FIFA Under-17 World Cup

FT Monday, October 9, 2017
United States U17 LDLW 1
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Ghana U17 WWWLW 0
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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi · 17,500 att.

Match Report

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U.S. secure passage to round of 16 with narrow win over Ghana

Substitute Ayo Akinola's 75th minute strike helped USA beat Ghana 1-0 and become the first team to enter the round of 16.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
1
51.9
Possession
48.1
11
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
346
Accurate Passes
290
427
Passes
385
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
4
12
Crosses
16
0.4
Cross %
0.3
56
Long Balls
62
25
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
6
23
Effective Tackles
15
30
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
23
Effective Clearances
8
23
Clearances
8

Lineups

GHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ibrahim DanladG
  2. 12Abdul YusifCD-L
  3. 15Gideon MensahCD-R
  4. 17Rashid AlhassanLB
  5. 5Najeeb YakubuRB
  6. 11Aminu MohammedAM
  7. 8Mohammed KudusLM
  8. 20Isaac GyamfiRM
  9. 6Eric AyiahF
  10. 10Emmanuel TokuAM-L
  11. 19Ibrahim SadiqAM-R

USA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Justin GarcesG
  2. 4James SandsCD-L
  3. 2Jaylin LindseyCD-R
  4. 6Christopher DurkinDM
  5. 3Chris GlosterLB
  6. 13Sergiño DestRB
  7. 8Blaine FerriCM-L
  8. 20Christopher GoslinCM-R
  9. 11Andrew CarletonLM
  10. 10Timothy WeahRM
  11. 9Josh SargentF

Timeline

  1. 6' Christopher Goslin (USA U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 57' Substitution, Ghana U17. Gabriel Leveh replaces Aminu Mohammed.
  3. 63' Substitution, USA U17. Ayo Akinola replaces Timothy Weah.
  4. 63' Substitution, USA U17. Akil Watts replaces Sergino Dest.
  5. 69' Kudus Mohammed (Ghana U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 71' Najeeb Yakubu (Ghana U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 73' Substitution, Ghana U17. Richard Danso replaces Kudus Mohammed.
  8. 75' Goal! Ghana U17 0, USA U17 1. Ayo Akinola (USA U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Goslin.
  9. 81' Substitution, USA U17. Indiana Vassilev replaces Andrew Carleton.
  10. 82' Substitution, Ghana U17. Ibrahim Sulley replaces Emmanuel Toku.
  11. 86' Richard Danso (Ghana U17) is shown the yellow card.

FIFA U-17 World Cup News

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