FIFA U17 WORLD CUP - FINAL/3RD-4TH POSITION MATCH: VIVEKANANDA YUBABHARATI KRIANGAN:KOLKATA

FIFA U17 WORLD CUP - INDIA 2017

28.10.2017 : SPAIN 2-5 ENGLAND (FT)
TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 66,684

SPAIN : SERGIO GOMES 10', 30'
ENG : RHIAN BREWSTER 44', Morgan GIBBS WHITE 58', Philip FODEN 69', 88' Marc GUEHI 84'

SPAIN : Fernandez, Matau, Juan, Hugo, Victor, Antonio, Torres, Mohammed, Ruiz, Sergio, Cesar.
ENGLAND : Anderson, Goerge, Marc, Jonathan, Foden, Tashan, Brewstar, Callum, Joel, Steven, Morgan.


REFEREE : ENIRIQUE CACERES (PARAGUAY)
ENGLAND LIFTS THE U-17 WORLD CUP
90+4': FULL TIME SCORE : SPAIN 2-5 ENGLAND
90+4': Referee blew the final whistle
90': 4 minutes added time
89': REPLACEMENT ENGLAND : Angel in , Tashan out
87': Foden scored following a pass from Hudson
87': GOAL 2-5.. ENGLAND SCORED


85': REPLACEMENT SPAIN : Mohammed out, Diaz in
84': Marc Guehi scored following a pass from Hudson
84': GOAL 2-4.. ENGLAND increased the lead
80': REPLACEMENT ENGLAND: Morgan out, Kirby in
76': England leading by 3-2 are in total control of the situation


72': Steven saved a header of Marc from the goal line
70': REPLACEMENT SPAIN : Cesar out, Lara in
69': Foden scored following a pass from Hudson from the left
69': GOAL 2-3...ENGLAND SCORED


68': a back to back corner by Spain finally cleared by England defense
65': A powerful shot by Hudson from age of the box but straight to Fernandez
63': YELLOW CARD to Juan Miranda of Spain
61': a break away move by England....Foden's shot saved by Fernandez
59': Juan's header saved by Anderson
57': Morgan scored following a pass from the right by Foden
57': GOAL 2-2. ENGLAND EQUALISED


52': A corner from the left by Hudson punched away by Fernandez
48': A prompt attack by England cleared by Spanish defense
46': Second session starts, Spain kicks off
45+2': HALF TIME SCORE : SPAIN 2-1 ENGLAND
45+2': Referee blew the whistle for half time
45+1': Blewstar's free kick saved by Fernandez
45': 2 minutes added time


43': Blewstar scored following a pass from Steven from the right
43': GOAL 2-1. ENGLAND SCORED
42': Hudson's right footed from the right shot hit the post.....chance wasted for England
39': Foden's header missed the target narrowly
37': A long ranger by Steven sailed high over the bar no damage done in Spanish goal
33': A cross pass from the left by Ruiz cleared by England defense as Torres was following dangerously
30': Sergio Gomes scored again following a pass from Cesar.


30': GOAL .2-0. SPAIN SCORED THE SECOND GOAL
28': England trailing by a goal trying hard to equalise
25': SPAIN 1-0 ENGLAND
24': Morgan had a long chase but Fernandez came out timely to collect the ball
19': An unbelievable miss by Spain....Mohammed after covering a long space hit straight to Anderson
16': A good move down the left by Gomes but his pass was cleared by England defense


13': Steven was blocked by Hugo inside the 18 yards , ball cleared out of the danger zone
9': Sergio Gomes scored following a cross pass from the left by Juan
9': GOAL .1-0. SPAIN SCORED
6': A cross pass from the right by Torres , Anderson collects in second attempt
5': Forden blocked by Juan danger avoided for Spain


2': A cross pass from the right by Brewstar but no English footballer were there to react
1': A diving save by Fernandez denied Morgan
0': Match started, England kicks off in a jam packed Yubabharati.

AN ENTERTAINING ALL EUROPEAN U 17 FINAL AWAITS AT "FOOTBALL COUNTRY"

KFC NEWS DESK - 27.10.17 : The Grand final of the U 17 World Cup between England and Spain to be played at Vivekananda Yubabharati Kriangan, Kolkata on Saturday evening. This will going to be the most high profile football final in the sub continent to be played .

The grand final on October 28 at Kolkata will be a repeat of the European U-17 Championships in Croatia in May when Spain had emerged champions when they defeat England 4-1 in penalty shootout after the match ended in a 2-2 in the regulation time.This will also be the third occasion when these two countries from the same confederations will meet in the final. Earlier two African countries Nigeria vs Ghana in 1993 edition in Japan and Nigeria vs Mali in 2015 in Chile played against each other.



The match promises to be an entertaining as the two superstars European nation are ready to challenge each other. England undoubtedly are having a dream tournament won all thematches they played so far with a convincing margin. England crashed Brazil in the semifinal by a margin of 3-1 in Kolkata, can be rated as one of the contender of the competition.



England are quite aware of the pitch as well as the climatic condition of Kolkata which may add an advantage in their favour. England played all the matches except the quarter final at Kolkata, will play without their star striker Jadon Sancho who was called back by by his club Borussia Dortmund after the Group stages. But all eyes will be on 17-year-old Rhian Brewster was England's hero in their semi-final win against Brazil.



On the contrary Spain had a setback in their first Group League match against Brazil but fought back strongly in the later part of the competition. Spain are in search ofv their maiden tittle in the U 17 competition after they finished second in 1991, 2003 and 2007. Spain had an impressive performance against the African nation Mali won by a margin of 3-1 in the semi final to challenge England in the final.

Spain had a rich legacy dominated world football since long. Spain concentrated to play in short passes with a sudden attack through the flanks which can create danger in England's central defense. The Spanish Abel Ruiz had a good tournament scored some important goals.



The President of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, who was in a official visit to the 'city of joy will be the chief guest at Yubabharati Kriangan on Saturday. THE FINAL WILL KICK OFF AT 8 PM IST.

3RD/4TH POSITION MATCH: VIVEKANANDA YUBABHARATI KRIANGAN:KOLKATA

BRAZIL FINISHED IN THE U 17 WORLD CUP

28.10.2017: BRAZIL 2-0 MALI (FT)
TOTAL ATTENDANCE : 56492

BRAZIL : ALAN 55',Yuri Alberto 88'
BRAZIL : Gabriel, Wesley, Vitao, Lucas, Bobsin(Rodrigo), Weverson, Paulinho, Antinio,Lincoln(Yuri), Alan(Nestor), Brenner.
MALI : Koita, Haidara,Traore, Fode, Mamadi,Camara, Drame(Toure), Salam(Seme), Samake(Cheick Oumar), Kane, Lassana


REFEREE: RICARDO MONTERA.

FIFA MEDIA RELEASE: Brazil claimed third place at the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 with a 2-0 victory over Mali at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday.

A goalless first half saw the African champions show more urgency and intent to break the deadlock with efforts from Boubacar Haidara, captain Mohamed Camara, and Salam Jiddou. However, a lack of finish and good goalkeeping by Brazil’s Gabriel Brazao kept the Eaglets off the score sheet.

It was early in the second half that Brazil won the third place play-off in very fortunate circumstances. Alan made a run towards the Mali goal before striking a rolling shot at the target. It looked a routine save for Eaglets goalkeeper Youssouf Koita, but he allowed the bouncing ball to slip past him and into the net.

Though the West Africans tried their best to find an equaliser, Brazil sealed victory with a late goal from substitute Yuri Alberto. It is the second time that the South Americans have finished third at a U-17 World Cup.


FINAL SCORE : BRAZIL 2-0 MALI
90+4': Brazil finished third as they overcome the challenge of Mali by scoring two important goals in the second session. Alan scored the first goal which was a gift of Mali defense and goal keeper. Koita, the goal keeper of Mali failed to collected a feeble shot from Alan from age of the 18 yards. Mali had a series of attack in the second session but it was Gabriel Brazao, the goal keeper of Brazil came as barrier in front of Mali.

45+1': The first session ended goal less. Mali had a complete dominance in the first session created a number of opportunity to score, but denied by Brazilian goal keeper Gabriel Brazao in several occasions. Brazil had some rare attacks in the first half failed to create any impact in Mali's central defense.