2013 Uefa European Under-21 Championship 2011/13 Season Match Press Kit
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2013 UEFA EUROPEAN UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP 2011/13 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT Israel England Group A - Matchday 3 Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem Tuesday 11 June 2013 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Contents Previous meetings.............................................................................................................2 Match background.............................................................................................................3 Team facts.........................................................................................................................5 Squad list...........................................................................................................................7 Head coach.......................................................................................................................9 Match officials..................................................................................................................10 Match-by-match lineups..................................................................................................11 Competition facts.............................................................................................................12 Competition information..................................................................................................14 Legend............................................................................................................................15 Israel v England Tuesday 11 June 2013 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem Previous competitive meetings Head to Head None Last updated 11/06/13 15:31:54CET 2 Previous competitive meetings Israel v England Tuesday 11 June 2013 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem Match background Israel are looking for a small miracle when they take on eliminated England in their final Group A fixture in Jerusalem with just a faint hope of reaching the UEFA European Under-21 Championship semi-finals. • With a solitary point to their name, Guy Luzon's side trail second-placed Norway by three points and will leapfrog the Scandinavians only with a combination of a victory over England, a Norway loss to Italy and a six-goal swing in their favour. As for England, after two defeats they are simply playing for pride – and to avoid becoming the first English side to depart an U21 tournament without a point. • The teams last played back in 2011 and Stuart Pearce's England will be hoping for a repeat of that result, having run out 4-1 winners in Barnsley. Previous meetings • Martyn Waghorn, Marvin Sordell, Nathan Delfouneso and Henri Lansbury helped England come from a goal down to prevail when Israel visited Oakwell on 5 September 2011. Mohammed Kalibat (25) gave Guy Luzon's Israel a first-half lead but two goals in quick succession from Waghorn (58) and Sordell (60) turned the match around. Delfouneso made it 3-1 from the penalty spot with eight minutes left, Lansbury adding a crowning fourth in the final minute. • The teams were: England: Amos, Wisdom (Smith 46), J Bennett, Rodwell (Lansbury 46), Dawson, Baker (Caulker 45), Gosling (Gardner 62), Barkley (Wickham 73), Shelvey (Oxlade-Chamberlain 46), Sordell, Waghorn (Delfouneso 62). Israel: Klaiman, Vered, Davidzada, Mayo, Falah, Butbol (Zizov 54), Biton, Assulin (Lugassi 54), Kalibat (Kehat 68), Tzemah, Barouch (Dabour 68). Match background • Israel's only previous final tournament appearance came six years ago, when a team coached by Guy Levy lost all three fixtures in the Netherlands, against Portugal (0-4), Belgium and the hosts (both 0-1). • Israel came into those finals having won three of their last four competitive U21 contests and both their last two having ended their unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the 2011 finals with a 5-0 home win against Montenegro and a 2-1 success in Sweden. • Champions in 1982 and 1984, England are in a fourth successive U21 final tournament and were runners-up to Germany in 2009. Semi-finalists on a further five occasions, in 2011 they failed to progress beyond the group stage. • England won nine of their ten qualifiers this time round, scoring 26 goals and conceding only three. They kept eight clean sheets, including five in succession prior to their first game against Italy. Team ties • Delfouneso scored an 80th-minute equaliser as England earned a 2-2 draw against Israel in a European U17 Championship elite round fixture on 30 March 2008. Nir Biton and Eyal Golasa played for Israel in that game. • Taleb Twatha and Ahad Azam were in the Israel team beaten 1-0 by England in a U17 friendly in Peterborough on 29 August 2008. • Twatha and Azam featured again when England beat Israel 4-0 in another U17 friendly on 24 February 2009. Thomas Ince appeared as a late substitute in Ferreiras, Portugal. • Biton spent a week on trial at Manchester City FC in summer 2012. Israel news • The team had free time the morning after Saturday's 4-0 loss to Italy and underwent a very relaxed training session. • Marwan Kabha is still out and will miss the game against England with an abdominal injury. Israel Zaguri and Eliazer Dasa both have minor knocks but are expected to be available. • The players went out for a meal on Sunday evening to reflect on their time together as a squad. • Luzon has kept to his promise not to read any of the local press following the Italy defeat. England news • Part of Pearce's coaching team in Israel, former Manchester United FC, Everton FC and England player Phil Neville announced his retirement on Sunday. Neville clocked up over 500 Premier League games and won 59 caps for his country. Last updated 11/06/13 15:31:54CET 3 Match background Israel v England Tuesday 11 June 2013 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem • England players Delfouneso, Declan Rudd, Marvin Sordell and Jason Steele joined the Football Association (FA) chairman David Bernstein at an event to promote 'Football For All' initiatives in Israel promoting social cohesion and racial tolerance. The FA has supported the anti-racism work of the Israel Football Association (IFA) since 2003. • Also present at Maccabi Netanya FC's training ground were IFA dignitaries and Israel players. The England players spent time on the pitch with children from a cluster of community programmes. Last updated 11/06/13 15:31:54CET 4 Match background Israel v England Tuesday 11 June 2013 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem Team facts Israel Final tournament record 2007: group stage All-time competitive record P93 W37 D20 L36 2011–13 friendlies P14 W5 D2 L7 F18 A17 Top scorers: Orr Barouch (5) Ever presents: None Israel U21s capped at senior level Eyal Golasa (7 caps), Nir Biton (6), Taleb Twatha (3), Omri Ben Harush (2) Players with previous U21 final tournament experience None Most capped player All-time: Arik Benado (39) Current: Boris Kleyman, Omri Ben Harush, Nir Biton (20) Leading scorer All-time: Alon Mizrahi (15) Current: Orr Barouch (5) Biggest wins Final tournament: N/A Qualifying: Israel 6-0 Austria 26/10/1993 1994 qualifying group stage, Herzliya Stadium, Herzliya Heaviest defeats Final tournament: Portugal 4-0 Israel 16/06/2007 Group stage, Euroborg Stadium, Groningen Italy 4-0 Israel 08/06/2013 Group stage, Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv Qualifying: Israel 0-4 Spain 13/10/1998 2000 qualifying group stage, Herzliya Stadium, Herzliya Last updated 11/06/13 15:31:54CET 5 Team facts Israel v England Tuesday 11 June 2013 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem England Final tournament record 2011: group stage 2009: runnners-up 2007: semi-finals 2002: group stage 2000: group stage 1988: semi-finals 1986: semi-finals 1984: winners 1982: winners 1980: semi-finals 1978: semi-finals All-time competitive record P191 W111 D45 L35 2013 qualifying (including play-off) P10 W9 D0 L1 F26 A3 Top scorers: Craig Dawson (5) Ever presents: Jordan Henderson England U21s capped at senior level Jack Butland (1 cap), Steven Caulker (1), Jordan Henderson (5), Jonjo Shelvey (1), Wilfried Zaha (1) Players with previous U21 final tournament experience Denmark 2011: Jordan Henderson, Danny Rose, Jason Steele, Henri Lansbury, Connor Wickham Sweden 2009: Danny Rose Most capped player All-time: James Milner (46) Current: Danny Rose (28) Leading scorer All-time: Alan Shearer, Francis Jeffers (13) Current: Craig Dawson (6) Biggest wins Final tournament: England 6-0 Turkey 29/05/2000 Group stage, Tehelne Pole, Bratislava Qualifying: England 8-1 Finland 12/10/1977 1978 qualifying group stage, Boothferry Park, Hull Heaviest defeats Final tournament: Germany 4-0 England 29/06/2009 Final, Malmö New Stadium, Malmo Qualifying: Romania 4-0 England 14/10/1980 1982 qualifying group stage, Ilie Oana, Ploiesti Last updated 11/06/13 15:31:54CET 6 Team facts Israel v England Tuesday 11 June 2013 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem Squad list Israel Current season Overall Qual. FT U21 No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Boris Kleyman 26/10/90 22 Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC - - - 2 - 2 - 18 Barak Levi 07/01/93 20 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC - - - - - - - 23 Arik Yanko 21/12/91 21 Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Eliazer Dasa 03/12/92 20 Beitar Jerusalem FC - - - 2 - 2 - 3 Ofir Davidzada 05/05/91 22 Hapoel Beer Sheva FC - - - - - - - 4 Ido Levi 31/07/90 22 Maccabi Netanya FC - - - - - - - 5 Ben Vahaba 27/03/92 21 Hapoel Beer Sheva FC - - - 1 - 1 - 12 Edi Gotlib 16/08/92