Italy 3-0 Dominican Rep (May 27, 2023) Commentary

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2-0-1, 6 PTS

Cesare Casadei - 19', 84'
Giuseppe Ambrosino - 50'

12
Valdez
3
Ciriaco
4
Jungbauer
5
Martes
19
De Peña
14
Álvarez
11
Martín
21
Cuevas
8
Montes de Oca
6
Boatwright
17
Joseph

No.Name
12Xavier Valdez 20Enrique Bösl
4Thomas Jungbauer
5Kleffer Martes
14Yordy Álvarez 2Steven Morillo
3Alex Ciriaco
19Guillermo De Peña 16Miguel Vásquez
21Derek Cuevas
8Ángel Montes de Oca
11Alejandro Martín
6Israel Boatwright 7Bryan More
17Jason Joseph 13Oliver Schmidhauser

Substitutes
18Alfeni Tamárez
9Anyelo Gómez
15Yunior Manuel Peralta
1Omry Bello

Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)

2:00 PM, May 27, 2023

Mendoza, Argentina

Attendance: 6,709

Referees:
Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Dominican Republic U20

Italy U20

- Match ends, Dominican Republic U20 0, Italy U20 3.
90'+10' Second Half ends, Dominican Republic U20 0, Italy U20 3.
90'+10' Attempt saved. Oliver Schmidhauser (Dominican Republic U20) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Ciriaco.
90'+8' Giuseppe Ambrosino (Italy U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+8' Foul by Thomas Jungbauer (Dominican Republic U20).
90'+8' Ángel Montes de Oca (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8' Foul by Alessandro Fontanarosa (Italy U20).
90'+7' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Enrique Bösl.
90'+7' Attempt saved. Niccolò Pisilli (Italy U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+4' Foul by Derek Cuevas (Dominican Republic U20).
90'+4' Duccio Degli Innocenti (Italy U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+2' Delay in match because of an injury Daniele Montevago (Italy U20).
90'+2' Delay in match (Dominican Republic U20).
90'+1' Giuseppe Ambrosino (Italy U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1' Foul by Thomas Jungbauer (Dominican Republic U20).
89' Foul by Duccio Degli Innocenti (Italy U20).
89' Derek Cuevas (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Alex Ciriaco.
88' Attempt blocked. Daniele Ghilardi (Italy U20) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
88' Attempt blocked. Daniele Montevago (Italy U20) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Niccolò Pisilli with a cross.
88' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Kleffer Martes.
87' Steven Martínez (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87' Foul by Niccolò Pisilli (Italy U20).
86' Substitution, Dominican Republic U20. Steven Martínez replaces Yordy Álvarez.
86' Substitution, Dominican Republic U20. Enrique Bösl replaces Xavier Valdez.
86' Substitution, Italy U20. Niccolò Pisilli replaces Tommaso Baldanzi.
84' Goal! Dominican Republic U20 0, Italy U20 3. Cesare Casadei (Italy U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
84' Attempt missed. Duccio Degli Innocenti (Italy U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi.
83' Attempt missed. Cesare Casadei (Italy U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniele Montevago.
82' Attempt saved. Kleffer Martes (Dominican Republic U20) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Montes de Oca with a cross.
82' Corner, Dominican Republic U20. Conceded by Duccio Degli Innocenti.
81' Foul by Samuel Giovane (Italy U20).
81' Bryan More (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80' Foul by Luca Lipani (Italy U20).
80' Derek Cuevas (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79' Foul by Daniele Montevago (Italy U20).
79' Alex Ciriaco (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78' Substitution, Dominican Republic U20. Oliver Schmidhauser replaces Jason Yambatis.
78' Substitution, Dominican Republic U20. Bryan More replaces Israel Boatwright.
78' Corner, Dominican Republic U20. Conceded by Riccardo Turicchia.
77' Attempt saved. Luca Lipani (Italy U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
74' Attempt saved. Tommaso Baldanzi (Italy U20) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
73' Yordy Álvarez (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73' Foul by Daniele Montevago (Italy U20).
71' Israel Boatwright (Dominican Republic U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71' Sebastiano Desplanches (Italy U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71' Foul by Israel Boatwright (Dominican Republic U20).
70' Substitution, Italy U20. Duccio Degli Innocenti replaces Giacomo Faticanti.
70' Substitution, Italy U20. Alessandro Fontanarosa replaces Gabriele Guarino.
68' Corner, Dominican Republic U20. Conceded by Gabriele Guarino.
67' Hand ball by Cesare Casadei (Italy U20).
65' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63' VAR Decision: No Goal Dominican Republic U20 0-2 Italy U20.
61' GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Daniele Montevago (Italy U20) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
61' Offside, Italy U20. Giuseppe Ambrosino tries a through ball, but Tommaso Baldanzi is caught offside.
58' Attempt saved. Cesare Casadei (Italy U20) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Turicchia with a cross.
57' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
56' Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Jungbauer (Dominican Republic U20).
54' Israel Boatwright (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54' Foul by Samuel Giovane (Italy U20).
54' Attempt saved. Daniele Montevago (Italy U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giacomo Faticanti.
51' Offside, Italy U20. Samuel Giovane tries a through ball, but Daniele Montevago is caught offside.
50' Goal! Dominican Republic U20 0, Italy U20 2. Giuseppe Ambrosino (Italy U20) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
49' Attempt blocked. Tommaso Baldanzi (Italy U20) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Lipani.
49' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Kleffer Martes.
48' Attempt missed. Daniele Montevago (Italy U20) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Giuseppe Ambrosino.
47' Israel Boatwright (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47' Foul by Samuel Giovane (Italy U20).
46' Riccardo Turicchia (Italy U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46' Foul by Alejandro Martín (Dominican Republic U20).
46' Foul by Thomas Jungbauer (Dominican Republic U20).
46' Daniele Montevago (Italy U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45' Substitution, Italy U20. Luca Lipani replaces Matteo Prati.
45' Substitution, Italy U20. Daniele Montevago replaces Simone Pafundi.
45' Second Half begins Dominican Republic U20 0, Italy U20 1.
45'+6' First Half ends, Dominican Republic U20 0, Italy U20 1.
45'+4' Corner, Dominican Republic U20. Conceded by Daniele Ghilardi.
45'+4' Ángel Montes de Oca (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4' Foul by Tommaso Baldanzi (Italy U20).
45'+3' Ángel Montes de Oca (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3' Foul by Tommaso Baldanzi (Italy U20).
45'+3' Riccardo Turicchia (Italy U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3' Foul by Alejandro Martín (Dominican Republic U20).
45'+2' Attempt saved. Tommaso Baldanzi (Italy U20) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Daniele Ghilardi with a headed pass.
45'+1' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44' Delay in match because of an injury Giuseppe Ambrosino (Italy U20).
43' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Kleffer Martes.
43' Attempt blocked. Matteo Prati (Italy U20) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cesare Casadei.
41' Simone Pafundi (Italy U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41' Israel Boatwright (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41' Foul by Simone Pafundi (Italy U20).
40' Ángel Montes de Oca (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40' Foul by Giacomo Faticanti (Italy U20).
40' Attempt missed. Daniele Ghilardi (Italy U20) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Simone Pafundi with a cross following a corner.
39' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Miguel Vásquez.
39' Attempt blocked. Simone Pafundi (Italy U20) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi.
36' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Thomas Jungbauer.
35' Foul by Miguel Vásquez (Dominican Republic U20).
35' Cesare Casadei (Italy U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33' Kleffer Martes (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33' Foul by Cesare Casadei (Italy U20).
32' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31' Delay in match because of an injury Yordy Álvarez (Dominican Republic U20).
31' Daniele Ghilardi (Italy U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25' Attempt missed. Giuseppe Ambrosino (Italy U20) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniele Ghilardi.
25' Substitution, Dominican Republic U20. Miguel Vásquez replaces Guillermo de Peña because of an injury.
24' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
23' Delay in match because of an injury Guillermo de Peña (Dominican Republic U20).
22' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Kleffer Martes.
19' Goal! Dominican Republic U20 0, Italy U20 1. Cesare Casadei (Italy U20) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giuseppe Ambrosino with a headed pass following a corner.
18' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Derek Cuevas.
18' Attempt blocked. Matteo Prati (Italy U20) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Simone Pafundi with a cross.
18' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Xavier Valdez.
17' Offside, Dominican Republic U20. Kleffer Martes tries a through ball, but Jason Yambatis is caught offside.
17' Guillermo de Peña (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17' Foul by Cesare Casadei (Italy U20).
14' Foul by Samuel Giovane (Italy U20).
14' Derek Cuevas (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13' Attempt saved. Simone Pafundi (Italy U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi.
13' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Thomas Jungbauer.
9' Ángel Montes de Oca (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9' Foul by Giacomo Faticanti (Italy U20).
8' Attempt saved. Giuseppe Ambrosino (Italy U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Simone Pafundi.
8' Riccardo Turicchia (Italy U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8' Foul by Alejandro Martín (Dominican Republic U20).
6' Attempt blocked. Ángel Montes de Oca (Dominican Republic U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Martín.
5' Samuel Giovane (Italy U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5' Foul by Israel Boatwright (Dominican Republic U20).
3' Guillermo de Peña (Dominican Republic U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
3' Tommaso Baldanzi (Italy U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3' Foul by Guillermo de Peña (Dominican Republic U20).
2' Israel Boatwright (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2' Foul by Samuel Giovane (Italy U20).
1' Tommaso Baldanzi (Italy U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1' Foul by Ángel Montes de Oca (Dominican Republic U20).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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