by Mattia Zanotti.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 61': Substitution, Türkiye U21. Cihan Çanak replaces Bartug Elmaz.
    • 62': Substitution, Türkiye U21. Emircan Gürlük replaces Enis Destan.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Emircan Gürlük (Türkiye U21) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Engin Aksoy.
    • 65': Substitution, Italy U21. Marco Nasti replaces Francesco Esposito.
    • 65': Substitution, Italy U21. Edoardo Bove replaces Fabio Miretti.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Erencan Yardimci (Türkiye U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Marco Nasti (Italy U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia Zanotti.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Mattia Zanotti (Italy U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 67': Foul by Emircan Gürlük (Türkiye U21).
    • 67': Mattia Zanotti (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Cesare Casadei (Italy U21) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Emircan Gürlük (Türkiye U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ömer Beyaz.
    • 69': Corner, Türkiye U21. Conceded by Lorenzo Pirola.
    • 70': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Italy U21).
    • 70': Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Foul by Engin Aksoy (Türkiye U21).
    • 72': Mattia Zanotti (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Serdar Saatçi (Türkiye U21).
    • 73': Marco Nasti (Italy U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Offside, Italy U21. Mattia Zanotti tries a through ball, but Tommaso Baldanzi is caught offside.
    • 77': Foul by Emin Bayram (Türkiye U21).
    • 77': Marco Nasti (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Emin Bayram (Türkiye U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Marco Nasti (Italy U21).
    • 78': Substitution, Türkiye U21. Cem Türkmen replaces Erencan Yardimci.
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Goal! Türkiye U21 0, Italy U21 2. Marco Nasti (Italy U21) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi.
    • 79': Ege Tiknaz (Türkiye U21) is shown the yellow card.
    • 81': Emircan Gürlük (Türkiye U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Cher Ndour (Italy U21).
    • 81': Emin Bayram (Türkiye U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Marco Nasti (Italy U21).
    • 82': Corner, Türkiye U21. Conceded by Matteo Prati.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Serdar Saatçi (Türkiye U21) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Emircan Gürlük with a cross.
    • 82': Corner, Türkiye U21. Conceded by Cesare Casadei.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Emin Bayram (Türkiye U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ömer Beyaz with a headed pass.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Ege Tiknaz (Türkiye U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 84': Offside, Italy U21. Matteo Prati tries a through ball, but Marco Nasti is caught offside.
    • 86': Ege Tiknaz (Türkiye U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Marco Nasti (Italy U21).
    • 87': Emircan Gürlük (Türkiye U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Cher Ndour (Italy U21).
    • 88': Attempt missed. Emircan Gürlük (Türkiye U21) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 89': Substitution, Italy U21. Jacopo Fazzini replaces Tommaso Baldanzi.
    • 90': Cem Türkmen (Türkiye U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Cesare Casadei (Italy U21).
    • 90': Cesare Casadei (Italy U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Italy U21. Jacopo Fazzini tries a through ball, but Marco Nasti is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jacopo Fazzini (Italy U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mattia Zanotti.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Italy U21. Conceded by Dogan Alemdar.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Marco Nasti (Italy U21) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Türkiye U21. Conceded by Matteo Ruggeri.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Türkiye U21 0, Italy U21 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Türkiye U21 0, Italy U21 2.

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Turka Arac Muayene Kocaeli Stadyumu
    Location: Kocaeli, Türkiye
    Attendance: 2,358

    Line-Ups

    TUR Türkiye U21 (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Dogan Alemdar (GK)
    15 Emin Bayram Yellow Card
    22 Serdar Saatci
    3 Yasin Ozcan
    19 Ugur Kaan Yildiz
    8 Demir Ege Tiknaz Yellow Card
    20 Bartug Elmaz
    17 Kenan Yildiz
    14 Aksel Potur
    9 Enis Destan
    11 Erencan Yardimci
    Türkiye U21 Substitutes:
    Emircan Gürlük, Ravil Tagir, Cem Tuna Türkmen, Metehan Baltaci, Engin Aksoy, Emre Bilgin, Cihan Canak, Ayberk Karapo, Omer Beyaz.

    ITA Italy U21 (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Sebastiano Desplanches (GK)
    5 Lorenzo Pirola
    15 Diego Coppola
    3 Matteo Ruggeri
    2 Mattia Zanotti
    18 Pio Esposito
    16 Matteo Prati
    23 Fabio Miretti
    17 Cher Ndour
    7 Cesare Casadei Yellow Card
    11 Tommaso Baldanzi
    Italy U21 Substitutes:
    Gioele Zacchi, Gaetano Oristanio, Gabriele Guarino, Daniele Ghilardi, Lorenzo Colombo, Marco Nasti, Michael Kayode, Jacopo Fazzini, Edoardo Bove.

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