Match Report
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Sergio Pacciani (10', 40', 45', 77')
Boudewijn Moerman (10')
| Italy | Belgium | ||
| Formation | 5-3-2_v11  | 5-3-2_v12 | |
| Style | Neutral / Mixed Passing | Defensive / Mixed Passing | |
| Offside Trap | Yes | No | |
| Tackling | Normal | Normal | |
| Pressing | High | Low | |
| Counter Attack | Yes | No | |
| One-on-Ones | No | No | |
| Marking | Zonal | Man to Man | |
| High Balls | No | Yes | |
| Keeping Style | Not Defined | Stand In | |
| First Time Shots | No | No | |
| Long Shots | No | No | |
| Possession | 38% | 62% | |
| Shots | 12 | 1 | |
| Shots on Goal | 6 | 1 | |
| Effectiveness | 33% | 0% | |
| Short Passes (%) | 60% | 65% | |
| Long Passes (%) | 40% | 35% | |
| Fouls | 40 | 25 | |
| Comment |
| A crowd of 50000 arrived at the stadium (with a full capacity of 50000 terraces) to see Italy - Belgium! The weather is reasonable, where through the light rain the sun often appears. Around 1 minute(s), substitution for Belgium. Berend Bogaerts leaves the field, and in his place Ludo Allaerts is set to enter. The players of Belgium are playing the high ball very well. They are winning almost all of the aerial plays. The marking style applied by Italy's players is working very well today. The defensive line of Italy is able to put the opponent forwards in offside frequently. Another play at 10 minutes, some great play from Italy. Maurizio Sentimenti gets the ball near the touch line, and crosses it to the edge of the penalty area where Sergio Pacciani is waiting with his foot held back for the shot... and the ball goes into the top corner!! Fantastic goal by Sergio Pacciani! The goalkeeper couldn't do anything to stop this one. The result is now 1-0. Belgium changes their style. They seem to be advancing more up the field in play. The time is now 16 minutes, when Maurizio Sentimenti makes the supporters of Italy jump out of their chairs, when showing great style he dribbles past two defenders. When another one gets in his way, he passes to Sergio Pacciani who races clear to the goal... Sergio Pacciani tries to shoot, but Damiaan Lemey opposes him very well and makes a great save. The marking style applied by Belgium's players is working very well today. The players of Italy are managing to carry out some dangerous counter-attacks throughout this match. Another play at 23 minutes, Maurizio Sentimenti recovers the ball in the opponent's midfield, and with a magnificent pass manages to play Sergio Pacciani clear who in turn makes a strong shot from the wing, but the ball barely misses the post by a few millimeters! Great goal opportunity! 30 minutes according to the clock, Armando Lemme receives a short pass from Maurizio Sentimenti. Still very far away from the box, he slowly moves towards the goal... and without warning Armando Lemme shoots from 30 yards, but the ball goes straight to the hands of Damiaan Lemey. Around 40 minutes, Maurizio Sentimenti recovers the ball with great effort, gets around two opposition players and with a subtle pass puts the ball on Sergio Pacciani's foot who shoots first time home and puts the ball in the top corner. It's a goal! The keeper didn't even move. 2-0 is the result after this goal for Italy. Two players from Belgium seem to be switching their positions on the field: Dario Roelens changes with Tristan Gumienny. Changes by Belgium. They have clearly changed the direction of their attack flow. After this last play, Belgium are clearly changing their formation. The time is now 45 minutes, when it is the excellent vision of Maurizio Sentimenti who makes a slashing pass over Belgium's whole defensive line to a well positioned Sergio Pacciani... he catches the superb pass and manages to get himself clear. Stylishly, Sergio Pacciani goes around the keeper and scores! The scoreboard now reads 3-0! It's half time. Both the home fans and the away fans are applauding a good match so far. The result is 3-0. The stats indicate that the ball possession for both sides is almost the same. Belgium held the ball with 51% while Italy kept it a little less, with 49%. Despite this small difference in ball possession, the home team is in the lead. The second half promises to be quite interesting despite the difference in the scoreboard. The pressing made by the players of Italy seems to be working alright. Their opponents show some problems when they try to pass the ball among themselves. With such a big advantage, the attacking plays of Italy seem to have been reduced somewhat. The players now look like they are just playing on to enjoy the time left and to soak in the atmosphere of the crowd. 58 minutes are counted, Maurizio Sentimenti recovers the ball with great effort, gets around two opposition players and with a subtle pass puts the ball on Armando Lemme's foot who shoots first time home, but the ball hits the bar and goes wide. Great shot. 63 minutes, Maurizio Sentimenti dribbles through the opponent's defensive line, and passes the ball to Sergio Pacciani, but Marcel Boon intercepts the ball and clears it away with a long kick. At 70 minute(s), the second substitution for Belgium is done. Amaury De Connick came in, replacing Tristan Gumienny. Belgium is now attacking much more. They've abandoned their balanced style. The attacking style of Belgium seems to be over, as they are now defending a little more. Two players from Belgium seem to be switching their positions on the field: Dario Roelens changes with Amaury De Connick. After that last goal, it's easy to notice that the forwards of Italy are just waiting for the final whistle. At 77 minutes, with the scoreboard marking 3-0, after a pass by Maurizio Sentimenti, Sergio Pacciani gets around his marker and enters the box where he only has to put it into the net! 4-0! After 86 minutes, Maarten Chabert shows a great understanding with Amaury De Connick, they make a combination move all the way to the area... Maarten Chabert keeps the ball and then tries to chip it over the keeper, but Agostino Mascalzoni manages to avoid what could have been a great goal by Maarten Chabert! Agostino Mascalzoni barely tips the ball over the bar. While Belgium tried to show some real resolve to help influence the result in their favor, in the end they were outdone. Italy won without any doubts. |
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| Country | Under-21 |
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