FIFA Under-17 World Cup

FT Saturday, October 21, 2017
Ghana U17 LWLWW 1
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Mali U17 LLWWW 2
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GHA011
MLI112
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium · 3,706 att.

Match Report

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Team Stats

34
Fouls
25
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
1
51.5
Possession
48.5
7
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
183
Accurate Passes
180
302
Passes
286
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.6
1
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
9
0.1
Cross %
0.4
77
Long Balls
72
23
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.3
Long Balls %
0.2
1
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
17
15
Tackles
21
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
36
18
Clearances
36

Lineups

MLI · 4-1-4-1

  1. 16Youssouf KoitaG
  2. 2Boubacar HaidaraCD-L
  3. 15Abdoulaye DiabyCD-R
  4. 17Mamadou SamakeDM
  5. 18Ibrahim KaneLB
  6. 4Fode KonateRB
  7. 10Salam JiddouCM-L
  8. 6Mohamed CamaraCM-R
  9. 3Djemoussa TraoreLM
  10. 7Hadji DrameRM
  11. 19Lassana N'DiayeF

GHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ibrahim DanladG
  2. 12Abdul YusifCD-L
  3. 15Gideon MensahCD-R
  4. 17Rashid AlhassanLB
  5. 5Najeeb YakubuRB
  6. 8Mohammed KudusAM
  7. 18Mohammed IddrissLM
  8. 13Gabriel LevehRM
  9. 6Eric AyiahF
  10. 10Emmanuel TokuAM-L
  11. 7Ibrahim SulleyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Mali U17 1, Ghana U17 0. Hadji Drame (Mali U17) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Salam Jiddou with a through ball.
  2. 35' Najeeb Yakubu (Ghana U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 55' Substitution, Ghana U17. Sadiq Ibrahim replaces Ibrahim Sulley.
  4. 61' Goal! Mali U17 2, Ghana U17 0. Djemoussa Traore (Mali U17) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top right corner.
  5. 62' Substitution, Ghana U17. Richard Danso replaces Gabriel Leveh.
  6. 70' Goal! Mali U17 2, Ghana U17 1. Kudus Mohammed (Ghana U17) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  7. 74' Mohamed Camara (Mali U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 74' Substitution, Ghana U17. Aminu Mohammed replaces Emmanuel Toku.
  9. 76' Substitution, Mali U17. Cheick Oumar Doucoure replaces Salam Jiddou.
  10. 80' Substitution, Mali U17. Seme Camara replaces Hadji Drame.
  11. 90'+3' Substitution, Mali U17. Siaka Sidibe replaces Djemoussa Traore.

FIFA U-17 World Cup News

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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.