Italy vs Northern Ireland
Ref: D. Makkelie
Match recap
Italy beat Northern Ireland 2–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Tonali and Kean scored for Italy. Italy held 63% possession to 37% for Northern Ireland.
Second Half
⚽
Tonali
Bastoni
Yellow Card
⇄
Bastoni
⇄
Retegui
68'
⇄
Devlin
79'
⇄
Donley
79'
⇄
Spencer
⚽
Kean
Assist: Tonali
⇄
Tonali
⇄
Politano
⇄
Kean
Match Statistics
ItalyNorthern Ireland
11Won
Statistical edge
11–4
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack6 · 0 won
19
Shots
8
8
Shots on target
1
14
Shots in the box
4
5
Shots outside box
4
6
Shots off goal
4
12
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
63%
Possession
37%
503
Total passes
308
423
Accurate passes
235
84%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline0 · 3 won
11
Fouls
8
1
Yellow cards
0
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
5
5
Blocked shots
3
Italy
3-5-2
Northern Ireland
5-4-1
Italy
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1G. DonnarummaG
- 3F. DimarcoM
- 5M. LocatelliM
- 7M. PolitanoM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 9M. ReteguiF
- 11M. KeanF
- 13R. CalafioriD
- 18N. BarellaM
- 21A. BastoniD
- 23G. ManciniD
Substitutes
- 2M. PalestraD
- 4L. SpinazzolaD
- 6A. BuongiornoD
- 10G. RaspadoriF
- 12M. CarnesecchiG
- 14N. PisilliM
- 15F. EspositoF
- 16B. CristanteM
- 17D. FrattesiM
- 19F. GattiD
- 20G. ScalviniD
- 22A. MeretG
Northern Ireland
5-4-1Starting XI
- 2T. DevlinD
- 5T. HumeD
- 7E. GalbraithM
- 10J. DonleyF
- 13Ruairi McConvilleD
- 14I. PriceM
- 15J. DevennyM
- 17P. McNairD
- 19S. CharlesM
- 20B. SpencerD
- 23P. CharlesG
Substitutes
- 1B. Peacock-FarrellG
- 3E. ToalD
- 4Tom AtchesonD
- 6G. SavilleM
- 8C. MarshallF
- 9Patrick KellyM
- 11P. SmythF
- 12C. HazardG
- 16B. LyonsM
- 18J. ReidF
- 21J. MagennisF
- 22C. BrownD
Italy
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandro Tonali | M | 83 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Federico Dimarco | M | 93 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Moise Kean | F | 88 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| Riccardo Calafiori | D | 93 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Gianluca Mancini | D | 93 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Manuel Locatelli | M | 93 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma(C) | G | 93 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alessandro Bastoni | D | 63 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Matteo Politano | M | 83 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Mateo Retegui | F | 64 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Nicolò Barella | M | 93 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/5 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Leonardo Spinazzola | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Carnesecchi | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giacomo Raspadori | F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Meret | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Davide Frattesi | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alessandro Buongiorno | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgio Scalvini | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Cristante | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francesco Pio Esposito | F | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Federico Gatti | D | 30 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niccolò Pisilli | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Marco Palestra | D | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
Northern Ireland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trai Hume(C) | D | 93 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Shea Charles | M | 93 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Pierce Charles | G | 93 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brodie Spencer | D | 79 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ruairi McConville | D | 93 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Paddy McNair | D | 93 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Terry Devlin | D | 68 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ethan Galbraith | M | 93 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Isaac Price | M | 93 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Justin Devenny | M | 93 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Jamie Donley | F | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ciaron Brown | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bradley Lyons | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conor Hazard | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Kelly | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bailey Peacock-Farrell | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Saville | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eoin Toal | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Atcheson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Marshall | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Smyth | F | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Magennis | F | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Reid | F | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |