FIFA Under-17 World Cup

FT Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Niger U17 W 0
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Spain U17 WDLDL 4
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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi · 7,926 att.

Match Report

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Spain thrash Niger 4-0

European powerhouse Spain bounced back from their opening loss in style and notched up a 4-0 victory over Niger.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
7
8
Saves
2
30.3
Possession
69.7
14
SHOTS
26
2
ON GOAL
12
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
154
Accurate Passes
492
253
Passes
600
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
5
15
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.3
65
Long Balls
82
15
Accurate Long Balls
42
0.2
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
17
14
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
18
26
Clearances
18

Lineups

ESP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Álvaro FernándezG
  2. 4Hugo GuillamónCD-L
  3. 5Víctor ChustCD-R
  4. 3Juan MirandaLB
  5. 2Mateu MoreyRB
  6. 8Mohamed MoukhlissAM
  7. 18César GelabertLM
  8. 6Antonio BlancoRM
  9. 9Abel RuizF
  10. 10Sergio GómezAM-L
  11. 7Ferran TorresAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Diego PampínSUB
  2. 11Ignacio DíazSUB
  3. 14Álvaro GarcíaSUB
  4. 20Víctor GómezSUB
  5. 15Eric GarcíaSUB
  6. 19Carlos BeitiaSUB
  7. 13Marc VidalSUB
  8. 12PedroSUB
  9. 17Jose AlonsoSUB
  10. 21Alfonso PastorSUB

NIG · 4-4-2

  1. 21Khaled LawaliG
  2. 12Djibrilla IbrahimCD-L
  3. 5Farouk IdrissaCD-R
  4. 15Rachid SoumanaLB
  5. 18Ibrahim NamataRB
  6. 8Habibou SofianeCM-L
  7. 14Kader ArzakouCM-R
  8. 11Karim TinniLM
  9. 2Yacine Wa MassambaRM
  10. 19Salim AbdourahmaneCF-L
  11. 17Ibrahim Boubacar MarouCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Hamid GalissouneSUB
  2. 16Abdoul BoubacarSUB
  3. 6Ismael IssakaSUB
  4. 3Mahmadou MahamaneSUB
  5. 9Kairou AmoustaphaSUB
  6. 13Yacouba AboubacarSUB
  7. 4Nasser MahmanSUB
  8. 1Moussa LaoualiSUB
  9. 7Inoussa AmadouSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Ibrahim Namata (Niger U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 21' Goal! Spain U17 1, Niger U17 0. Abel Ruiz (Spain U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Miranda with a cross.
  3. 41' Goal! Spain U17 2, Niger U17 0. Abel Ruiz (Spain U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Miranda following a set piece situation.
  4. 43' Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! Spain U17 3, Niger U17 0. César Gelabert (Spain U17) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Sergio Gómez with a cross.
  6. 62' Substitution, Niger U17. Hamid Galissoune replaces Karim Tinni.
  7. 70' Substitution, Spain U17. Álvaro García replaces Antonio Blanco.
  8. 77' Substitution, Niger U17. Kairou Amoustapha replaces Yacine Wa Massamba.
  9. 79' Substitution, Spain U17. José Alonso Lara replaces César Gelabert.
  10. 82' Goal! Spain U17 4, Niger U17 0. Sergio Gómez (Spain U17) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  11. 84' Substitution, Spain U17. Nacho Díaz replaces Abel Ruiz.

FIFA U-17 World Cup News

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