FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Ghana U17 vs Niger U17, 2017 U17 World Cup, Round of 16

· FIFA Under-17 World Cup
Ghana U17
  • 45'+4': Eric Ayiah (P)
  • 90': Richard Danso
FT
2 - 0
Niger U17

    Ghana overpower Niger to enter quarterfinals

    Despite a missed penalty in the second half, Ghana had too much firepower against a resolute Niger defence as they booked a place in the last eight.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Khaled Lawali.
    • 3': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Rachid Soumana.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sulley (Ghana U17) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edmund Arko-Mensah with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is blocked.
    • 6': Delay in match Isaac Gyamfi (Ghana U17) because of an injury.
    • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 7': Corner, Niger U17. Conceded by Gideon Mensah.
    • 15': Foul by Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17).
    • 15': Nasser Mahaman (Niger U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Danlad Ibrahim (Ghana U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Salim Abdourahmane (Niger U17).
    • 17': Delay in match Danlad Ibrahim (Ghana U17) because of an injury.
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 19': Farouk Idrissa (Niger U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17).
    • 20': Foul by Yacine Wa Massamba (Niger U17).
    • 20': Rashid Alhassan (Ghana U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Foul by Nasser Mahaman (Niger U17).
    • 20': Ibrahim Sulley (Ghana U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Isaac Gyamfi (Ghana U17) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Toku (Ghana U17) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Najeeb Yakubu.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Edmund Arko-Mensah (Ghana U17) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Leveh.
    • 25': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Khaled Lawali.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Sulley.
    • 27': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Rachid Soumana.
    • 27': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Farouk Idrissa.
    • 27': Foul by Bismark Owusu (Ghana U17).
    • 27': Khaled Lawali (Niger U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Delay in match (Ghana U17).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Foul by Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17).
    • 33': Isaac Gyamfi (Ghana U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Toku.
    • 35': Foul by Isaac Gyamfi (Ghana U17).
    • 35': Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Sulley (Ghana U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Leveh.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Yacine Wa Massamba.
    • 38': Foul by Salim Abdourahmane (Niger U17).
    • 38': Najeeb Yakubu (Ghana U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Toku (Ghana U17) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric Ayiah.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Najeeb Yakubu.
    • 40': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Khaled Lawali.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Sulley (Ghana U17) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaac Gyamfi.
    • 43': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Ibrahim Namata.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Toku (Ghana U17) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Sulley with a cross.
    • 43': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Rachid Soumana.
    • 45': Emmanuel Toku (Ghana U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Foul by Rachid Soumana (Niger U17).
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Edmund Arko-Mensah (Ghana U17) left footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+3': Penalty Ghana U17. Eric Ayiah draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+3': Penalty conceded by Farouk Idrissa (Niger U17) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+4': Goal! Ghana U17 1, Niger U17 0. Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Ghana U17 1, Niger U17 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Ghana U17 1, Niger U17 0.
    • 46': Foul by Ibrahim Namata (Niger U17).
    • 46': Ibrahim Sulley (Ghana U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sulley (Ghana U17) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 48': Foul by Gideon Mensah (Ghana U17).
    • 48': Yacine Wa Massamba (Niger U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Gideon Mensah (Ghana U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Delay in match (Ghana U17).
    • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Nasser Mahaman (Niger U17) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left.
    • 51': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Ibrahim Namata.
    • 54': Foul by Rachid Soumana (Niger U17).
    • 54': Ibrahim Sulley (Ghana U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Edmund Arko-Mensah (Ghana U17) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 57': Delay in match Emmanuel Toku (Ghana U17) because of an injury.
    • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Nasser Mahaman.
    • 61': Foul by Isaac Gyamfi (Ghana U17).
    • 61': Habibou Sofiane (Niger U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Ibrahim Sulley (Ghana U17).
    • 61': Rachid Soumana (Niger U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Delay in match Bismark Owusu (Ghana U17) because of an injury.
    • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Substitution, Ghana U17. John Otu replaces Bismark Owusu because of an injury.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Toku (Ghana U17) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Sulley.
    • 65': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Khaled Lawali.
    • 65': Foul by Rachid Soumana (Niger U17).
    • 65': Ibrahim Sulley (Ghana U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Edmund Arko-Mensah (Ghana U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Toku following a set piece situation.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Gideon Mensah (Ghana U17) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Edmund Arko-Mensah following a set piece situation.
    • 70': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Inoussa Amadou.
    • 72': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Kader Aboubacar.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Edmund Arko-Mensah (Ghana U17) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Gideon Mensah with a cross following a corner.
    • 73': Delay in match (Ghana U17).
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Nasser Mahaman (Niger U17) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kader Aboubacar.
    • 77': Substitution, Niger U17. Karim Tinni replaces Habibou Sofiane.
    • 78': Substitution, Ghana U17. Mohammed Iddriss replaces Isaac Gyamfi.
    • 79': Dangerous play by Gideon Mensah (Ghana U17).
    • 79': Ibrahim Boubacar (Niger U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Corner, Niger U17. Conceded by Danlad Ibrahim.
    • 80': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Farouk Idrissa.
    • 81': Foul by Najeeb Yakubu (Ghana U17).
    • 81': Khaled Lawali (Niger U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Delay in match Najeeb Yakubu (Ghana U17) because of an injury.
    • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 84': Penalty Ghana U17. Emmanuel Toku draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 84': Penalty conceded by Farouk Idrissa (Niger U17) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 85': Delay in match Emmanuel Toku (Ghana U17) because of an injury.
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Penalty saved! Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the top right corner.
    • 87': Substitution, Ghana U17. Richard Danso replaces Emmanuel Toku.
    • 88': Foul by Najeeb Yakubu (Ghana U17).
    • 88': Karim Tinni (Niger U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Edmund Arko-Mensah (Ghana U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Ibrahim Namata (Niger U17).
    • 90': Goal! Ghana U17 2, Niger U17 0. Richard Danso (Ghana U17) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mohammed Iddriss.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Niger U17. Hamid Galissoune replaces Yacine Wa Massamba.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Rachid Soumana (Niger U17).
    • 90'+2': Ibrahim Sulley (Ghana U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Rachid Soumana (Niger U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Rachid Soumana.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Ghana U17. Conceded by Farouk Idrissa.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Mohammed Iddriss (Ghana U17) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eric Ayiah.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Karim Tinni (Niger U17) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Ghana U17 2, Niger U17 0.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Ghana U17 2, Niger U17 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 16
    4 Saves 0
    36.8 Possession 63.2
    5 SHOTS 23
    0 ON GOAL 6
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
    120 Accurate Passes 283
    214 Passes 359
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 8
    7 Crosses 22
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    58 Long Balls 58
    17 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    25 Effective Tackles 9
    30 Tackles 12
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    29 Effective Clearances 14
    29 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA Under-17 World Cup

    Venue: D.Y. Patil Stadium
    Location: Mumbai, India
    Attendance: 21,286

    Line-Ups

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

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

    NIG Niger U17 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    21 Khaled Lawali (GK)
    7 Inoussa Amadou
    5 Farouk Idrissa
    15 Rachid Soumana Yellow Card
    18 Ibrahim Namata
    8 Habibou Sofiane
    14 Kader Arzakou
    4 Nasser Mahman
    17 Ibrahim Boubacar Marou
    19 Salim Abdourahmane
    2 Yacine Wa Massamba
    Niger U17 Substitutes:
    Kairou Amoustapha, Yacouba Aboubacar, Hamid Galissoune, Moussa Laouali, Ismael Issaka, Mahmadou Mahamane, Abdoul Boubacar, Karim Tinni.

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