Italia U21		England U21
U21 ATT def	Tactics	Prep1
50%	Possession	50%
43%	Play in the half	57%
13	Shots	2
1	Fouls	4
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	8
56.9	average mark	50.7
very good	Shooting	adequate
very good	Passing	good
very good	Defending	very good

3 minute.
Chiarelli lobs the ball high into the air. Garner chests the ball. Gasco takes over possession. Gasco has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Italia U21 - England U21 1:0

5 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Chiarelli throws the ball in. Crescenzi passes, it`s a high ball. Gasco makes a diving header. Nelson makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
Missed by few inches.

7 minute.
Pezzotta approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Crescenzi approaches the ball. Crescenzi passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Hughes wins the ball from behind. Casella approaches the ball.
Missed by few inches.

22 minute.
Juninho wins the ball from behind. Crescenzi wins the ball from behind. Hughes fouls. Hughes is cautioned. Crescenzi was harmed in the clash. Crescenzi approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Casella gets his head on it.
Missed by few inches.

22 minute.
the ball passes the goal line. Nelson kicks the ball away from the goal. Caro plays the ball off with his head. Casella takes over possession. Casella has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

34 minute.
Foden makes a sublime pass. Ferdιnand ineptly catches the ball. Dondini cleverly intercepts the pass. Bowyer wins the ball from behind. Bowyer takes a swing and hits it... Mengardo palms the ball clear. Bowyer has been injured, he will have to be substituted. Warhurst comes on to the pitch.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Italia U21 44%, England U21 56%.
Italia U21 - England U21 1:0

55 minute.
Offside. Ramsdale caught by the offside trap. Grilli comes on to the pitch.

64 minute.
Grilli passes, it`s a high ball. Nelson makes a sublime pass. Pezzotta plays the ball off with his head. Grilli just manages to reach the ball first. Grilli takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

65 minute.
Grilli has problems with catching the ball. Warhurst fouls. The harmed player, Grilli, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Stephens comes on to the pitch. Larcinesi comes on to the pitch.

72 minute.
Pezzotta takes over possession. Pezzotta makes a one-touch pass. Larcinesi approaches the ball. Larcinesi has a fantastic effort at goal. Nelson desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Italia U21 - England U21 2:0

85 minute.
Pezzotta makes an instep pass. Crescenzi takes over possession. Crescenzi passes, it`s a high ball. Larcinesi just manages to reach the ball first. Larcinesi shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Italia U21 41%, England U21 59%.
Italia U21 - England U21 2:0