Germany U17 vs Costa Rica U17, 2017 U17 World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA Under-17 World CupU-17 WC: Germany grab late winner against Costa Rica
Substitute Noah Awuku's late strike helped Germany to a 2-1 win over Costa Rica in their opening Group C encounter of the U-17 World Cup in Goa.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Yannik Keitel (Germany U17).
- 1': Ronnier Bustamante (Costa Rica U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Attempt missed. Greivin Fonseca (Costa Rica U17) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 2': Attempt missed. Ronnier Bustamante (Costa Rica U17) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Alfaro.
- 4': Attempt missed. José Alfaro (Costa Rica U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josué Abarca.
- 5': Foul by Alexander Nitzl (Germany U17).
- 5': Greivin Fonseca (Costa Rica U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Corner, Germany U17. Conceded by Fernán Faerrón.
- 7': Attempt missed. Jan Boller (Germany U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 8': Attempt missed. Andrés Gómez (Costa Rica U17) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josué Abarca with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Wálter Cortés (Costa Rica U17).
- 11': John Yeboah (Germany U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Attempt saved. Dennis Jastrzembski (Germany U17) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn with a cross.
- 12': Attempt saved. Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (Germany U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jann-Fiete Arp.
- 13': Corner, Germany U17. Conceded by Ricardo Montenegro.
- 14': Foul by Pascal Hackethal (Germany U17).
- 14': Sebastian Castro (Costa Rica U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Dangerous play by Karim Arce (Costa Rica U17).
- 15': Luca Plogmann (Germany U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Offside, Costa Rica U17. Ricardo Montenegro tries a through ball, but Andrés Gómez is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt missed. Jann-Fiete Arp (Germany U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Hackethal with a cross.
- 18': Foul by Dennis Jastrzembski (Germany U17).
- 18': Sebastian Castro (Costa Rica U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Goal! Germany U17 1, Costa Rica U17 0. Jann-Fiete Arp (Germany U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn.
- 22': Foul by Andrés Gómez (Costa Rica U17).
- 22': Lukas Mai (Germany U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Dennis Jastrzembski (Germany U17).
- 23': Sebastian Castro (Costa Rica U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Wálter Cortés (Costa Rica U17).
- 25': John Yeboah (Germany U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt saved. Elias Abouchabaka (Germany U17) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 26': Dennis Jastrzembski (Germany U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Amferny Arias (Costa Rica U17).
- 27': Foul by Andrés Gómez (Costa Rica U17).
- 27': Jan Boller (Germany U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Andrés Gómez (Costa Rica U17).
- 28': Luca Plogmann (Germany U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Andrés Gómez (Costa Rica U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Elias Abouchabaka (Germany U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Josué Abarca (Costa Rica U17).
- 33': Foul by Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (Germany U17).
- 33': Karim Arce (Costa Rica U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Greivin Fonseca (Costa Rica U17).
- 34': Yannik Keitel (Germany U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Amferny Arias (Costa Rica U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (Germany U17).
- 35': Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (Germany U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Elias Abouchabaka (Germany U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Ronnier Bustamante (Costa Rica U17).
- 37': Foul by Amferny Arias (Costa Rica U17).
- 37': Jan Boller (Germany U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Amferny Arias (Costa Rica U17).
- 38': John Yeboah (Germany U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Elias Abouchabaka (Germany U17) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn following a set piece situation.
- 41': Attempt missed. Elias Abouchabaka (Germany U17) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by John Yeboah.
- 41': Offside, Germany U17. Elias Abouchabaka tries a through ball, but Jann-Fiete Arp is caught offside.
- 43': Foul by Yannik Keitel (Germany U17).
- 43': José Alfaro (Costa Rica U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Karim Arce (Costa Rica U17).
- 43': Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (Germany U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Yannik Keitel (Germany U17) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Jann-Fiete Arp (Germany U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn.
- 45': Corner, Germany U17. Conceded by Amferny Arias.
- 45': Dennis Jastrzembski (Germany U17) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Elias Abouchabaka with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Germany U17 1, Costa Rica U17 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Germany U17 1, Costa Rica U17 0.
- 45': Substitution, Costa Rica U17. Alexander Román replaces Greivin Fonseca.
- 47': Attempt missed. Jann-Fiete Arp (Germany U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dennis Jastrzembski.
- 48': Foul by Yannik Keitel (Germany U17).
- 48': Ronnier Bustamante (Costa Rica U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Attempt blocked. José Alfaro (Costa Rica U17) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Arce.
- 50': Offside, Germany U17. Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn tries a through ball, but Dennis Jastrzembski is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt saved. José Alfaro (Costa Rica U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amferny Arias with a headed pass.
- 51': Foul by Ronnier Bustamante (Costa Rica U17).
- 51': Lukas Mai (Germany U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (Germany U17) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 52': Foul by Fernán Faerrón (Costa Rica U17).
- 52': Jann-Fiete Arp (Germany U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt missed. Jann-Fiete Arp (Germany U17) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 54': Offside, Costa Rica U17. Ricardo Montenegro tries a through ball, but Andrés Gómez is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt blocked. John Yeboah (Germany U17) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 55': Corner, Germany U17. Conceded by Karim Arce.
- 56': Attempt missed. John Yeboah (Germany U17) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 56': Attempt missed. Josué Abarca (Costa Rica U17) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 57': Foul by Pascal Hackethal (Germany U17).
- 57': Josué Abarca (Costa Rica U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Attempt saved. John Yeboah (Germany U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Elias Abouchabaka (Germany U17) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Boller.
- 60': Offside, Costa Rica U17. Fernán Faerrón tries a through ball, but Ronnier Bustamante is caught offside.
- 61': Substitution, Germany U17. Noah Awuku replaces Dennis Jastrzembski.
- 62': Substitution, Germany U17. Dominik Becker replaces Pascal Hackethal because of an injury.
- 64': Goal! Germany U17 1, Costa Rica U17 1. Andrés Gómez (Costa Rica U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josué Abarca.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (Germany U17) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Yeboah.
- 68': Foul by John Yeboah (Germany U17).
- 68': José Alfaro (Costa Rica U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Yannik Keitel (Germany U17).
- 69': José Alfaro (Costa Rica U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Substitution, Costa Rica U17. Yecsy Jarquin replaces José Alfaro.
- 70': Foul by Josué Abarca (Costa Rica U17).
- 70': John Yeboah (Germany U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Substitution, Germany U17. Shaverdi Cetin replaces Elias Abouchabaka.
- 71': Attempt missed. Noah Awuku (Germany U17) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn following a set piece situation.
- 73': Alexander Román (Costa Rica U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Noah Awuku (Germany U17).
- 75': Substitution, Costa Rica U17. Julen Cordero replaces Ronnier Bustamante.
- 75': Foul by Fernán Faerrón (Costa Rica U17).
- 75': Jann-Fiete Arp (Germany U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Corner, Germany U17. Conceded by Alexander Román.
- 76': Attempt missed. Lukas Mai (Germany U17) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shaverdi Cetin with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Foul by Jann-Fiete Arp (Germany U17).
- 78': Karim Arce (Costa Rica U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Lukas Mai (Germany U17).
- 80': Josué Abarca (Costa Rica U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Noah Awuku (Germany U17).
- 82': Wálter Cortés (Costa Rica U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt missed. Josué Abarca (Costa Rica U17) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 85': Foul by Alexander Román (Costa Rica U17).
- 85': John Yeboah (Germany U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Attempt saved. Shaverdi Cetin (Germany U17) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 88': Alexander Román (Costa Rica U17).
- 88': John Yeboah (Germany U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Goal! Germany U17 2, Costa Rica U17 1. Noah Awuku (Germany U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+1': Foul by Fernán Faerrón (Costa Rica U17).
- 90'+1': Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (Germany U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Corner, Germany U17. Conceded by Fernán Faerrón.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jann-Fiete Arp (Germany U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shaverdi Cetin with a cross.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (Germany U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (Germany U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 90'+4': Foul by Alexander Román (Costa Rica U17).
- 90'+4': John Yeboah (Germany U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Germany U17 2, Costa Rica U17 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Germany U17 2, Costa Rica U17 1.
Statistics
 CRC |
GER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 34.2 | Possession | 65.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 26 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 112 | Accurate Passes | 287 |
| 196 | Passes | 372 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 20 |
| 19 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 19 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA Under-17 World Cup
Venue: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Location: ,
Attendance: 12,329
Venue: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Location: ,
Attendance: 12,329
FIFA U-17 World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina U17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Australia U17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Uganda U17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Denmark U17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Germany U17 (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Luca Plogmann (GK) |
| 5 | Jan Boller |
| 16 | Lukas Mai |
| 3 | Pascal Hackethal |
| 2 | Alexander Nitzl |
| 11 | Nicolas Kühn |
| 10 | Elias Abouchabaka |
| 14 | Yannik Keitel |
| 9 | Jann-Fiete Arp |
| 13 | Dennis Jastrzembski |
| 18 | John Yeboah |
Costa Rica U17 (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Montenegro (GK) |
| 4 | Karim Arce |
| 3 | Fernán Faerron |
| 6 | Wálter Cortés |
| 19 | Sebastian Castro |
| 10 | Greivin Fonseca |
| 5 | Amferny Arias |
| 12 | Rodolfo Alfaro |
| 15 | Josué Abarca |
| 16 | Andrés Gómez  |
| 14 | Ronnier Bustamante |
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