1 year ago
25
Anthony Gordon's first-half decorativeness sealed England a spot successful the European Under-21 Championship semi-finals arsenic they defeated Portugal successful Georgia.
The Newcastle guardant smashed location from wrong the country from a Morgan Gibbs-White cutback aft bully enactment from Chelsea's Noni Maduke.
Lee Carsley's broadside person yet to concede a extremity successful this tourney - and needed antiaircraft resilience to triumph here.
Portugal deed the barroom done Henrique Araujo successful the 2nd half.
They had their opponents nether unit for agelong periods aft the break, but could not equalise.
It meant England secured their spot successful the last 4 of the contention for the archetypal clip since 2017.
More to follow.
Line-ups
England U21
Formation 4-4-2
- 1TraffordBooked astatine 85mins
- 14Garner
- 5Harwood-Bellis
- 4Colwill
- 2AaronsBooked astatine 51minsSubstituted forJohnsonat 74'minutesBooked astatine 79mins
- 23MaduekeSubstituted forPalmerat 74'minutes
- 21GomesSubstituted forSkippat 80'minutes
- 17Jones
- 8J RamseySubstituted forSmith Roweat 67'minutes
- 11Gordon
- 7Gibbs-White
Substitutes
- 3Thomas
- 6Skipp
- 9Archer
- 10Smith Rowe
- 12Branthwaite
- 13Griffiths
- 15Cresswell
- 16Johnson
- 18Doyle
- 20Palmer
- 22Rushworth
Portugal U21
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Ansumane Biai
- 13Natário FerreiraBooked astatine 83mins
- 16Penetra Correia
- 3Fonseca Amaro
- 5Tavares
- 17Gonçalves Neves
- 6Oliveira Dantas
- 4de Almeida CostaSubstituted forGonçalves Bernardoat 45'minutes
- 11Fernandes da ConceiçãoSubstituted forda Silva Moreiraat 87'minutes
- 20Fábio SilvaSubstituted forAraújoat 65'minutes
- 7NetoSubstituted forCarvalho Oliveiraat 90'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Morais Cardoso Vital
- 8Gonçalves Bernardo
- 9Araújo
- 10de Pinho Sousa
- 12Jumpe Soares
- 14Lemos Araújo
- 15da Cruz Lelo
- 18Ribeiro Almeida
- 19Carvalho Oliveira
- 21Cardoso Sousa
- 22Meira Meixedo
- 23da Silva Moreira
Live Text
Match ends, England U21 1, Portugal U21 0.
Second Half ends, England U21 1, Portugal U21 0.
Attempt missed. Nuno Tavares (Portugal U21) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is conscionable a spot excessively high.
Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (England U21) close footed changeable from the centre of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
Foul by André Amaro (Portugal U21).
Curtis Jones (England U21) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, Portugal U21. Vítinha replaces Pedro Neto.
Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Portugal U21) near footed changeable from the centre of the container misses to the near pursuing a acceptable portion situation.
Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Portugal U21) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Tiago Dantas.
Henrique Araújo (Portugal U21) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Levi Colwill (England U21).
Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England U21) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Oliver Skipp (England U21).
Substitution, Portugal U21. Diego Moreira replaces Francisco Conceição.
Foul by Zé Carlos (Portugal U21).
Oliver Skipp (England U21) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
James Trafford (England U21) is shown the yellowish card.
Zé Carlos (Portugal U21) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Zé Carlos (Portugal U21).
English (US)