Germany will play in the final of U-17 World Cup by winning penalties Argentinathat, led by Agustín Rubertowho scored three goals, was twice behind on the scoreboard and managed to level the contest in added time of the second half to stay in with a chance to advance to the next round.
The German team, with a record thirteen in five games, an average of more than two per game, entered the semifinals ready to continue their winning streak and, nine minutes later, struck first. He did it a little Paris Brunnerwho received the ball on the run on the left side of his attack, turned back to Dylan Gorosito and, with his left foot at the near post, he beat Jeremiah Florentin.
The game was later returned by the Argentine defender, who beat the back and the wrist of Bruner in an attacking game to place a measured cross in the area finished in the goal Agustín Rubertowho soon managed to score the second for the albiceleste after receiving another ball inside the area, hitting the Finn Jeltsch on the run and beat low Konstantin Heide.
In the second half Germany He had to take risks to try to restore the score and advance his lines, causing forced errors for the Argentine team. One of them took advantage of this, again, Brunerwho recovered a ball taken badly from the area by Florentine to level the contest with a shot from the front.
The German cause was halted Argentina, who saw how his rival continued to wander in his place. In a poorly defended play by Tobias Palacio and Juan Villalba, Max Moerstedt He took advantage of a rebounded ball to score the third with an unopposed header.
In the last minutes Argentina tried to equalize again but encountered a strong German defense that knew how to block the strategies they had until reappearing in extra time. Ruberto to take the game to penalties.
In penalties the German players were more successful, scoring four of their five shots. Echeverri and Mastanuono theirs failed Argentina.
Data sheet:
3 – Argentina: Florentin (Franco Villalba, m.90+9); Ontivero (Villalba, m.46), Gorosito, Palacio, Juan Giménez; Gerez, Subiarre (Laplace, m.59), Albarracin (Kevin Gutiérrez, m.72), Claudio Echeverri, Acuña (Mastantuono, m.59); and Ruberto.
3 – Germany: Heide; Jeltsch, Hennig, Odogu, Da Silva Moreira; Harchaoui, Darvich (Von der Hitz, d.84), Osawe; Brunner, Moerstedt (Rueger, m.90+3) and Yalcinaka (Ramsak, m.74).
The objectives: 0-1: M.9 Brunner; 1-1: M.36 Ruberto; 2-1: M.45+3 Ruberto; 2-2: M.58 Brunner; 2-3: M.69 Moerstedt; 3-3: M.90+6 Ruberto.
Penalties: 0-1: Moreira (goal). 0-1: Mastantuono (for the goalkeeper). 0-2: Ramsak (goal). 0-2: Echeverri (miss). 0-2: Jeltsch (miss). 1-2: Juan Gimenez (goal). 1-3: Harchaoui (goal). 2-3: Juan Villalba (goal). 2-4: Brunner (goal).
Referee: João Pedro Silva Pinheiro (Portugal). He advised Mastantuono (m.79), Juan Giménez (86), from Argentina; and Odogu (74), Darvich (81), Moerstedt (86), from Germany.
Incidents: semi-final match of the U-17 World Cup played at Manahan Stadium in Surakarta (Indonesia), in front of 8,525 spectators.
Source: La Verdad
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