FIFA Under-20 World Cup

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England U20 WLLLW 1
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Tunisia U20 0
  • Dane Scarlett 25'
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Diego Armando Maradona · 2,765 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

TUN ENG
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
70
On Target %
40
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
349
Accurate Passes
435
422
Passes
496
80
Pass Completion %
90
1
Accurate Crosses
10
4
Crosses
32
30
Cross %
30
55
Long Balls
35
17
Accurate Long Balls
21
30
Long Balls %
60
0
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
16
18
Tackles
22
70
Tackle %
70
8
Interceptions
11
25
Effective Clearances
7
25
Clearances
7

Match Leaders

ENG

  • Dane Scarlett F Total Shots 4
  • Matthew Cox G Saves 2

TUN

  • Mohamed Dhaoui M Total Shots 2
  • Dries Arfaoui G Saves 3

Lineups

Confirmed

ENG · 3-4-2-1

  1. Matthew CoxG1
  2. Ronnie EdwardsCD15
  3. Bashir HumphreysCD-L5
  4. Jarell QuansahCD-R6
  5. Alex ScottCM-L4
  6. Darko GyabiCM-R14
  7. Harvey ValeLM11
  8. Daniel OyegokeRM21
  9. Dane ScarlettF9
  10. Samuel EdozieCF-L17
  11. Alfie DevineCF-R7

Substitutes

  1. Xavier SimonsSUB8
  2. Mateo JosephSUB18
  3. Teddy Sharman-LoweSUB13
  4. Daniel JebbisonSUB20
  5. Imari SamuelsSUB16
  6. Liam DelapSUB19
  7. James BeadleSUB12

TUN · 5-3-2

  1. Dries ArfaouiG16
  2. Zinedine SassiCD3
  3. Ali SaoudiCD-L19
  4. Ghaith WahabiCD-R6
  5. Karim El AbedLB4
  6. Rayed BouchnibaRB5
  7. Samy ChouchaneCM7
  8. Chaïm El DjebaliCM-L10
  9. Mohamed DerbaliCM-R13
  10. Béchir YacoubCF-L20
  11. Jibril OthmanCF-R21

Substitutes

  1. Rayan NasraouiSUB14
  2. Malek MehriSUB17
  3. Mahmoud GhorbelSUB2
  4. Raki AouaniSUB11
  5. Yassine DridiSUB8
  6. Mohamed DhaouiSUB18
  7. Thomas ZouaghiSUB12
  8. Baraket El HmidiSUB15
  9. Youssef SnanaSUB9
  10. Raed GazzehSUB1

Play by Play

  1. Substitution 90'+2'

    Substitution, Tunisia U20. Youssef Snana replaces Chaïm El Djebali.

    Youssef Snana
  2. Substitution 90'+2'

    Substitution, Tunisia U20. Malek El Mehri replaces Mohamed Derbali.

    Malek Mehri
  3. Substitution 81'

    Substitution, England U20. Daniel Jebbison replaces Dane Scarlett.

    Daniel Jebbison
  4. Substitution 81'

    Substitution, Tunisia U20. Rayen Nasraoui replaces Béchir Yacoub.

    Rayan Nasraoui
  5. Substitution 75'

    Substitution, England U20. Xavier Simons replaces Bashir Humphreys because of an injury.

    Xavier Simons
  6. Substitution 75'

    Substitution, England U20. Mateo Joseph Fernández replaces Samuel Edozie.

    Mateo Joseph
  7. Substitution 63'

    Substitution, Tunisia U20. Mohamed Dhaoui replaces Jibril Othman.

    Mohamed Dhaoui
  8. Goal - Header 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.

    Dane Scarlett
  1. End Regular Time 90'+6'

    Second Half ends, England U20 1, Tunisia U20 0.

  2. Substitution 90'+2'

    Substitution, Tunisia U20. Youssef Snana replaces Chaïm El Djebali.

    Youssef Snana
  3. Substitution 90'+2'

    Substitution, Tunisia U20. Malek El Mehri replaces Mohamed Derbali.

    Malek Mehri
  4. Substitution 81'

    Substitution, England U20. Daniel Jebbison replaces Dane Scarlett.

    Daniel Jebbison
  5. Substitution 81'

    Substitution, Tunisia U20. Rayen Nasraoui replaces Béchir Yacoub.

    Rayan Nasraoui
  6. Substitution 75'

    Substitution, England U20. Xavier Simons replaces Bashir Humphreys because of an injury.

    Xavier Simons
  7. Substitution 75'

    Substitution, England U20. Mateo Joseph Fernández replaces Samuel Edozie.

    Mateo Joseph
  8. Substitution 63'

    Substitution, Tunisia U20. Mohamed Dhaoui replaces Jibril Othman.

    Mohamed Dhaoui
  9. Start 2nd Half 45'
  10. Halftime 45'+2'
  11. Goal - Header 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.

    Dane Scarlett
  12. Kickoff

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