FIFA Under-17 World Cup

FT Monday, October 9, 2017
New Zealand U17 LDWLD 2
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Paraguay U17 WLLW 4
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NZL202
PAR134
D.Y. Patil Stadium · 20,877 att.

Match Report

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Vega strikes twice as Paraguay beat NZ

Anibal Vega scored a brace as Paraguay snatched a 4-2 win over New Zealand in a Group B game of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Navi Mumbai.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
18
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
7
6
Saves
2
40.3
Possession
59.7
10
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
10
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
167
Accurate Passes
297
258
Passes
389
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
19
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.2
73
Long Balls
77
27
Accurate Long Balls
47
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
9
12
Tackles
13
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
19
Effective Clearances
29
19
Clearances
29

Head to Head

NZL leads series 1-0

Lineups

PAR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Diego HuescaG
  2. 3Roberto FernándezCD-L
  3. 5Alexis DuarteCD-R
  4. 13Marcelo RolónLB
  5. 2Jesús RolónRB
  6. 10Julio BáezCM-L
  7. 6Braian OjedaCM-R
  8. 21Alan RodríguezLM
  9. 17Fernando CardosoRM
  10. 9Fernando RomeroCF-L
  11. 11Leonardo SánchezCF-R

NZL · 4-2-2-2

  1. 12Jacob ClarkG
  2. 4Liberato CacaceCD-L
  3. 3Josh RogersonCD-R
  4. 5Boyd CurryLB
  5. 20Emlyn WellsmoreRB
  6. 6Leon Van Den HovenCM-L
  7. 7Elijah JustCM-R
  8. 10Willem EbbingeCF-L
  9. 18Charles SpraggCF-R
  10. 11Matthew ConroyAM-L
  11. 14Kingsley SinclairAM-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Paraguay U17 1, New Zealand U17 0. Alan Rodríguez (Paraguay U17) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  2. 7' Braian Ojeda (Paraguay U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 20' Own Goal by Alexis Duarte, Paraguay U17. Paraguay U17 1, New Zealand U17 1.
  4. 34' Own Goal by Alexis Duarte, Paraguay U17. Paraguay U17 1, New Zealand U17 2.
  5. 45' Substitution, New Zealand U17. Ben Deeley replaces Josh Rogerson.
  6. 45' Substitution, Paraguay U17. Anibal Vega replaces Fernando Romero.
  7. 57' Roberto Fernández (Paraguay U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 57' Substitution, Paraguay U17. Blas Armoa replaces Fernando Cardozo.
  9. 75' Goal! Paraguay U17 2, New Zealand U17 2. Anibal Vega (Paraguay U17) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  10. 78' Goal! Paraguay U17 3, New Zealand U17 2. Anibal Vega (Paraguay U17) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Sánchez.
  11. 79' Substitution, New Zealand U17. Matthew Palmer replaces Kingsley Sinclair.
  12. 79' Substitution, New Zealand U17. Oliver Duncan replaces Willem Ebbinge.
  13. 81' Liberato Cacace (New Zealand U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 84' Leonardo Sánchez (Paraguay U17) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 84' Substitution, Paraguay U17. Víctor Villasanti replaces Leonardo Sánchez.
  16. 85' Ben Deeley (New Zealand U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+1' Goal! Paraguay U17 4, New Zealand U17 2. Blas Armoa (Paraguay U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Julio Báez.

FIFA U-17 World Cup News

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