Turkey ends first in Group B after defeating Mexico
Turkey defeated Mexico 2-1 and ended first in Group B of the under-17 World Cup soccer tournament at Miguel Grau Stadium of the northwestern Peruvian city of Piura.
Eleven minutes into the game Mexican Guzman scored, but the Turkey sorted things out to win through the goals scored by Yilmez (min. 27) and Erkin in the last minute.
It was a balanced match, although in general terms, the Europeans controlled the pitch and the ball and were more precise in their attack.
The Mexicans were affected in the collective structure because of the changes in the lineup to rest main players.
Thus Turkey completed their first phase participation at the head of Group B with nine points, followed by Mexico with six points. In the quarterfinal Turkey will meet the second place of Group A and the Mexicans will play versus the first place of that group.
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