2011 Uefa European Under-21 Championship 2009/11 Season Match Press Kit
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2011 UEFA EUROPEAN UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP 2009/11 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT Belarus Iceland Group A - Matchday 1 Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus Saturday 11 June 2011 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Contents Previous meetings.............................................................................................................2 Match background.............................................................................................................3 Team facts.........................................................................................................................4 Squad list...........................................................................................................................6 Head coach.......................................................................................................................8 Match officials....................................................................................................................9 Group statistics................................................................................................................10 Competition facts.............................................................................................................11 Competition information..................................................................................................13 Tournament schedule......................................................................................................15 Legend............................................................................................................................16 Belarus v Iceland Saturday 11 June 2011 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus Previous meetings Head to Head None Last updated 10/06/11 12:57:23CET 2 Previous meetings Belarus v Iceland Saturday 11 June 2011 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus Match background Iceland make their UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals debut in Group A against a Belarus side who won plenty of admirers at the 2009 final tournament in Sweden. • While this is Iceland's first finals fixture, Belarus are making their third appearance in the final phase. In 2004 they were third in Group A with four points, facing Italy (2-1), Croatia (1-1) and Serbia and Montenegro (1-2); two years ago they finished bottom of Group A, drawing 0-0 with Serbia but losing to hosts Sweden (1-5) and Italy (1-2). • The two sides have never met before at U21 level; nor have they played in a competitive U17 or U19 game. • Their only senior international men's game finished 2-0 to Belarus in a friendly at Ta' Qali, Malta, on 2 February 2008. • Belarus are also unbeaten in competitive U16 and U18 matches between the countries. After emerging 3-2 winners from the only U16 game in September 2000, they recorded two draws in U18 qualifying, 1-1 in October 1998 and 0-0 in October 1995. • Five two-legged ties have been played between clubs representing the two nations in UEFA club competition. The Belarusian side won the last four after KR Reykjavík had got the better of FC Slavia Mozyr in the first, a 1996/97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round tie. • At the start of this season, FC Torpedo Zhodino eliminated Fylkir from the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League; two weeks later, FC BATE Borisov knocked FH Hafnarfjördur out of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. • BATE's Pavel Nekhaychik, Maksim Skavysh and Dmitri Baga came up against Iceland strikers Kolbeinn Sigthórsson and Johann Gudmundsson when the Belarusian champions met AZ Alkmaar in this season's UEFA Europa League group stage. • Sigthórsson scored AZ's goal as they lost 4-1 in Belarus on 30 September 2010 and registered twice on 15 December as his side won 3-0 in the return fixture in Alkmaar. Belarus news • Belarus arrived on Wednesday in the Aarhus suburb of Carbo, their base for the tournament. They will train 15km away in Lynseng. • Belarus concluded their tournament preparations with a training camp in Germany, where they enjoyed 8-1 and 8-0 victories against local amateur sides. However, they lost Vladimir Yurchenko to a knee injury, prompting Aleksandr Perepechko's addition to the squad. • Midfielders Pavel Nekhaychik and Mikhail Gordeychuk are recovering from injuries but are hopeful of being fit for kick-off. • Striker Andrei Voronkov joined up with the U21 side having featured in two UEFA EURO 2012 qualifiers in the past week. He played for 90 minutes in the 1-1 draw against France before coming off at half-time in the 2-0 win against Luxembourg. • Belarus coach Georgi Kondratyev feels well prepared having studied his team's Group A opponents in great detail. "They are like my relatives now, as I know almost everything about them," he said. Iceland news • The Iceland squad gathered on Tuesday following club and senior international commitments before flying to Copenhagen and taking a bus to Aalborg. • Their arrival was delayed due to airline strikes, meaning Wednesday training was cancelled. Thursday morning's scheduled session was also called off due to heavy rain. • Coach Eyjólfur Sverrisson remained upbeat despite the early disruptions to his plans. "There is no point moaning about that, we just keep being positive," he said. • Gylfi Sigurdsson and Kolbeinn Sigthórsson have been suffering from mild flu, while Rúrik Gíslason has picked up a knock, but all three are expected to have recovered by Saturday. Last updated 10/06/11 12:57:23CET 3 Match background Belarus v Iceland Saturday 11 June 2011 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus Team facts Belarus Tournament record Winners: – Semi-finalists: – Final tournament appearances: 2004, 2009 All-time record: P86 W43 D13 L30 2011 qualifying P10 W6 D2 L2 F19 A13 Top scorers: (all 3) Dmitri Rekish, Maksim Skavysh, Pavel Nekhaychik, Vladimir Yurchenko (injured for final tournament) Most appearances: (all 10) Dmitri Rekish, Maksim Skavysh, Sergei Politevich, Yegor Filipenko Biggest win: Belarus 3-0 Italy (Borisov) 12/10/2010 Biggest defeat: Italy 2-0 Belarus (Rieti) 08/10/2010 Friendly results since qualifying 28/03/2011 Spain 1-1 Belarus (Alcala de Henares) 25/03/2011 Czech Republic 2-0 Belarus (Uherske Hradiste) 09/02/2011 Turkey 0-4 Belarus (Antalya) 08/02/2011 Turkey 2-0 Belarus (Antalya) 17/11/2010 Israel 2-1 Belarus (Rishon LeZion) Belarus U21s capped at senior level Yegor Filipenko (15), Andrei Voronkov (5), Mikhail Sivakov (1), Denis Polyakov (1) Players with previous U21 final tournament experience Sweden 2009: Artyom Gomelko, Oleg Veretilo Most capped player All-time: 40 Mikhail Afanasiev Current: 24 Oleg Veretilo Leading scorer All-time: 11 Mikhail Afanasiev Current: 8 Dmitri Rekish Biggest wins Final tournament: Belarus 2-1 Italy 27/05/2004 2004 group stage, Ruhrstadion, Bochum Qualifying: Belarus 6-0 San Marino 16/11/2007 2009 qualifying group stage, Central sport complex, Vitebsk Heaviest defeats Final tournament: Sweden 5-1 Belarus 16/06/2009 2009 group stage, Malmö New Stadium, Malmo Qualifying: Norway 5-1 Belarus 05/06/2001 2002 qualifying group stage, Marienlyst Stadium, Drammen Norway 4-0 Belarus 08/09/1994 1996 qualifying group stage, Hønefoss Stadium, Honefoss Last updated 10/06/11 12:57:23CET 4 Team facts Belarus v Iceland Saturday 11 June 2011 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus Iceland Tournament record Winners: - Semi-finalists: – Final tournament appearances: - All-time record: P110 W30 D24 L56 2011 qualifying P10 W7 D1 L2 F33 A13 Top scorers: 6 Johann Gudmundsson Most appearances: (both 9) Bjarni Vidarsson, Johann Gudmundsson Biggest win: Iceland 0-8 San Marino (Reykjavik) 09/10/2009 Biggest defeat: Iceland 0-2 Czech Republic (Reykjavik) 12/08/2009 and Czech Republic 3-1 Iceland (Jablonec) 07/09/2010 Friendly results since qualifying 28/03/2011 England 1-2 Iceland (Preston) 24/03/2011 Ukraine 3-2 Iceland (Kyiv) Iceland U21s capped at senior level Aron Gunnarsson (23), Rúrik Gíslason (10), Arnór Smárason (10), Johann Gudmundsson (10), Kolbeinn Sigthórsson (6), Gylfi Sigurdsson (5), Jón Gudni Fjóluson (4), Gudmundur Kristjánsson (4), Alfred Finnbogason (4) Players with previous U21 final tournament experience None Most capped player All-time: 24 Bjarni Vidarsson Current: 24 Bjarni Vidarsson Leading scorer All-time: 6 Bjarni Vidarsson, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Rúrik Gíslason, Johann Gudmundsson Current: 6 Bjarni Vidarsson, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Rúrik Gíslason, Johann Gudmundsson Biggest wins Final tournament: none Qualifying: Iceland 8-0 San Marino, 09/10/09 2011 qualifying group stage, Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik Heaviest defeats Final tournament: none Qualifying: Czechoslovakia 7-0 Iceland 25/09/90 1992 qualifying group stage, Zemplín, Michalovce Last updated 10/06/11 12:57:23CET 5 Team facts Belarus v Iceland Saturday 11 June 2011 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus Squad list Belarus Current season Overall Qual. FT U21 No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Aleksandr Gutor 18/04/89 22 FC BATE Borisov - 6 - - - 6 - 12 Artyom Gomelko 08/12/89 21 FC Lokomotiv Moskva - 3 - - - 3 - 22 Dmitri Guschenko 12/05/88 23 FC Vitebsk - - - - - - - Defenders 3 Sergei Matveychik 05/06/88 23 FC Gomel - 8 - - - 8 - 4 Sergei Politevich 09/04/90 21 FC Dinamo Minsk - 10 - - - 10 - 6 Yuri Ostroukh 21/01/88 23 FC Vedrich-97 Rechytsa - 6 - - - 6 - 14 Yuri Ryzhko 10/10/89 21 FC Torpedo Zhodino - - - - - - - 17 Vitali Gayduchik 12/07/89 21 FC Dinamo Brest - - -