FIFA Under-17 World Cup

New Zealand U17 vs Türkiye U17, 2017 U17 World Cup, Group Stage

· FIFA Under-17 World Cup
New Zealand U17
  • 58': Max Mata
  • Red Card 90'+5': Max Mata
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Türkiye U17
  • 18': Ahmed Kutucu

Mata earns draw for New Zealand in U17 WC opener against Turkey

New Zealand came back from a goal down to draw 1-1 against Turkey in the opening Group B match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Foul by Sefa Akgün (Turkey U17).
  • 1': Max Mata (New Zealand U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Charles Spragg (New Zealand U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Sefa Akgün (Turkey U17).
  • 4': Foul by Ozan Kabak (Turkey U17).
  • 4': Max Mata (New Zealand U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Ahmed Kutucu (Turkey U17) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Malik Karaahmet with a headed pass.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Bekir Gokçimen (Turkey U17) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Recep Gül.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Atalay Babacan (Turkey U17) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 10': Foul by Charles Spragg (New Zealand U17).
  • 10': Kerem Kesgin (Turkey U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Kingsley Sinclair (New Zealand U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elijah Just.
  • 12': Foul by Max Mata (New Zealand U17).
  • 12': Ozan Kabak (Turkey U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Corner, Turkey U17. Conceded by Leon Van den Hoven.
  • 16': Foul by Emlyn Wellsmore (New Zealand U17).
  • 16': Recep Gül (Turkey U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Elijah Just (New Zealand U17) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kingsley Sinclair.
  • 17': Atalay Babacan (Turkey U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Kingsley Sinclair (New Zealand U17).
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Kutucu (Turkey U17) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Recep Gül.
  • 18': Corner, Turkey U17. Conceded by Ben Deeley.
  • 18': Goal! New Zealand U17 0, Turkey U17 1. Ahmed Kutucu (Turkey U17) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kerem Kesgin with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Elijah Just (New Zealand U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Mata.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Malik Karaahmet (Turkey U17) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Kutucu.
  • 23': Elijah Just (New Zealand U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Ahmed Kutucu (Turkey U17).
  • 23': Ahmed Kutucu (Turkey U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Foul by Ozan Kabak (Turkey U17).
  • 34': Max Mata (New Zealand U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Berke Özer (Turkey U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Charles Spragg (New Zealand U17).
  • 35': Delay in match Berke Özer (Turkey U17) because of an injury.
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Corner, New Zealand U17. Conceded by Kerem Kesgin.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Charles Spragg (New Zealand U17) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Leon Van den Hoven with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Ahmed Kutucu (Turkey U17) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Atalay Babacan.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Sefa Akgün (Turkey U17) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Malik Karaahmet with a cross.
  • 43': Corner, New Zealand U17. Conceded by Kerem Kesgin.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Matthew Conroy (New Zealand U17) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Max Mata.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Max Mata (New Zealand U17) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Recep Gül (Turkey U17) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kerem Kesgin.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Charles Spragg (New Zealand U17) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Mata with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Berke Özer (Turkey U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Max Mata (New Zealand U17).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, New Zealand U17 0, Turkey U17 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins New Zealand U17 0, Turkey U17 1.
  • 48': Boyd Curry (New Zealand U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Atalay Babacan (Turkey U17).
  • 50': Hand ball by Sefa Akgün (Turkey U17).
  • 51': Attempt missed. Leon Van den Hoven (New Zealand U17) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Recep Gül (Turkey U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Malik Karaahmet with a cross.
  • 53': Corner, Turkey U17. Conceded by Jacob Clark.
  • 57': Charles Spragg (New Zealand U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Bekir Gokçimen (Turkey U17).
  • 57': Corner, New Zealand U17. Conceded by Şahan Akyüz.
  • 57': Offside, New Zealand U17. Max Mata tries a through ball, but Elijah Just is caught offside.
  • 58': Foul by Sefa Akgün (Turkey U17).
  • 58': Matthew Conroy (New Zealand U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Goal! New Zealand U17 1, Turkey U17 1. Max Mata (New Zealand U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elijah Just following a set piece situation.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Malik Karaahmet (Turkey U17) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 60': Foul by Şahan Akyüz (Turkey U17).
  • 60': Max Mata (New Zealand U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Max Mata (New Zealand U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Elijah Just following a set piece situation.
  • 61': Max Mata (New Zealand U17) is shown the yellow card.
  • 63': Foul by Liberato Cacace (New Zealand U17).
  • 63': Malik Karaahmet (Turkey U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Substitution, Turkey U17. Emblya Ayyldiz replaces Malik Karaahmet.
  • 63': Substitution, Turkey U17. Yunus Akgün replaces Ahmed Kutucu.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Yunus Akgün (Turkey U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 65': Elijah Just (New Zealand U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Kerem Kesgin (Turkey U17).
  • 66': Attempt missed. Max Mata (New Zealand U17) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elijah Just following a set piece situation.
  • 67': Foul by Kerem Kesgin (Turkey U17).
  • 67': Kingsley Sinclair (New Zealand U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Delay in match (Turkey U17).
  • 69': Substitution, Turkey U17. Berk Cetin replaces Bekir Gokçimen because of an injury.
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Elijah Just (New Zealand U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Kerem Kesgin (Turkey U17).
  • 72': Attempt missed. Max Mata (New Zealand U17) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elijah Just with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Charles Spragg (New Zealand U17) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Max Mata.
  • 76': Delay in match Atalay Babacan (Turkey U17) because of an injury.
  • 79': Substitution, New Zealand U17. Willem Ebbinge replaces Kingsley Sinclair.
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Berke Özer (Turkey U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Charles Spragg (New Zealand U17).
  • 80': Delay in match (Turkey U17).
  • 81': Substitution, New Zealand U17. Matthew Palmer replaces Charles Spragg.
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Berk Cetin (Turkey U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Foul by Boyd Curry (New Zealand U17).
  • 82': Boyd Curry (New Zealand U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Yunus Akgün (Turkey U17) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Berk Cetin with a cross.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Kerem Kesgin (Turkey U17) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sefa Akgün.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Kerem Kesgin (Turkey U17) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Atalay Babacan (Turkey U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 89': Corner, Turkey U17. Conceded by Boyd Curry.
  • 90': Offside, Turkey U17. Berk Cetin tries a through ball, but Atalay Babacan is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Emblya Ayyldiz (Turkey U17).
  • 90'+1': Liberato Cacace (New Zealand U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Corner, New Zealand U17. Conceded by Ozan Kabak.
  • 90'+2': Berke Özer (Turkey U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Matthew Palmer (New Zealand U17).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Emlyn Wellsmore (New Zealand U17).
  • 90'+2': Recep Gül (Turkey U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Turkey U17. Conceded by Ben Deeley.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Kerem Kesgin (Turkey U17) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Recep Gül (Turkey U17) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emblya Ayyldiz.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Recep Gül (Turkey U17).
  • 90'+4': Max Mata (New Zealand U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Max Mata (New Zealand U17).
  • 90'+5': Kerem Kesgin (Turkey U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second yellow card to Max Mata (New Zealand U17) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, New Zealand U17 1, Turkey U17 1.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, New Zealand U17 1, Turkey U17 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 4
0 Saves 6
59.4 Possession 40.6
18 SHOTS 13
7 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
331 Accurate Passes 206
416 Passes 284
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 7
23 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.4
68 Long Balls 55
31 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 8
14 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
31 Effective Clearances 27
31 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Venue: D.Y. Patil Stadium
Location: Mumbai, India
Attendance: 9,727

FIFA U-17 World Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 South Korea U17 0 0 0
2 Mozambique U17 0 0 0
3 New Caledonia U17 0 0 0
4 Ecuador U17 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

NZL New Zealand U17 (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
12 Jacob Clark (GK)
4 Liberato Cacace
5 Boyd Curry Yellow Card
15 Ben Deeley
20 Emlyn Wellsmore
6 Leon Van Den Hoven
7 Elijah Just
9 Max Mata
18 Charles Spragg
11 Matthew Conroy
14 Kingsley Sinclair
New Zealand U17 Substitutes:
Oliver Whyte, Jordan Spain, Josh Rogerson, Willem Ebbinge, Nicholas Milner, Oliver Duncan, Kieran Richardson, Matthew Jones, Zac Jones, Matthew Palmer.

TUR Türkiye U17 (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Berke Özer (GK)
4 ŞAhan Akyüz
5 Ozan Kabak
3 Bekir Gokçimen
2 Ramazan Civelek
10 Atalay Babacan
6 Sefa Akgün
8 Kerem Kesgin
9 Malik Karaahmet
11 Recep Gül
7 Ahmed Kutucu
Türkiye U17 Substitutes:
Ozan Can Oruç, Abdussamed Karnuçu, Sezer TaşKolu, Ismail Çokçalis, Emblya Ayyldiz, Eren Bilen, Berk Cetin, Egehan Gök, Yunus Akgün, Umut Günes.

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