Italy U20 vs Korea Republic U20

FIFA U20 World Cup - Semi-finals 8 Jun 2023, 21:00
Italy U20
Italy U20
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Korea Republic U20
Korea Republic U20
🏟 Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona (La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires) 👤 Y. Falcón Round Semi-finals

Match report

Italy U20 edged past Korea Republic U20 2-1 in the FIFA U20 World Cup - Semi-finals on 8 June 2023.

Italy U20 dominated possession with 64% of the ball and had 20 shots to Korea Republic U20's 9.

The match was played at Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona (La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires), with Y. Falcón in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 64% - 36% Shots 20 - 9 On target 10 - 3 Corners 4 - 2 Fouls 26 - 12 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Cesare Casadei
Italy U20 · 1 goal
8 Giuseppe Ambrosino captained the side
8 Jun-hong Kim 7 saves
7 Simone Pafundi 1 goal
7 Seung Won Lee 1 goal
First half vs second half
Korea Republic U20 came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–3 8–6
Shots On Goal 5–1 5–2
Ball Possession 69–31 —
Corners 1–0 3–2
Match statistics
20 Shots Total 9
10 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 5
4 Shots Blocked 1
12 Shots Inside Box 7
8 Shots Outside Box 2
26 Fouls 12
4 Corners 2
1 Offsides 1
64% Ball Possession 36%
3 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 7
486 Passes Total 274
390 Passes Accurate 184
Line-ups 4-3-1-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Italy U20 · 4-3-1-2
1 S. Desplanches
2 M. Zanotti 5 D. Ghilardi 14 G. Guarino 3 R. Turicchia
8 C. Casadei 4 M. Prati 6 S. Giovane
10 T. Baldanzi
9 G. Ambrosino 18 F. Esposito
Korea Republic U20 · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Kim
15 C. Young-kwang 4 C. Seok-Hyun 20 K. Ji-Soo 13 Y. Choi
6 H. Park 14 K. Sang-Yun
7 Y. Kim 8 S. Lee 10 B. Jun-Ho
9 Y. Lee
Italy U20
Coach
C. Nunziata
Substitutes
  • 16 Giacomo Faticanti
  • 15 Alessandro Fontanarosa
  • 20 Simone Pafundi
  • 11 Daniele Montevago
  • 13 Filippo Fiumanò
  • 21 Jacopo Sassi
  • 12 Gioele Zacchi
  • 19 Duccio Degli Innocenti
  • 17 Luca Lipani
  • 7 Niccolò Pisilli
Korea Republic U20
Coach
Kim Eun-Jung
Substitutes
  • 17 Ji-han Lee
  • 19 Bae Seo-Jun
  • 3 In-taek Hwang
  • 12 Kim Jung-Hun
  • 21 Moon Hyun-Ho
  • 5 Lee Chan-Ouk
  • 2 Chang-woo Park
  • 11 Seong-Jin Kang
  • 16 Lee Seung-joon
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ Lee Ji-Han ↓ Kim Yong-Hak Korea Republic U20
  • 67' ↑ G. Faticanti ↓ M. Zanotti Italy U20
  • 82' ↑ A. Fontanarosa ↓ S. Giovane Italy U20
  • 82' ↑ D. Montevago ↓ F. Esposito Italy U20
  • 82' ↑ S. Pafundi ↓ T. Baldanzi Italy U20
  • 89' ↑ F. Fiumanò ↓ G. Ambrosino Italy U20
  • 89' ↑ Bae Seo-Joon ↓ Park Hyun-Bin Korea Republic U20
  • 90+3' ↑ Hwang In-Taek ↓ Choi Ye-Hoon Korea Republic U20
Cards
  • 43' G. Ambrosino Italy U20
  • 45+4' M. Zanotti Italy U20
  • 68' Kim Ji-Soo Korea Republic U20
  • 85' Park Hyun-Bin Korea Republic U20
  • 90+6' G. Faticanti Italy U20
Head-to-head
Italy U20 1 0 draws 0 Korea Republic U20
2023-06-08 Italy U20 vs Korea Republic U20 2 - 1
Recent form
Italy U20 D L D W W
Korea Republic U20 L W L L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Italy U20 vs Korea Republic U20?
Italy U20 won 2-1 against Korea Republic U20 on 8 June 2023.
Who won Italy U20 vs Korea Republic U20?
Italy U20 won the match 2-1.
Where was Italy U20 vs Korea Republic U20 played?
The match was played at Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona (La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires).
Who had more possession in Italy U20 vs Korea Republic U20?
Italy U20 had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.