England U20 vs Tunisia U20, 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup, Group Stage

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England U20
  • 25': Dane Scarlett
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Tunisia U20

    England beat Tunisia in U20 World Cup opener on Scarlett header

    England beat Tunisia 1-0 in their U20 World Cup Group E opener on Monday at the Diego Maradona Stadium in Buenos Aires.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, England U20. Conceded by Béchir Yacoub.
    • 4': Bashir Humphreys (England U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Chaïm El Djebali (Tunisia U20).
    • 5': Attempt missed. Dane Scarlett (England U20) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Oyegoke with a cross.
    • 6': Offside, England U20. Dane Scarlett tries a through ball, but Alfie Devine is caught offside.
    • 8': Corner, England U20. Conceded by Samy Chouchane.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Jibril Othman (Tunisia U20) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Béchir Yacoub with a cross.
    • 9': Offside, England U20. Jarell Quansah tries a through ball, but Dane Scarlett is caught offside.
    • 15': Béchir Yacoub (Tunisia U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Alex Scott (England U20).
    • 16': Foul by Ghaith Ouahabi (Tunisia U20).
    • 16': Samuel Edozie (England U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Alfie Devine (England U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Foul by Samy Chouchane (Tunisia U20).
    • 20': Béchir Yacoub (Tunisia U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Darko Gyabi (England U20).
    • 23': Foul by Ghaith Ouahabi (Tunisia U20).
    • 23': Samuel Edozie (England U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Goal! England U20 1, Tunisia U20 0. Dane Scarlett (England U20) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Vale with a cross.
    • 26': Darko Gyabi (England U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Foul by Chaïm El Djebali (Tunisia U20).
    • 27': Darko Gyabi (England U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Chaïm El Djebali (Tunisia U20).
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (England U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Edozie.
    • 29': Corner, England U20. Conceded by Zinedine Sassi.
    • 29': Corner, England U20. Conceded by Ali Saoudi.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Samuel Edozie (England U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 33': Chaïm El Djebali (Tunisia U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Darko Gyabi (England U20).
    • 34': Foul by Samuel Edozie (England U20).
    • 34': Ghaith Ouahabi (Tunisia U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Dane Scarlett (England U20) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Edozie with a cross.
    • 37': Chaïm El Djebali (Tunisia U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Darko Gyabi (England U20).
    • 38': Attempt saved. Samuel Edozie (England U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darko Gyabi.
    • 40': Alex Scott (England U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Mohamed Derbali (Tunisia U20).
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Derbali (Tunisia U20).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 42': Béchir Yacoub (Tunisia U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Daniel Oyegoke (England U20).
    • 44': Béchir Yacoub (Tunisia U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Foul by Darko Gyabi (England U20).
    • 45': Foul by Ghaith Ouahabi (Tunisia U20).
    • 45': Harvey Vale (England U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Corner, England U20. Conceded by Béchir Yacoub.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, England U20 1, Tunisia U20 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins England U20 1, Tunisia U20 0.
    • 47': Corner, England U20. Conceded by Ghaith Ouahabi.
    • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Bashir Humphreys (England U20).
    • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 52': Corner, England U20. Conceded by Karim El Abed.
    • 54': Béchir Yacoub (Tunisia U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Foul by Jarell Quansah (England U20).
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Dane Scarlett (England U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bashir Humphreys with a headed pass.
    • 57': Darko Gyabi (England U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Foul by Chaïm El Djebali (Tunisia U20).
    • 63': Substitution, Tunisia U20. Mohamed Dhaoui replaces Jibril Othman.
    • 67': Corner, England U20. Conceded by Zinedine Sassi.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Alfie Devine (England U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Edozie.
    • 71': Foul by Harvey Vale (England U20).
    • 71': Mohamed Dhaoui (Tunisia U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Mohamed Dhaoui (Tunisia U20) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 72': Corner, Tunisia U20. Conceded by Alex Scott.
    • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Bashir Humphreys (England U20).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Substitution, England U20. Mateo Joseph Fernández replaces Samuel Edozie.
    • 75': Substitution, England U20. Xavier Simons replaces Bashir Humphreys because of an injury.
    • 79': Béchir Yacoub (Tunisia U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Jarell Quansah (England U20).
    • 79': Attempt saved. Mohamed Dhaoui (Tunisia U20) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayed Bouchniba.
    • 81': Foul by Chaïm El Djebali (Tunisia U20).
    • 81': Harvey Vale (England U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Substitution, Tunisia U20. Rayen Nasraoui replaces Béchir Yacoub.
    • 81': Substitution, England U20. Daniel Jebbison replaces Dane Scarlett.
    • 86': Foul by Daniel Jebbison (England U20).
    • 86': Samy Chouchane (Tunisia U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Mateo Joseph Fernández (England U20).
    • 90'+1': Karim El Abed (Tunisia U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Tunisia U20. Malek El Mehri replaces Mohamed Derbali.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Tunisia U20. Youssef Snana replaces Chaïm El Djebali.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Daniel Jebbison (England U20) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harvey Vale.
    • 90'+4': Corner, England U20. Conceded by Dries Arfaoui.
    • 90'+4': Alex Scott (England U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Malek El Mehri (Tunisia U20).
    • 90'+5': Daniel Jebbison (England U20) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alfie Devine following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Daniel Oyegoke (England U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, England U20 1, Tunisia U20 0.
    • 0': Match ends, England U20 1, Tunisia U20 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 12
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 9
    3 Saves 2
    45 Possession 55
    3 SHOTS 11
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.7 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    349 Accurate Passes 435
    422 Passes 496
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 10
    4 Crosses 32
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    55 Long Balls 35
    17 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    13 Effective Tackles 16
    18 Tackles 22
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    8 Interceptions 11
    25 Effective Clearances 7
    25 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA Under-20 World Cup

    Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
    Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Attendance: 2,765

    FIFA U-20 World Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 United States U20 3 +10 6
    2 South Africa U20 3 +5 6
    3 France U20 3 +4 6
    4 New Caledonia U20 3 -19 0
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    Line-Ups

    ENG England U20 (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Matthew Cox (GK)
    15 Ronnie Edwards
    5 Bashir Humphreys
    6 Jarell Quansah
    4 Alex Scott
    14 Darko Gyabi
    11 Harvey Vale
    21 Daniel Oyegoke
    9 Dane Scarlett
    17 Samuel Edozie
    7 Alfie Devine
    England U20 Substitutes:
    Xavier Simons, Mateo Joseph, Teddy Sharman-Lowe, Daniel Jebbison, Imari Samuels, Liam Delap, James Beadle.

    TUN Tunisia U20 (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    16 Dries Arfaoui (GK)
    3 Zinedine Sassi
    19 Ali Saoudi
    6 Ghaith Wahabi
    4 Karim El Abed
    5 Rayed Bouchniba
    7 Samy Chouchane
    10 Chaïm El Djebali
    13 Mohamed Derbali
    20 Béchir Yacoub
    21 Jibril Othman
    Tunisia U20 Substitutes:
    Rayan Nasraoui, Malek Mehri, Mahmoud Ghorbel, Raki Aouani, Yassine Dridi, Mohamed Dhaoui, Thomas Zouaghi, Baraket El Hmidi, Youssef Snana, Raed Gazzeh.

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