FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Colombia U17 vs Ghana U17, 2017 U17 World Cup, Group Stage

· FIFA Under-17 World Cup
Colombia U17
    FT
    0 - 1
    Ghana U17
    • 39': Ibrahim Sadiq

    Ghana flex attacking muscle in opening win

    Two-time champions Ghana made the perfect start to the Under-17 World Cup, as Sadiq Ibrahim's first-half strike gave them three vital points in Delhi

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Foul by Etilso Martínez (Colombia U17).
    • 1': Mohammed Iddriss (Ghana U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Sadiq Ibrahim (Ghana U17) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 6': Andrés Cifuentes (Colombia U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17).
    • 8': Offside, Colombia U17. Brayan Gómez tries a through ball, but Robert Mejía is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Andrés Perea (Colombia U17).
    • 9': Kudus Mohammed (Ghana U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Robert Mejía (Colombia U17) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aminu Mohammed.
    • 11': Aminu Mohammed (Ghana U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Foul by Andrés Cifuentes (Colombia U17).
    • 12': Offside, Ghana U17. Gideon Mensah tries a through ball, but Sadiq Ibrahim is caught offside.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kudus Mohammed with a through ball.
    • 14': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Kevin Mier.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Leandro Campaz (Colombia U17) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yadir Meneses.
    • 16': Foul by Leandro Campaz (Colombia U17).
    • 16': Najeeb Yakubu (Ghana U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Leandro Campaz (Colombia U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Etilso Martínez.
    • 17': Corner, Colombia U17. Conceded by Danlad Ibrahim.
    • 20': Foul by Sadiq Ibrahim (Ghana U17).
    • 20': Yadir Meneses (Colombia U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Delay in match Yadir Meneses (Colombia U17) because of an injury.
    • 21': Sadiq Ibrahim (Ghana U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Thomas Gutiérrez.
    • 25': Emmanuel Toku (Ghana U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Robert Mejía (Colombia U17).
    • 26': Attempt missed. Sadiq Ibrahim (Ghana U17) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eric Ayiah with a cross.
    • 26': Brayan Gómez (Colombia U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Foul by Sadiq Ibrahim (Ghana U17).
    • 28': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Toku (Ghana U17) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Najeeb Yakubu with a cross.
    • 28': Offside, Ghana U17. Emmanuel Toku tries a through ball, but Sadiq Ibrahim is caught offside.
    • 29': Foul by Kudus Mohammed (Ghana U17).
    • 29': Thomas Gutiérrez (Colombia U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Corner, Colombia U17. Conceded by Gideon Mensah.
    • 30': Corner, Colombia U17. Conceded by Abdul Yusif.
    • 31': Corner, Colombia U17. Conceded by Eric Ayiah.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Brayan Gómez (Colombia U17) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Gutiérrez.
    • 33': Corner, Colombia U17. Conceded by Gideon Mensah.
    • 33': Abdul Yusif (Ghana U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Deyman Cortés (Colombia U17).
    • 34': Foul by Sadiq Ibrahim (Ghana U17).
    • 34': Robert Mejía (Colombia U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Delay in match Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17) because of an injury.
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 39': Goal! Colombia U17 0, Ghana U17 1. Sadiq Ibrahim (Ghana U17) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eric Ayiah with a cross.
    • 40': Corner, Colombia U17. Conceded by Sadiq Ibrahim.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Deyman Cortés (Colombia U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Campaz following a corner.
    • 41': Emmanuel Toku (Ghana U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Foul by Juan Peñaloza (Colombia U17).
    • 41': Attempt saved. Kudus Mohammed (Ghana U17) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Yadir Meneses (Colombia U17) left footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrés Perea.
    • 45': Foul by Yadir Meneses (Colombia U17).
    • 45': Rashid Alhassan (Ghana U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Delay in match Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17) because of an injury.
    • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Andrés Cifuentes.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Colombia U17 0, Ghana U17 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Colombia U17 0, Ghana U17 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Colombia U17. Deiber Caicedo replaces Brayan Gómez.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Andrés Perea (Colombia U17) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Mejía.
    • 48': Foul by Robert Mejía (Colombia U17).
    • 48': Kudus Mohammed (Ghana U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sadiq Ibrahim with a cross.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Deyman Cortés (Colombia U17) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yadir Meneses with a headed pass.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Juan Peñaloza (Colombia U17) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yadir Meneses.
    • 54': Foul by Robert Mejía (Colombia U17).
    • 54': Sadiq Ibrahim (Ghana U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Kudus Mohammed (Ghana U17) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Toku.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Sadiq Ibrahim (Ghana U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rashid Alhassan.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Mohammed Iddriss (Ghana U17) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sadiq Ibrahim.
    • 61': Delay in match Etilso Martínez (Colombia U17) because of an injury.
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Kudus Mohammed (Ghana U17) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emmanuel Toku.
    • 63': Andrés Cifuentes (Colombia U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17).
    • 64': Corner, Colombia U17. Conceded by Gideon Mensah.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Leandro Campaz (Colombia U17) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Gutiérrez.
    • 66': Offside, Colombia U17. Thomas Gutiérrez tries a through ball, but Deyman Cortés is caught offside.
    • 68': Substitution, Colombia U17. Santiago Barrero replaces Deyman Cortés.
    • 72': Etilso Martínez (Colombia U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Foul by Kudus Mohammed (Ghana U17).
    • 73': Attempt saved. Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 73': Hand ball by Kudus Mohammed (Ghana U17).
    • 74': Foul by Thomas Gutiérrez (Colombia U17).
    • 74': Mohammed Iddriss (Ghana U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Substitution, Ghana U17. Isaac Gyamfi replaces Mohammed Iddriss.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Aminu Mohammed (Ghana U17) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Toku.
    • 77': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Kevin Mier.
    • 77': Offside, Ghana U17. Gideon Mensah tries a through ball, but Eric Ayiah is caught offside.
    • 78': Danlad Ibrahim (Ghana U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Santiago Barrero (Colombia U17).
    • 78': Delay in match Danlad Ibrahim (Ghana U17) because of an injury.
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Aminu Mohammed (Ghana U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Thomas Gutiérrez (Colombia U17).
    • 81': Attempt missed. Deiber Caicedo (Colombia U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yadir Meneses with a through ball.
    • 82': Andrés Cifuentes (Colombia U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17).
    • 82': Substitution, Ghana U17. Gabriel Leveh replaces Aminu Mohammed.
    • 83': Foul by Sadiq Ibrahim (Ghana U17).
    • 83': Thomas Gutiérrez (Colombia U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Santiago Barrero (Colombia U17) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Yadir Meneses (Colombia U17) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 86': Delay in match Santiago Barrero (Colombia U17) because of an injury.
    • 87': Substitution, Colombia U17. Juan Vidal replaces Santiago Barrero because of an injury.
    • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 88': Substitution, Ghana U17. Edmund Arko-Mensah replaces Emmanuel Toku.
    • 89': Corner, Colombia U17. Conceded by Najeeb Yakubu.
    • 89': Foul by Etilso Martínez (Colombia U17).
    • 89': Sadiq Ibrahim (Ghana U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Etilso Martínez (Colombia U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Foul by Robert Mejía (Colombia U17).
    • 90': Sadiq Ibrahim (Ghana U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Andrés Perea (Colombia U17).
    • 90'+2': Sadiq Ibrahim (Ghana U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Isaac Gyamfi (Ghana U17) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rashid Alhassan.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Colombia U17 0, Ghana U17 1.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Colombia U17 0, Ghana U17 1.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 16
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    3 Saves 3
    42.4 Possession 57.6
    16 SHOTS 13
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    206 Accurate Passes 319
    307 Passes 430
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 1
    16 Crosses 11
    0.4 Cross % 0.1
    73 Long Balls 88
    26 Accurate Long Balls 45
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    12 Effective Tackles 21
    15 Tackles 25
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    29 Effective Clearances 25
    29 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA Under-17 World Cup

    Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
    Location: Delhi, India
    Attendance: 24,300

    FIFA U-17 World Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Qatar U17 0 0 0
    2 Panama U17 0 0 0
    3 Egypt U17 0 0 0
    4 Greece U17 0 0 0
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    Line-Ups

    COL Colombia U17 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Kevin Mier (GK)
    5 Thomas Gutiérrez
    2 Andrés Cifuentes
    13 Robert Mejía
    11 Juan Peñaloza
    10 Brayan Gómez
    6 Andrés Perea
    20 Etilso Martínez Yellow Card
    18 Deyman Cortés
    7 Jáminton Campaz
    14 Yadir Meneses
    Colombia U17 Substitutes:
    Christian Andrade, Deiber Caicedo, Luis López, Nicolás Gómez, Gustavo Carvajal, Daniel Melo, Fabián Ángel, Santiago Barrero, Guillermo Tegue, Juan Vidal.

    GHA Ghana U17 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ibrahim Danlad (GK)
    12 Abdul Yusif
    15 Gideon Mensah
    17 Rashid Alhassan
    5 Najeeb Yakubu
    11 Aminu Mohammed
    8 Mohammed Kudus
    18 Mohammed Iddriss
    6 Eric Ayiah
    10 Emmanuel Toku
    19 Ibrahim Sadiq Yellow Card
    Ghana U17 Substitutes:
    Gabriel Leveh, Michael Acquaye, Kwame Aziz, Edmund Arko-Mensah, Gideon Acquah, John Otuagomah Olufemi, Bismark Owusu, Richard Danso, Isaac Gyamfi, Ibrahim Sulley.

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