The English goalkeeper Rebekah Dowsettt, who entered the quarterfinal match of the U-17 World Cup in the 99th minute, saved two shots in Sunday’s penalty shootout and paved the way for qualification to the semifinals, an event where he will meet the Spain.
England won the penalty shootout Japan by 1-4 after being tied 2-2 in regulation time in a match played Santo Domingo.
The goalkeeper Dowsett He came on in the 99th minute to replace the starter Hopefully McSheffrey in a bold move by the coach Natalie Hendersonknow the substitute’s ability to save penalties.
opened the scoreboard Yuna Aoki In the 23rd minute, Erica Parkinson equalized in the 27th minute after she increased the score Hina Hirakawa for directions by Sadayoshi Shirai In the 29th minute and finally in the 72nd minute, Zara Shaw scored the equalizer for the English team, so the decision went to shots from the penalty spot.
England will meet in the semifinals with the Spanish team, which a few hours before, also in the Dominican capital, secured its classification with a 5-0 win against Ecuador.
Source: La Verdad
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