Match Report
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Arturo Saldombide (75')
Tomer Tikva (10')
| Uruguay Under-21 | Israel Under-21 | ||
| Formation | 5-4-1_v5  | 5-2-3_v11 | |
| Style | Defensive / Short Passing | Neutral / Mixed Passing | |
| Offside Trap | No | No | |
| Tackling | Hard | Easy | |
| Pressing | High | Normal | |
| Counter Attack | Yes | No | |
| One-on-Ones | No | Yes | |
| Marking | Zonal | Man to Man | |
| High Balls | No | Yes | |
| Keeping Style | Not Defined | Stand In | |
| First Time Shots | No | Yes | |
| Long Shots | Yes | Yes | |
| Possession | 49% | 51% | |
| Shots | 1 | 12 | |
| Shots on Goal | 1 | 7 | |
| Effectiveness | 0% | 17% | |
| Short Passes (%) | 70% | 79% | |
| Long Passes (%) | 30% | 21% | |
| Fouls | 28 | 26 | |
| Comment |
| A crowd of 50000 arrived at the stadium (with a full capacity of 50000 terraces) to see Uruguay Under-21 - Israel Under-21! The conditions are quite good, the temperature is great for the players and everyone expects a great match! The players of Israel Under-21 are winning the majority of one-on-one confrontations. The players of Israel Under-21 are able to use their long shots ability. The players of Israel Under-21 are playing the high ball very well. They are winning almost all of the aerial plays. The players of Israel Under-21 seem to be successfully using their first-time shots ability. The time is now 10 minutes, when Inon Yepimach makes a pass to Tomer Tikva all the way on the other wing. He is going to make a cross... the cross goes towards the goal and into the back of the net!! Tomer Tikva doesn't even know how he scored that one. An unusual goal for Israel Under-21! The result is now 0-1. The players of Uruguay Under-21 appear to be taking a different avenue to attack than before. Substitution for Uruguay Under-21 at minute 10: in the place of Ildo Carrasco goes Juan Pedro Rodriguez. Players of Uruguay Under-21 seem to be positioning differently. A change is evident from Israel Under-21. They seem to playing more defensive now. The marking style applied by Uruguay Under-21's players is working very well today. After 21 minutes, Tomer Tikva recovers the ball and dribbles around one, another, and yet another defender before passing the ball to Rubil Michaeli... Rubil Michaeli under pressure from the defense, shoots straight into the hands of Apraham Vieytes. The keeper really made a meal out of that! He just barely manages to safely grab the ball after dropping it the first time…unbelievable! The marking style applied by Israel Under-21's players is working very well today. Another play at 26 minutes, Rubil Michaeli makes a pass to Adoram Shtrauber all the way on the other wing. He is going to make a cross... but the first to head the ball is Zelmar Bazzano, and his header clears it from the dangerous area. Around 30 minutes, Inon Yepimach receives a short pass from Tomer Tikva. Still very far away from the box, he slowly moves towards the goal... and contrary to everyone's expectations Inon Yepimach fires a 30-yard shot, but Juan Pedro Buzy puts himself in front of the shot and intercepts the ball. It could have been a great goal. The pressing made by the players of Uruguay Under-21 seems to be working alright. Their opponents show some problems when they try to pass the ball among themselves. Another play at 35 minutes, a crossed pass to the box by Adoram Shtrauber finds Rubil Michaeli clear, however Roberto Guerrero tackles well and concedes a corner kick for Israel Under-21! The goal-keeper of Israel Under-21 is doing his job very well. His style is confusing the opposite forwards in this game. At half time, the result is 0-1. The home team is slightly dominating ball possession. Uruguay Under-21 held it for 53% of the time while Israel Under-21 controlled it for the other 47%. Even though this small difference in ball possession, the visitors are in the lead. The second-half promises to be quite interesting. 46 minutes according to the clock, Israel Under-21's players are calmly passing the ball near Uruguay Under-21's box. Adoram Shtrauber passes to Arnon Yosifovich who is able to find some space. He is going to shoot... but Apraham Vieytes, safely, takes two steps ahead and saves it. 52 minutes, it is the excellent vision of Arnon Yosifovich who makes a slashing pass over Uruguay Under-21's whole defensive line to a well positioned Adoram Shtrauber... he catches the superb pass and manages to get himself clear. Adoram Shtrauber shoots... but the ball goes wide. Big chance for Adoram Shtrauber. The time is now 56 minutes, when Inon Yepimach recovers the ball in the opponent's midfield, and with a magnificent pass manages to play Arnon Yosifovich clear who shoots first time home straight into the hands of Apraham Vieytes. Arnon Yosifovich could have been more calm in the moment of that shot. 62 minutes, some great play from Israel Under-21. Tomer Tikva gets the ball near the touch line, and crosses it to the edge of the penalty area where Rubil Michaeli is waiting with his foot held back for the shot... but the shot is weak and Apraham Vieytes saves it easily. The players of Uruguay Under-21 are managing to carry out some dangerous counter-attacks throughout this match. In the minute 72, Arnon Yosifovich dived in the box, when nobody touched him. However the oblivious referee gave a penalty for Israel Under-21. Adoram Shtrauber runs to the ball and smashes it at Apraham Vieytes. The ball hit the bar before going in! The goal was scored! Radical change by Uruguay Under-21, as they left their defensive approach for a much more attacking style of play. The players of Uruguay Under-21 appear to be taking a different avenue to attack than before. Uruguay Under-21 undertake a clear formation change! Around 72 minutes, Uruguay Under-21 makes its second substitution. Arturo Saldombide enters in the place of Roberto Guerrero. It was noticed that the manager of Uruguay Under-21 told his players to play in another formation. At minute 72, Uruguay Under-21 makes its third substitution. Wilfrido Adams leaves for Héctor Nieves. It was noticed that the manager of Uruguay Under-21 told his players to play in another formation. The attacking style of Uruguay Under-21 seems to be over, as they are now defending a little more. Uruguay Under-21 seems to be changing their style, as they are now playing a little more attacking. In the end of the match, Israel Under-21 did not only manage to win the match, but also to raise the advantage of one goal they had at half-time. Not even the great competitive attitude demonstrated by Uruguay Under-21 took them to a positive result. In the same way, the players of Israel Under-21 played at the best of their efforts. |
