Italy U21 vs North Macedonia U21, 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying

4': Cher Ndour
49': Luca Lipani
50': Jeff Ekhator
86': Seydou Fini (P)

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Italy U21 are hosting North Macedonia U21 at Stadio Carlo Castellani - Computer Gross Arena, Empoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

4': Cher Ndour (Italy U21) Goal at 4'
18': Luca Lipani (Italy U21) Yellow Card at 18'
32': Costantino Favasuli (Italy U21) Yellow Card at 32'
45'+1': Matej Angelov (North Macedonia U21) Yellow Card at 46'
45': Michael Kayode (Italy U21) Substitution at 45'
49': Luca Lipani (Italy U21) Goal at 49'
50': Jeff Ekhator (Italy U21) Goal at 50'
58': Martin Gjorgievski (North Macedonia U21) Substitution at 58'
58': Mateo Sofijanoski (North Macedonia U21) Substitution at 58'
58': Seydou Fini (Italy U21) Substitution at 58'
58': Lorenzo Venturino (Italy U21) Substitution at 58'
69': Admir Latifi (North Macedonia U21) Substitution at 69'
74': Alessio Cacciamani (Italy U21) Substitution at 74'
82': Antonio Raimondo (Italy U21) Substitution at 82'
84': Kire Stojanov (North Macedonia U21) Substitution at 84'
86': Seydou Fini (Italy U21) Penalty - Scored at 86'

Statistics

MKD		ITA
6	Fouls	20
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	9
5	Saves	0
29.9	Possession	70.1
3	SHOTS	25
0	ON GOAL	9
0.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	9
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani - Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 1,485

EURO U-21 Qualifying Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Italy U21	10	+25	27
2	Poland U21	10	+20	27
3	Sweden U21	10	-10	13
4	Montenegro U21	10	-3	12

Full Table

Line-Ups

Italy U21 (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Lorenzo Palmisani (GK)
4	Fabio Chiarodia
6	Pietro Comuzzo
3	Davide Bartesaghi
2	Costantino Favasuli
5	Luca Lipani
20	Matteo Dagasso
10	Cher Ndour
18	Jeff Ekhator
11	Luca Koleosho
7	Luigi Cherubini

Italy U21 Substitutes:

Honest Ahanor, Gabriele Guarino, Michael Kayode, Seydou Fini, Antonio Raimondo, Alessio Cacciamani, Tommaso Berti, Lorenzo Venturino, Giovanni Daffara.

North Macedonia U21 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Ljupche Dzhekov (GK)
3	Gjorge Dzhekov
5	Anes Meljichi
19	Memetriza Hamza
14	Andrej Arizankoski
23	Sejdo Durakov
8	Ilija Maslarov
6	Matej Angelov
7	Matej Gashtarov
11	Dimitar Trajkov
21	Dimitar Danev

North Macedonia U21 Substitutes:

Mateo Sofijanoski, Admir Latifi, David Stojanoski, Muhamed Kurtishi, Nikola Filevski, Martin Gjorgievski, Vasko Vasilev, Kire Stojanov, Marko Stojilevski.

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