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Israel U-21 1-3 Italy U-21 - October 15, 2008 / UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying 2009

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UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying 2009 - Decision Matches

Bloomfield Stadium - Tel Aviv - Israel

October 15, 2008

Israel U-21

Israel

1 - 3

Italy U-21

Italy

Mario Balotelli

25'

Mario Balotelli

75'

Ignazio Abate

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4' - Goal Mario Balotelli

13' - Yellow card Mario Balotelli

25' - Goal Mario Balotelli

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60' - Substitution Antonio Candrevais substituted by Francesco Bolzoni

66' - Substitution Mario Balotelliis substituted by Pablo Osvaldo

73' - Yellow card Ignazio Abate

75' - Goal Ignazio Abate

77' - Yellow card Luca Cigarini

89' - Substitution Davide Lanzafameis substituted by Francesco Pisano

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Israel U-21

1 - 3

Italy U-21

Israel U-21 Italy U-21

Team line-ups

Team line-up not yet available

Italy U-21

Consigli

Andrea Consigli

Italy

B.date27/01/1987

Age21 years

H1m89

positionGoalkeeper

Marzorati

Lino Marzorati

Italy

B.date12/10/1986

Age22 years

H1m81

positionCentral defender

Motta

Marco Motta

Italy

B.date14/05/1986

Age22 years

H1m83

positionRight full-back

Criscito

Domenico Criscito

Italy

B.date30/12/1986

Age21 years

H1m83

positionLeft full-back

Abate7573

Ignazio Abate

Italy

B.date12/11/1986

Age21 years

H1m80

positionRight full-back

De Ceglie

Paolo De Ceglie

Italy

B.date17/09/1986

Age22 years

H1m84

positionLeft full-back

Morosini

Piermario Morosini

Italy

B.date05/07/1986

Age22 years

H1m81

positionCentre Midfield

Cigarini77

Luca Cigarini

Italy

B.date20/06/1986

Age22 years

H1m75

positionLeft central midfielder

Candreva60

Antonio Candreva

Italy

B.date28/02/1987

Age21 years

H1m80

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

Balotelli2546613

Mario Balotelli

Italy

B.date12/08/1990

Age18 years

H1m89

positionStriker

Lanzafame89

Davide Lanzafame

Italy

B.date09/02/1987

Age21 years

H1m80

positionSecond striker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Andrea Consigli		21	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Lino Marzorati		22	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Marco Motta		22	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Domenico Criscito		21	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Ignazio Abate	7573	21	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Paolo De Ceglie		22	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Piermario Morosini		22	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Luca Cigarini	77	22	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Antonio Candreva	60	21	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Mario Balotelli	2546613	18	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Davide Lanzafame	89	21	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

21.2 years

Average number of matches played for the team

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Salvatore Sirigu		21
D	Salvatore Bocchetti		21
D	Francesco Pisano	89	22	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Francesco Bolzoni	60	19	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Davide Di Gennaro		20
F	Pablo Osvaldo	66	22	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Robert Acquafresca		21

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

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Manager

Age

Match num

Pierluigi Casiraghi

Success rate in this team:

62 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

60 %

Casiraghi vs Israel U-21

1 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on October 15, 2008

Referee

Tony Chapron

0 victory	0 draw	1 loss	Israel U-211 match	General total	Italy U-212 matches	2 victories	0 draw	0 loss
0 victory	0 draw	1 loss	Israel U-211 match	Season total	Italy U-211 match	1 victory	0 draw	0 loss
Latest figure on October 15, 2008					Latest figure on June 19, 2009

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Key figures

It's the first time since the 03/09/2006 (Georgia U-21 vs Serbia U-21) that a game ends with 1-3 in UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying

It's the first time Ignazio Abate scores 1 goal in UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying

Israel U-21 keeps its 3 consecutive losses at home running (since 13/06/2007). It's a record streak. The first of history

Read the next 13 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VIsrael 3-2 Wales U-2116/08/2006

VIsrael 1-0 France U-2111/10/2006

VIsrael 3-0 Luxembourg U-2107/09/2007

DIsrael 2-2 Germany U-2112/10/2007

VIsrael 2-1 Northern Ireland U-2106/02/2008

VIsrael 1-0 Moldova U-2126/03/2008

Overall

VNorthern Ireland U-21 1-3 Israel17/10/2007

VIsrael 2-1 Northern Ireland U-2106/02/2008

VIsrael 1-0 Moldova U-2126/03/2008

VLuxembourg U-21 0-5 Israel05/09/2008

DGermany U-21 0-0 Israel09/09/2008

DItaly U-21 0-0 Israel11/10/2008

Current form

Away

VSpain U-21 1-2 Italy10/10/2006

VAlbania U-21 0-1 Italy11/09/2007

DGreece U-21 2-2 Italy16/10/2007

VFaroe Islands U-21 0-1 Italy21/11/2007

VAzerbaijan U-21 0-2 Italy25/03/2008

DCroatia U-21 1-1 Italy09/09/2008

Overall

VItaly 5-0 Azerbaijan U-2116/11/2007

VFaroe Islands U-21 0-1 Italy21/11/2007

VAzerbaijan U-21 0-2 Italy25/03/2008

DItaly 1-1 Greece U-2105/09/2008

DCroatia U-21 1-1 Italy09/09/2008

DItaly 0-0 Israel U-2111/10/2008

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	2	0
Drawing streak	0	2
Unbeaten streak	13	7
Winless streak	0	2
Drawless streak	2	0
Scoring streak	12	0
Goalless streak	0	2
Invincibility streak	1	4

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Drawing streak	1	3
Unbeaten streak	11	14
Winless streak	1	3
Scoring streak	11	0
Goalless streak	0	1
Conceding streak	1	0
Invincibility streak	0	1

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

9	Number of games (Competition total)	11
4	Number of games (Home / Away)	5
5	Victories (Competition total)	7
3	Victories (Home / Away)	3
3	Draws (Competition total)	4
1	Draws (Home / Away)	2
1	Losses (Competition total)	0
0	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

16	Goals scored (Competition total)	21
8	Goals scored (Home / Away)	7
5	Goals conceded (Competition total)	5
3	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	3
1.78	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.91
2	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.4
0.56	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	0.45
0.75	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0.6

Betting aid

5	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	4
3	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	1
5	Clean sheets (Competition total)	7
2	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	3
3	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	1
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
3	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	4
2	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	2
3-0 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	1-0 (2 times)

Bookings

0	Yellow cards (Competition total)	6
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	4
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

-	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	1 goal	Marco Motta
-	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	1 goal	Marco Motta
-	The fittest player	1 goal during the last 2 matches	Marco Motta