FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Spain U17 vs Niger U17, 2017 U17 World Cup, Group Stage

· FIFA Under-17 World Cup
Spain U17
  • 21': Abel Ruiz
  • 41': Abel Ruiz
  • 45'+1': César Gelabert
  • 82': Sergio Gómez
FT
4 - 0
Niger U17

    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.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 3': Corner, Niger U17. Conceded by Victor Chust.
    • 5': Corner, Niger U17. Conceded by Juan Miranda.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yacine Wa Massamba.
    • 7': Corner, Niger U17. Conceded by Victor Chust.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Boubacar (Niger U17) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rachid Soumana with a cross.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Boubacar (Niger U17) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Habibou Sofiane.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Abel Ruiz (Spain U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by César Gelabert.
    • 11': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Spain U17).
    • 11': Ibrahim Boubacar (Niger U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Sergio Gómez (Spain U17) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonio Blanco.
    • 13': Foul by Ibrahim Namata (Niger U17).
    • 13': Sergio Gómez (Spain U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Ibrahim Namata (Niger U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 16': Attempt saved. César Gelabert (Spain U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abel Ruiz.
    • 17': Foul by Sergio Gómez (Spain U17).
    • 17': Yacine Wa Massamba (Niger U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Hand ball by César Gelabert (Spain U17).
    • 18': Offside, Niger U17. Kader Aboubacar tries a through ball, but Salim Abdourahmane is caught offside.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Abel Ruiz (Spain U17) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by César Gelabert.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Mateu Morey (Spain U17) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Gómez.
    • 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.
    • 25': Corner, Spain U17. Conceded by Rachid Soumana.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Juan Miranda (Spain U17) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Abel Ruiz following a corner.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Boubacar (Niger U17) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ibrahim Namata with a cross.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Salim Abdourahmane.
    • 27': Foul by Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17).
    • 27': Mateu Morey (Spain U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Delay in match (Spain U17).
    • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': César Gelabert (Spain U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Foul by Kader Aboubacar (Niger U17).
    • 31': Attempt missed. Abel Ruiz (Spain U17) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Moha following a set piece situation.
    • 33': Foul by Antonio Blanco (Spain U17).
    • 33': Yacine Wa Massamba (Niger U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 37': Ferran Torres (Spain U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Foul by Rachid Soumana (Niger U17).
    • 38': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain U17).
    • 38': Rachid Soumana (Niger U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Corner, Spain U17. Conceded by Djibrilla Ibrahim.
    • 40': Hand ball by Farouk Idrissa (Niger U17).
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Abel Ruiz (Spain U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Gómez.
    • 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.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Salim Abdourahmane (Niger U17) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salim Abdourahmane.
    • 43': Corner, Spain U17. Conceded by Djibrilla Ibrahim.
    • 43': Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17) is shown the yellow card.
    • 43': Corner, Spain U17. Conceded by Rachid Soumana.
    • 44': Corner, Spain U17. Conceded by Rachid Soumana.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Victor Chust (Spain U17) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Gómez with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Corner, Niger U17. Conceded by Juan Miranda.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Abel Ruiz (Spain U17) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moha.
    • 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.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Spain U17 3, Niger U17 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Spain U17 3, Niger U17 0.
    • 50': Foul by Ibrahim Boubacar (Niger U17).
    • 50': Juan Miranda (Spain U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Sergio Gómez (Spain U17).
    • 55': Ibrahim Namata (Niger U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Spain U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sergio Gómez with a cross.
    • 57': Foul by Kader Aboubacar (Niger U17).
    • 57': Moha (Spain U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Antonio Blanco (Spain U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Karim Tinni (Niger U17).
    • 62': Substitution, Niger U17. Hamid Galissoune replaces Karim Tinni.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Mateu Morey (Spain U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moha.
    • 63': Foul by Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17).
    • 63': Mateu Morey (Spain U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Corner, Niger U17. Conceded by Sergio Gómez.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Kader Aboubacar (Niger U17) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Abel Ruiz (Spain U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sergio Gómez.
    • 69': Ferran Torres (Spain U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Rachid Soumana (Niger U17).
    • 70': Attempt saved. César Gelabert (Spain U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
    • 70': Corner, Spain U17. Conceded by Khaled Lawali.
    • 70': Substitution, Spain U17. Álvaro García replaces Antonio Blanco.
    • 71': Corner, Spain U17. Conceded by Rachid Soumana.
    • 72': Foul by Álvaro García (Spain U17).
    • 72': Salim Abdourahmane (Niger U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Spain U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Gómez.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Abel Ruiz (Spain U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Miranda.
    • 75': Delay in match César Gelabert (Spain U17) because of an injury.
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Substitution, Niger U17. Kairou Amoustapha replaces Yacine Wa Massamba.
    • 79': César Gelabert (Spain U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Ibrahim Namata (Niger U17).
    • 79': Substitution, Spain U17. José Alonso Lara replaces César Gelabert.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Salim Abdourahmane (Niger U17) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Sergio Gómez (Spain U17) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro García.
    • 82': Goal! Spain U17 4, Niger U17 0. Sergio Gómez (Spain U17) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 84': Substitution, Spain U17. Nacho Díaz replaces Abel Ruiz.
    • 84': Foul by Sergio Gómez (Spain U17).
    • 84': Kader Aboubacar (Niger U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Foul by Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17).
    • 85': José Alonso Lara (Spain U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Juan Miranda (Spain U17) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nacho Díaz.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Juan Miranda (Spain U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Spain U17) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 87': Foul by Sergio Gómez (Spain U17).
    • 87': Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 89': Foul by Kader Aboubacar (Niger U17).
    • 89': José Alonso Lara (Spain U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Nacho Díaz (Spain U17).
    • 90'+1': Salim Abdourahmane (Niger U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. José Alonso Lara (Spain U17) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Niger U17. Salim Abdourahmane tries a through ball, but Ibrahim Boubacar is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Spain U17) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nacho Díaz.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Spain U17 4, Niger U17 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Spain U17 4, Niger U17 0.

    Statistics

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    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

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA Under-17 World Cup

    Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
    Location: Kochi, India
    Attendance: 7,926

    FIFA U-17 World Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 France U17 0 0 0
    2 Haiti U17 0 0 0
    3 Saudi Arabia U17 0 0 0
    4 Uruguay U17 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ESP Spain U17 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Álvaro Fernández (GK)
    4 Hugo Guillamón
    5 Víctor Chust
    3 Juan Miranda
    2 Mateu Morey
    8 Mohamed Moukhliss
    18 César Gelabert
    6 Antonio Blanco
    9 Abel Ruiz
    10 Sergio Gómez
    7 Ferran Torres
    Spain U17 Substitutes:
    Diego Pampín, Ignacio Díaz, Álvaro García, Víctor Gómez, Eric García, Carlos Beitia, Marc Vidal, Pedro, Jose Alonso, Alfonso Pastor.

    NIG Niger U17 (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    21 Khaled Lawali (GK)
    12 Djibrilla Ibrahim
    5 Farouk Idrissa
    15 Rachid Soumana
    18 Ibrahim Namata Yellow Card
    8 Habibou Sofiane Yellow Card
    14 Kader Arzakou
    11 Karim Tinni
    2 Yacine Wa Massamba
    19 Salim Abdourahmane
    17 Ibrahim Boubacar Marou
    Niger U17 Substitutes:
    Hamid Galissoune, Abdoul Boubacar, Ismael Issaka, Mahmadou Mahamane, Kairou Amoustapha, Yacouba Aboubacar, Nasser Mahman, Moussa Laouali, Inoussa Amadou.

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