FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Israel vs Italy, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Israel
  • 35': Tal Ben Haim II
FT
1 - 3
Italy
  • 14': Graziano Pellè
  • 31': Antonio Candreva (P)
  • Red Card 55': Giorgio Chiellini
  • 83': Ciro Immobile

Italy control Israel for comfortable win; Giorgio Chiellini sent off

Ten-man Italy claimed a hard-fought win in Israel in their opening World Cup qualifier - but the three points came at a cost.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Nir Bitton.
  • 5': Eran Zahavi (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Marco Parolo (Italy).
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Tomer Hemed (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Beram Kayal.
  • 6': Corner, Israel. Conceded by Marco Verratti.
  • 7': Foul by Tal Ben Haim II (Israel).
  • 7': Luca Antonelli (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Tomer Hemed (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Beram Kayal.
  • 12': Foul by Tal Ben Haim II (Israel).
  • 12': Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Goal! Israel 0, Italy 1. Graziano Pellè (Italy) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luca Antonelli.
  • 22': Beram Kayal (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Leonardo Bonucci (Italy).
  • 23': Attempt missed. Beram Kayal (Israel) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Bitton.
  • 24': Foul by Andrea Barzagli (Italy).
  • 24': Tomer Hemed (Israel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Sheran Yeini (Israel).
  • 25': Giacomo Bonaventura (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Offside, Italy. Leonardo Bonucci tries a through ball, but Éder is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Italy).
  • 27': Tal Ben Haim II (Israel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Giorgio Chiellini (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Delay in match Tal Ben Haim II (Israel) because of an injury.
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Penalty Italy. Giacomo Bonaventura draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 30': Penalty conceded by Ben Bitton (Israel) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 31': Goal! Israel 0, Italy 2. Antonio Candreva (Italy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 34': Foul by Tomer Hemed (Israel).
  • 34': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Goal! Israel 1, Italy 2. Tal Ben Haim II (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tomer Hemed with a headed pass.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Éder (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
  • 39': Foul by Sheran Yeini (Israel).
  • 39': Giacomo Bonaventura (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Graziano Pellè (Italy).
  • 39': Ofir Davidzada (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Nir Bitton (Israel) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ofir Davidzada.
  • 43': Offside, Israel. Sheran Yeini tries a through ball, but Tomer Hemed is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Marco Verratti (Italy).
  • 43': Tal Ben Haim II (Israel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Tal Ben Haim II (Israel).
  • 44': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Beram Kayal (Israel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Marco Verratti (Italy).
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Graziano Pellè (Italy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonio Candreva with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Italy. Conceded by David Goresh.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Éder (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antonio Candreva with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Giorgio Chiellini (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Italy).
  • 45'+1': Tal Ben Haim II (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Israel 1, Italy 2.
  • 90'+3': Match ends, Israel 1, Italy 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Israel 1, Italy 2.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Éder (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Bonucci with a through ball.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura.
  • 50': Substitution, Israel. Rami Gershon replaces Eytan Tibi because of an injury.
  • 51': Beram Kayal (Israel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Marco Verratti (Italy).
  • 52': Attempt saved. Nir Bitton (Israel) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Bitton.
  • 53': Foul by Sheran Yeini (Israel).
  • 53': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Italy).
  • 54': Tomer Hemed (Israel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Second yellow card to Giorgio Chiellini (Italy) for a bad foul.
  • 58': Substitution, Israel. Omer Atzily replaces Nir Bitton.
  • 58': Foul by Eran Zahavi (Israel).
  • 58': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Tomer Hemed (Israel).
  • 59': Giacomo Bonaventura (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Ben Bitton.
  • 62': Foul by Shir Tzedek (Israel).
  • 62': Graziano Pellè (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Italy. Angelo Ogbonna replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
  • 64': Substitution, Israel. Roi Kehat replaces Tal Ben Haim II.
  • 66': Corner, Israel. Conceded by Andrea Barzagli.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Roi Kehat (Israel) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Eran Zahavi with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Substitution, Italy. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Antonio Candreva.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Roi Kehat (Israel) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sheran Yeini.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Eran Zahavi (Israel) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 67': Corner, Israel. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
  • 70': Substitution, Italy. Ciro Immobile replaces Éder.
  • 73': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Italy).
  • 73': Tomer Hemed (Israel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Eran Zahavi (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Tomer Hemed (Israel) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Omer Atzily with a cross.
  • 76': Foul by Beram Kayal (Israel).
  • 76': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Sheran Yeini (Israel).
  • 79': Marco Parolo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Beram Kayal (Israel).
  • 81': Marco Parolo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Offside, Italy. Alessandro Florenzi tries a through ball, but Graziano Pellè is caught offside.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Roi Kehat (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Beram Kayal.
  • 83': Goal! Israel 1, Italy 3. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Graziano Pellè with a headed pass.
  • 85': Corner, Israel. Conceded by Luca Antonelli.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Ben Bitton (Israel) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a through ball.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Eran Zahavi (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roi Kehat.
  • 89': Hand ball by Ciro Immobile (Italy).
  • 89': Foul by Ben Bitton (Israel).
  • 89': Luca Antonelli (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Israel. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Israel 1, Italy 3.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 15
0 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 2
41.5 Possession 58.5
10 SHOTS 14
5 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
308 Accurate Passes 466
385 Passes 540
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
13 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 69
22 Accurate Long Balls 43
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 3
15 Effective Tackles 9
21 Tackles 11
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
14 Effective Clearances 7
20 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Location: Haifa, Israel
Attendance: 29,300

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Finland 4 0 7
2 Netherlands 2 +10 6
3 Poland 3 +2 6
4 Lithuania 3 -1 2
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ISR Israel (4-3-3)

No. Name
18 Dudu Goresh (GK)
17 Shir Zedek
21 Eitan Tibi
3 Ofir Davidadze
22 Ben Bitton
4 Nir Bitton
13 Shiran Yeini
8 Biram Kiyal
10 Tomer Hemed
7 Eran Zahavi
12 Tal Ben Haim II
Israel Substitutes:
Dan Einbinder, Firas Mugrabi, Boris Kleyman, Kenny Saief, Rami Gershon, Munas Dabbur, Eli Dasa, Ariel Harush, Roy Kehat, Eyal Golasa, Bibras Natcho, Omer Atzili.

ITA Italy (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Gianluigi Buffon (GK)
19 Leonardo Bonucci
3 Giorgio Chiellini Yellow Card
15 Andrea Barzagli
7 Giacomo Bonaventura
16 Marco Parolo
10 Marco Verratti
14 Luca Antonelli
6 Antonio Candreva
17 Éder
9 Graziano Pellè
Italy Substitutes:
Alessandro Florenzi, Manolo Gabbiadini, Angelo Ogbonna, Federico Marchetti, Ciro Immobile, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mattia De Sciglio, Davide Astori, Daniele Rugani, Riccardo Montolivo, Leonardo Pavoletti, Federico Bernardeschi.

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