Italy will face Denmark within the European Underneath-17 Championship semi-final after eliminating England on penalties and a shocking Mattia Liberali solo slalom.
England opened the scoring when Ethan Nwaneri curled left-footed into the far prime nook from simply contained in the penalty space, however the harm was performed when Cristian Cama noticed his dangerous midfield cross intercepted to spark the counter-attack.
A surprising strike from Arsenal starlet Ethan Nwaneri has England main their U17 Euros quarter-final with Italy 🤩
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Cama had the ball at the back of the online on 27 minutes, however solely after wandering offside on the Francesco Camarda help.
Italy did equalise with a merely sensational solo effort from Milan teen Mattia Liberali, who gathered a throw-in and went on a slalom by means of England defenders contained in the penalty space, dribbling previous three earlier than drilling low into the close to backside nook from 10 yards.
Take a bow Mattia Liberali ✨
The Italian winger’s magical run and end has put Italy again on stage phrases towards England.
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The Azzurrini almost turned it round utterly earlier than half-time, as full-back Emanuel Benjamin noticed his strike come off the upright.
Alessandro Longoni needed to be fast off his line to get a clear hand on the ball earlier than Shumaira Mheuka may pounce, then flew to palm the identical participant’s scorching end over the bar.
Federico Coletta’s header pressured a tough save on the close to submit from Oliver Whatmuff and a Nwaneri free kick thumped the skin of the close to submit.
Cama flashed a shot throughout the face of purpose from a tough angle and Longoni made an astonishing response save utilizing his boot to disclaim Christopher Rigg from point-blank vary.
Italy ran an enormous danger within the closing minute, Lamine Ballo deflecting a nook onto his personal upright, then in stoppages Harrison’s strike was cleared off the road by Ballo.
How shut are you able to get? 😩
England piled on the stress in stoppage time however couldn’t discover a successful purpose of their U17 Euros quarter-final with Italy.
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They might not be separated and it went to a penalty shoot-out in Larnaca, Cyprus.
Milan youth goalkeeper Longoni parried from Ollie Harrison and really almost obtained to the Harry Amass spot-kick too, however crucially Italy transformed all 5 of their penalties to undergo.
Italy web all 5 of their penalties to advance to the U17 Euros semi-finals on the expense of England’s Younger Lions 🔜
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Italy 1-1 England (5-4 pens)
Nwaneri 16 (E), Liberali 29 (I)
Penalties: Moore (E, purpose), Lauricella (I, purpose), Harrison (E, saved), Natali (I, purpose), Amass (E, purpose), Orlandi (I, purpose), Nwaneri (E, purpose), Liberali (I, purpose), Dipepa (E, purpose), Camarda (I, purpose)
Italy U17: Longoni; Benjamin (Ballo 74), Natali, Garofalo, Cama (Lauricella 83); Sala (Lontani 74), Coletta, Di Nunzio (Mantini 66); Liberali, Camarda, Mosconi (Orlandi 74)
England U17: Whatmuff; Amissah, Mfuni, McFarlane; Shahar, Mukasa (Olusesi 59), J Fletcher (Harrison 46), Rigg (Amass 83), Moore; Nwaneri, Mheuka (Dipepa 59)
