FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Spain U17 vs Iran U17, 2017 U17 World Cup, Quarterfinals

· FIFA Under-17 World Cup
Spain U17
  • 13': Abel Ruiz
  • 60': Sergio Gómez
  • 67': Ferran Torres
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3 - 1
Iran U17
  • 70': Saeid Karimi

Dominant Spain beat Iran to reach U17 semis

Spain cruised to a 3-0 win over Iran to reach the U-17 World Cup semi-finals, where they will meet Mali on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Mateu Morey (Spain U17) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
  • 3': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain U17).
  • 3': Mohammad Ghaderi (Iran U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Mateu Morey (Spain U17) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Abel Ruiz (Spain U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Gómez.
  • 13': Goal! Spain U17 1, Iran U17 0. Abel Ruiz (Spain U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 14': Foul by César Gelabert (Spain U17).
  • 14': Taha Shariati (Iran U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Hand ball by Amir Esmaeil Zadeh (Iran U17).
  • 19': Attempt missed. César Gelabert (Spain U17) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 19': Foul by Abel Ruiz (Spain U17).
  • 19': Mohammad Ghobeishavi (Iran U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Ferran Torres (Spain U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Ahmad Jalali (Iran U17).
  • 28': Delay in match (Spain U17).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Corner, Spain U17. Conceded by Ali Satavi.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Spain U17) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sergio Gómez with a cross following a corner.
  • 32': Foul by Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Iran U17).
  • 32': Mateu Morey (Spain U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt saved. César Gelabert (Spain U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 34': Corner, Spain U17. Conceded by Ali Gholam Zadeh.
  • 35': Delay in match Moha (Spain U17) because of an injury.
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Foul by Antonio Blanco (Spain U17).
  • 40': Mohammad Sharifi (Iran U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Antonio Blanco (Spain U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Moha (Spain U17) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Gómez.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Juan Miranda (Spain U17) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 42': Mohammad Ghaderi (Iran U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Iran U17) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmad Jalali.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Spain U17. Conceded by Amir Esmaeil Zadeh.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Spain U17 1, Iran U17 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Spain U17 1, Iran U17 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Spain U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Miranda with a cross.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Allahyar Sayyad (Iran U17) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh.
  • 49': Offside, Iran U17. Mohammad Ghaderi tries a through ball, but Allahyar Sayyad is caught offside.
  • 51': Foul by César Gelabert (Spain U17).
  • 51': Mohammad Sharifi (Iran U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Taha Shariati (Iran U17) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Spain U17) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by César Gelabert.
  • 52': Corner, Spain U17. Conceded by Ali Gholam Zadeh.
  • 54': Corner, Spain U17. Conceded by Ahmad Jalali.
  • 58': Foul by Abel Ruiz (Spain U17).
  • 58': Taha Shariati (Iran U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Mohammad Ghaderi (Iran U17).
  • 59': Mateu Morey (Spain U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Goal! Spain U17 2, Iran U17 0. Sergio Gómez (Spain U17) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
  • 62': Substitution, Iran U17. Saeid Karimi replaces Mohammad Ghaderi.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Taha Shariati (Iran U17) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 63': Delay in match Sergio Gómez (Spain U17) because of an injury.
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Substitution, Iran U17. Mohammad Sardari replaces Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh.
  • 65': Substitution, Spain U17. Álvaro García replaces Sergio Gómez because of an injury.
  • 66': Corner, Iran U17. Conceded by Hugo Guillamón.
  • 67': Goal! Spain U17 3, Iran U17 0. Ferran Torres (Spain U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moha with a cross.
  • 69': Substitution, Spain U17. José Alonso Lara replaces Antonio Blanco.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Allahyar Sayyad (Iran U17) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammad Ghobeishavi.
  • 70': Goal! Spain U17 3, Iran U17 1. Saeid Karimi (Iran U17) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Allahyar Sayyad.
  • 71': Substitution, Iran U17. Amir Khoda Moradi replaces Ahmad Jalali.
  • 72': Ali Satavi (Iran U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Foul by José Alonso Lara (Spain U17).
  • 72': José Alonso Lara (Spain U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Mohammad Sharifi (Iran U17) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amir Esmaeil Zadeh following a set piece situation.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Abel Ruiz (Spain U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 73': Delay in match (Spain U17).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Foul by Taha Shariati (Iran U17).
  • 76': José Alonso Lara (Spain U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Abel Ruiz (Spain U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by José Alonso Lara.
  • 77': Foul by Mohammad Sharifi (Iran U17).
  • 77': José Alonso Lara (Spain U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Hand ball by Moha (Spain U17).
  • 81': Attempt missed. César Gelabert (Spain U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by José Alonso Lara.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Mohammad Sardari (Iran U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Allahyar Sayyad.
  • 83': Corner, Iran U17. Conceded by Álvaro Fernández.
  • 84': Corner, Spain U17. Conceded by Mohammad Ghobeishavi.
  • 85': Substitution, Spain U17. Pedro replaces Abel Ruiz.
  • 85': Corner, Spain U17. Conceded by Vahid Namdari.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Spain U17) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro with a cross.
  • 87': Corner, Spain U17. Conceded by Ali Gholam Zadeh.
  • 88': Foul by Mateu Morey (Spain U17).
  • 88': Mohammad Sardari (Iran U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Allahyar Sayyad (Iran U17).
  • 89': José Alonso Lara (Spain U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Juan Miranda (Spain U17) left footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by César Gelabert.
  • 90': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain U17).
  • 90': Taha Shariati (Iran U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Mohammad Sardari (Iran U17).
  • 90': Mateu Morey (Spain U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Pedro (Spain U17) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Spain U17. Conceded by Ali Gholam Zadeh.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. José Alonso Lara (Spain U17) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Allahyar Sayyad (Iran U17).
  • 90'+2': José Alonso Lara (Spain U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Allahyar Sayyad (Iran U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Taha Shariati (Iran U17).
  • 90'+3': José Alonso Lara (Spain U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Iran U17. Conceded by Hugo Guillamón.
  • 90'+5': Hand ball by Allahyar Sayyad (Iran U17).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Spain U17 3, Iran U17 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Spain U17 3, Iran U17 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 9
4 Saves 2
24.4 Possession 75.6
8 SHOTS 20
3 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
138 Accurate Passes 605
228 Passes 687
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 10
6 Crosses 36
0.3 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 91
16 Accurate Long Balls 66
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 9
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
25 Effective Clearances 21
25 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Location: Kochi, India
Attendance: 28,436

Line-Ups

ESP Spain U17 (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Álvaro Fernández (GK)
4 Hugo Guillamón
5 Víctor Chust
3 Juan Miranda
2 Mateu Morey
18 César Gelabert
8 Mohamed Moukhliss
6 Antonio Blanco Yellow Card
9 Abel Ruiz
10 Sergio Gómez
7 Ferran Torres
Spain U17 Substitutes:
Diego Pampín, Jose Alonso, Álvaro García, Víctor Gómez, Carlos Beitia, Marc Vidal, Pedro, Alfonso Pastor, Eric García, Ignacio Díaz.

IRN Iran U17 (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Ali Gholam Zadeh (GK)
4 Amir Esmaeil Zadeh
6 Taha Shariati
3 Ahmad Jalali
2 Ali Satavi
10 Mohammad Ghobeishavi
8 Mohammad Sharifi
17 Mohammad Ghaderi Yellow Card
16 Vahid Namdari
9 Allahyar Sayyad
7 Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
Iran U17 Substitutes:
Mobin Ashayer, Mohammad Sardari, Saeid Karimi, Ali Davaran, Majid Nasiri, Ali Kooshki, Amir Khoda Moradi, Sobhan Khaghani.

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