Argentina This Friday he achieved the pass to semi-finals of the under-17 soccer World Cup after a historical achievement in the classic match Brazilwho saw his dream of achieving his second consecutive World Cup star fade amid an impeccable performance, with three goals, by Claudio Echeverri.
The fight started at half an hour late due to the heavy rains that hit the Indonesian capital and, as expected, things got off to a very contentious start with a promise that lasted a special taste after a heated clash with Maracana between the main teams of Argentina and Brazil for the South American qualifiers.
Both teams managed to open the account on separate occasions in the first fifteen minutes, with the clearest chances to score. Rayan for Brazilians and Lopez for Argentines.
But soon the albiceleste team went to dominate the field of play and tried to combine to reach the rival place, driven by the outstanding performances of the captain Claudio Echeverri and Santiago López.
Persistence paid off and Echeverri put Argentina ahead with a quick individual play on minute 28where he got past two of the Brazilian defenders, hit the ball hard and left Phillipe Gabriel without any stopping options.
The Argentines grew, while Brazil tried to solve the problems in their midfield, where several escapes allowed the rivals to receive the ball comfortably.
In the second half, both teams came back with the same intensity and Argentina worked hard to get the second goal, which came with another good goal Echeverrithis time in the left corner of the green-yellow goal.
With a two-goal advantage, the Argentine continued dictate the pace on the courtagainst a dislocated Brazil that could barely defend against the attacks of the albiceleste team.
On an incredible night, Echeverri scored his third goal after winning a one-on-one against Phillipe Gabriel and pushing the ball into the back of the goal, he sealed a great victory that secured a place in the semifinals, which he will play in Germany.
Things come warm up for the last ten minutesbut Argentina managed to control its nerves to seal a historic victory – ending the two previous matches two victories for the Brazilians– eliminate the current under-17 champions and keep alive the dream of winning their first title in the category.
Data sheets
Brazil: Phillipe Gabriel; Pedro Lima, Vitor Reis, Da Mata, Joao Henrique (Souza, m.84); Rayan (Luighi, m.74), Lucas Camilo (Lorran, m.60), Dudu, Sidney (Joao Victor, m.74), Estevao; and Kaua Elias (Riquelme Fillipi, d.84).
coach: Felipe Leal.
Argentina: Florentine; Ontivero (Juan Villalba, m.46), Gorosito, Palacio, Juan Giménez; Gerez (Gustavo Albarracin, m.67), Subiabre (Thiago Laplace, m.83), Echeverri (Franco Mastantuono, m.75), Santiago López, Acuña (Kevin Gutiérrez, m.75); and Ruberto.
coach: Diego Placente.
The objectives: 0-1, m.28: Echeverri; 0-2, m.58: Echeverri. 0-3, m.71: Echeverri.
Referee: Espen Eskas (NOR). He advised Estevao (m.52), from Brazil, and Santiago López (m.68), Tobias Palacio (m.78) and Gorosito (m.85), from Argentina.
Happenings: match corresponding to the quarterfinals of the U-17 World Cup, played at the Jakarta International Stadium, in Indonesia.
Source: La Verdad
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