Match Report
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Yehuda Yehiel (20')
Aníbal Moya (4', 73')
| Israel Under-21 | Argentina Under-21 | ||
| Formation | 5-4-1_v6  | 5-2-3_v11 | |
| Style | Defensive / Mixed Passing | Attacking / Long Passing | |
| Offside Trap | No | No | |
| Tackling | Hard | Normal | |
| Pressing | High | Normal | |
| Counter Attack | Yes | No | |
| One-on-Ones | No | Yes | |
| Marking | Not Defined | Man to Man | |
| High Balls | No | Yes | |
| Keeping Style | Not Defined | Stand In | |
| First Time Shots | No | Yes | |
| Long Shots | Yes | Yes | |
| Possession | 50% | 50% | |
| Shots | 0 | 8 | |
| Shots on Goal | 0 | 4 | |
| Effectiveness | 0% | 50% | |
| Short Passes (%) | 44% | 33% | |
| Long Passes (%) | 56% | 67% | |
| Fouls | 35 | 20 | |
| Comment |
| A crowd of 45200 arrived at the stadium (with a full capacity of 45200 terraces) to see Israel Under-21 - Argentina Under-21! The weather is reasonable, where through the light rain the sun often appears. The players of Argentina Under-21 are able to use their long shots ability. 4 minutes, Aníbal Moya receives a short pass from Xavier Lopes. Still very far away from the box, he slowly moves towards the goal... and with nobody expecting it, Aníbal Moya fires a 30-yard shot and scores. What a shot by Aníbal Moya!! The result is now 0-1. The players of Argentina Under-21 are playing the high ball very well. They are winning almost all of the aerial plays. The players of Argentina Under-21 seem to be successfully using their first-time shots ability. The players of Argentina 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. At 11 minutes, with the scoreboard marking 0-1, Aníbal Moya passes to Xavier Lopes who cleverly waits for Aníbal Moya to get himself clear to receive the return ball... Aníbal Moya with some great movement tries to make a strong and accurate shot, but the ball goes wide. The marking style applied by Argentina Under-21's players is working very well today. The goal-keeper of Argentina Under-21 is doing his job very well. His style is confusing the opposite forwards in this game. Another play at 25 minutes, Xavier Lopes passes to Aníbal Moya, who hits it first time home... the ball hits Zohar Aboksis and almost deceives the goalkeeper... but it's a corner kick. Israel Under-21 makes its first substitution at 30 minutes. Yehuda Yehiel gives his place to Itsik Hebe. The players of Israel Under-21 are managing to carry out some dangerous counter-attacks throughout this match. Half time. The result is 0-1. The statistics are pretty clear in terms of ball possession: the away side dominated with 67% of ball possession, while Israel Under-21 held it much less, with 33%. At this moment the result is appropriate for what we saw in the first-half. The difference could have been even larger! The pressing made by the players of Israel Under-21 seems to be working alright. Their opponents show some problems when they try to pass the ball among themselves. 54 minutes according to the clock, some great play from Argentina Under-21. Federico Rossy gets the ball near the touch line, and crosses it to the edge of the penalty area where Manuel Calliari is waiting with his foot held back for the shot... and the ball goes into the top corner!! Fantastic goal by Manuel Calliari! The goalkeeper couldn't do anything to stop this one. 0-2! Israel Under-21 seems to be changing their formation, following their manager indications. The players of Israel Under-21 appear to be taking a different avenue to attack than before. Israel Under-21 is now playing a little more advanced on the field. Substitution for Israel Under-21: at 60 minutes, Salam Ben- Ari replaces Rashid Sevilia. Due to the last movements from the players of Israel Under-21, it seems that their manager ordered them a formation change. The time is now 73 minutes, when Xavier Lopes recovers the ball in the opponent's midfield, and with a magnificent pass manages to play Aníbal Moya clear who, in front of the goalkeeper, manages to take the ball out of his reach and with a simple touch scores. A subtle goal! The scoreboard is now 0-3. After 77 minutes, Argentina Under-21's players are calmly passing the ball near Israel Under-21's box. Xavier Lopes passes to Luis Daniel Soares who is able to find some space. He is going to shoot... the ball hits a defender and deceives the goalkeeper. Lucky goal for Argentina Under-21! The result is now 0-4. Israel Under-21 is now attacking much more. They've abandoned their balanced style. After that last goal, it's easy to notice that the forwards of Argentina Under-21 are just waiting for the final whistle. Despite at half-time the result was still even, in this second-half Argentina Under-21 won by a margin that leaves any doubt. |
