FIFA Under-17 World Cup

FT Saturday, October 7, 2017
Niger U17 1
–
North Korea U17 DLDWL 0
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PRK000
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi · 2,754 att.

Match Report

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Abdourahmane gives Niger win on World Cup debut

Salim Abdourahmane helped debutants Niger beat North Korea 1-0 in their Group D opener in Kochi.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
5
54.9
Possession
45.1
24
SHOTS
14
6
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
254
Accurate Passes
193
367
Passes
300
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.6
4
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.2
99
Long Balls
71
40
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
39
18
Clearances
39

Lineups

PRK · 4-4-2

  1. 1Tae Tae SinG
  2. 15Cha KwangCD-L
  3. 5Kwang Kwang SinCD-R
  4. 6Ha KyongLB
  5. 3Kyong Sok KimRB
  6. 4Tam KyeCM-L
  7. 9Chung Sim KimCM-R
  8. 17Min YunLM
  9. 11Jin KunRM
  10. 7Hwi Hwi KimCF-L
  11. 19Nam Nam KwonCF-R

NIG · 4-4-2

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

Timeline

  1. 13' Djibrilla Ibrahim (Niger U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 29' Substitution, Niger U17. Kader Aboubacar replaces Rachid Alfari.
  3. 34' Substitution, DPR Korea U17. Ri Kang Guk replaces Kung Jin Song because of an injury.
  4. 36' Kader Aboubacar (Niger U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 51' Kye Tam (DPR Korea U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 59' Goal! DPR Korea U17 0, Niger U17 1. Salim Abdourahmane (Niger U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Habibou Sofiane.
  7. 77' Substitution, Niger U17. Mahamadou Mahamane replaces Rachid Soumana.
  8. 79' Substitution, DPR Korea U17. Kim Pom Hyok replaces Ri Kang Guk.
  9. 82' Substitution, DPR Korea U17. Paek Kwang Min replaces Kim Hwi Hwang.
  10. 88' Substitution, Niger U17. Hamid Galissoune replaces Ibrahim Boubacar.

FIFA U-17 World Cup News

All news
ESPN Tor-Kristian Karlsen U17 World Cup standout stars: Brazil, England, Portugal, more The FIFA U-17 World Cup concluded this week with Portugal beating Austria in the final. Here are 8 of the most impressive players from the tournament. News Associated Press Portugal win FIFA Under-17 World Cup for 1st time Portugal won the FIFA Under-17 World Cup title for the first time on Thursday, beating Austria 1-0 in the final. News ESPN News Services FIFA U17 World Cup to be held annually, with next 5 in Qatar The FIFA Under-17 World Cup will be held annually instead of biennially, with the next five editions from 2025 to take place in Qatar, world soccer's governing body said on Thursday. ESPN ESPN Germany beat France to lift first U17 World Cup title Germany have lifted the Under-17 FIFA World Cup for a first time after a thrilling penalty shootout victory against France at the Stadion Manahan in Indonesia on Saturday.