FIFA Under-17 World Cup

FT Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Niger U17 WLL 0
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Ghana U17 WLWLW 2
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GHA112
D.Y. Patil Stadium · 21,286 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Lineups

GHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ibrahim DanladG
  2. 15Gideon MensahCD-L
  3. 14Bismark OwusuCD-R
  4. 17Rashid AlhassanLB
  5. 5Najeeb YakubuRB
  6. 7Ibrahim SulleyAM
  7. 20Isaac GyamfiLM
  8. 13Gabriel LevehRM
  9. 6Eric AyiahF
  10. 4Edmund Arko-MensahAM-L
  11. 10Emmanuel TokuAM-R

NIG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 21Khaled LawaliG
  2. 7Inoussa AmadouCD-L
  3. 5Farouk IdrissaCD-R
  4. 15Rachid SoumanaLB
  5. 18Ibrahim NamataRB
  6. 8Habibou SofianeAM
  7. 14Kader ArzakouLM
  8. 4Nasser MahmanRM
  9. 17Ibrahim Boubacar MarouF
  10. 19Salim AbdourahmaneAM-L
  11. 2Yacine Wa MassambaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 48' Gideon Mensah (Ghana U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 64' Substitution, Ghana U17. John Otu replaces Bismark Owusu because of an injury.
  4. 77' Substitution, Niger U17. Karim Tinni replaces Habibou Sofiane.
  5. 78' Substitution, Ghana U17. Mohammed Iddriss replaces Isaac Gyamfi.
  6. 86' Penalty saved! Eric Ayiah (Ghana U17) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the top right corner.
  7. 87' Substitution, Ghana U17. Richard Danso replaces Emmanuel Toku.
  8. 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.
  9. 90'+1' Substitution, Niger U17. Hamid Galissoune replaces Yacine Wa Massamba.
  10. 90'+2' Rachid Soumana (Niger U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

FIFA U-17 World Cup News

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