Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!
Archer's goal
END OF MATCH: ENGLAND, FIRST FINALIST
⏱️ 90'
There will be four minutes of added time;
⚽ GOOOAAALL
England's third came after a counter-attack that ended with Palmer assisting Archer to send the ball into the net.
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🟨 81'
Yellow to Colwill who grabbed Turgeman on his way to the goal;
🔄 79'
England starts to make rotations thinking about the final of the Euro U21, Madueke and Skipp
This was Palmer's goal
🔄 74'
Archer and Elliot enter the England squad, while Oz Bilu takes the field for Israel;
⚽ GOOAAALLL
The goal came with suspense after the referee first disallowed it, but after the VAR decision, he gave validity to Palmer's goal after his shot at the far post.
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🔄 55'
Double substitution of Israel with Gorno and Khaliili
⏱️ 49'
Gordon's shot after a fall inside the area touches a defender and there will be a corner for England;
⏱️ 46'
The second half begins without changes
HALF-TIME: HOW GIBBSON WHITE'S GOAL WAS SCORED
⏱️ 45'
Three minutes added
⚽ GOOAAALLL
Gibbson White scores England's first after a header from Palmer's cross.
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⏱️ 38'
Shot by Gandelman, which goes wide;
⏱️ 35'
Ten minutes to the end of the first half and it is still a scoreless draw;
This is how Gibbs White took the penalty
⏱️ 26'
Turgeman's long-range shot, which goes wide after a defender touches it and there will be a corner for Israel;
19' 🟨
Turgeman gets the first yellow card of the match
❌
Gibbs White sends the penalty kick straight out.
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IS THERE A PENALTY?
This was the action that decided the referee to award a penalty to England.
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PENALTY FOR ENGLAND
Smith Rowe's shot, which touches the goalkeeper and goes to the post, but the rebound falls to Gordon, who gets the penalty
⏱️ 6'
England responded with another corner kick that was headed in by center back Colwill, but the center back was unable to direct the header;
⏱️ 4'
A shot at the near post from Jaber's corner kick fails to find the goalkeeper;
⏱️ 1'
The match begins, the ball is already rolling;
The hymns are playing
With the 22 players already on the field, the anthems are played, first England and then Israel.
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Referee
The match will be directed by referee Dan Krogh;
Israel and England already met in the group stage
These two teams already met in the group stage on June 25 in a match won by the English team by 2-0. Here is Smith Rowe's goal in that match.
Spain and Ukraine in the other semifinal
Today the two finalists of the European Under-21 Championship are known, besides the match between Israel and England, we can also follow here on VAVEL the duel between Spain and Ukraine.
XI England
The English team will start with its first eleven in search of reaching the final
XI Israel
With this eleven, they are looking for a place in the final.
WE RETURN
In a few minutes the match between Israel and England will kick off, both the preview and the minute by minute of the match can be followed here on VAVEL
Stay tuned to follow Israel vs. England
In a few moments we will share with you the starting rosters for Israel vs England live, as well as the latest information from the Adjarabet Arena. Stay tuned to VAVEL's minute-by-minute online coverage of the match.
How to watch Israel vs England?
If you want to watch the Israel vs England match, it will be available on television on CBS Sports Golazo, ViX, Paramount+
If you want to watch it online, VAVEL is your best option.
What time is Israel vs England?
This is the kick-off time for the match in several countries:
Argentina: 1:00 PM
Bolivia: 12:00 PM
Brazil: 1:00 PM
Chile: 1:00 PM
Colombia: 11:00 AM
Ecuador: 11:00 AM
United States (ET): 12:00 PM
Spain: 6:00 PM
Mexico: 10:00 AM
Paraguay: 1:00 PM
Peru: 11:00 AM in
Uruguay: 2:00 PM
Watch out for this player in England
Anthony Gordon, a 22-year-old striker who belongs to Newcastle United. This season he has played 16 matches where he has scored one goal. He has scored two goals in the U21 European Championship and has provided an assist, he was key in scoring the goal in the quarterfinals for England to reach the semifinals.
Watch out for this player in Israel
Omri Gandelman, a defender who plays for Netanya, has played 35 games this season, scoring eight goals. This player has scored four goals in the 14 matches he has played in the U-21 category in the Israli team. The last one was in the group stage where he scored the winning goal against Czech Republic.
How does England arrive?
The English team had a peaceful qualification phase where they scored 25 points out of a possible 30 and finished first in group G. The group stage was perfect, with three wins in three matches, defeating Germany, Israel and the Czech Republic, all by 0-2 scores. In the quarterfinals they eliminated last year's finalists Portugal 1-0 thanks to Gordon's goal;
How does Israel arrive?
Israel qualified for the European Under-21 Championship after defeating Ireland in the play-offs by 2-1 on aggregate. In the group stage they opened with a 1-1 draw against Germany, while they lost 2-0 to England, and at the bottom of the group they defeated the Czech Republic by the narrowest of margins. They reached the semifinal after eliminating Georgia, in a match that was decided in a penalty shootout;
Background
England and Israel have met three times, with a favorable balance for the English team, which has won twice. While the remaining duel went to the Israeli team. The last time they met was in this edition of the European Championship in the group stage where England won 2-0 with goals from Anthony Gordon and Smith Rowe. The only time Israel won was in the group stage of the European Championship held in 2013 where they won by the minimum (1-0).
The Stadium
The match will be played at the Adjarabet Arena, a stadium located in the city of Batumi, Georgia. It was inaugurated on September 27, 2020 and has a capacity for 20035 spectators.
Preview of the match
Israel and England meet in the first semi-final of the European Under-21 Championship;
Welcome to VAVEL.COM's coverage of Israel vs England at UEFA Euro U21 2023
My name is Manuel Carmona Hidalgo and I will be your antifrión for this match. We will offer you the analysis prior to the match and news here; live from VAVEL.