Mexico, Brazil set up finale at world under-17 soccer championship
Mexico crushed the Netherlands 4-0 on Thursday to become the first CONCACAF team to reach the final of the U-17 world championship.
The Brazilians needed a late goal to overcome courageous 10-manTurkey 4-3 in the evening’s second semifinal.
Brazil and Mexico will face off in the final of the biennial tournament on Sunday in Lima’s National Stadium while the losing sides will meet earlier in the day in the third-place match.
While the Mexicans had an unexpected easy time in Chiclayo, Brazil went three goals and a man ahead by half-time in Trujillo only to see its lead canceled out spectacularly before Igor’s last-gasp winner.
Cesar Villaluz opened the scoring for Mexico with a fantastic effort near the half-hour mark that saw him gather a counterattackon the right, burst into the area and then unleash a blistering effort from a tough angle into the top corner at the near post.
Hector Moreno doubled the advantage just on the other side of half-time after a clever free kick at the edge of the box released Barcelona playmaker Giovani Dos Santos. His low cross was bundled in from close range by the sliding Moreno.
Dos Santos was again the provider in the 61st minute, flicking to Villaluz for a straightforward finish and his third goal of the tournament.
Substitute Ever Guzman also claimed his third tally of the event with a lofted shot over the goalkeeper in the 90th minute.
“I didn’t think it would be so easy for us, but I knew we coulddo it,” Mexican coach Jesus Ramirez said. “I think we really dominated them today, and I say that with respect because they arevery good.”
As for the final, he said: “It’s a dream for us to be there. Wehave worked really hard and played with confidence throughout the tournament. That’s the key for us.”
In the evening’s other semifinal, Celso put Brazil ahead in thefirst minute, and Anderson and Marcelo made it three by the 32nd minute. And when Turkey captain Erkan Ferin was sent off in first-half injury time, the writing appeared to be on the wall forthe European champions.
However, in a comeback of epic proportions, the Turks reshuffled their line-up to attack the three-time champion and struck back right out of the locker room through Caner Erkin.
Tevfik Kose flicked in a header in the 70th minute to keep the pressure on, and Nuri Sahin left his man for dead and brilliantly chipped the goalkeeper just six minutes later to improbably even the match with a quarter-hour to go.
With extra time beckoning, Brazil got a moment of inspiration from striker Anderson, who nipped into the Turkey defence to win the ball and picked out Igor all alone in front of goal. The Corinthian forward made no mistake to claim his fourth goal of the event and send Brazil into the final for the fifth time in the past six tournaments.
Erkin and Kose also scored their fourth goals to move even as event top scorer with Igor, his compatriot Ramon and Mexico’s Carlos Vela.
Defender Serdar Kesci and substitute Ozgurcan Ozcan were sent off for Turkey in second-half injury time after Brazil went ahead.
Source: news.xinhuanet.com
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