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Sunday, October 23, 2022
Nigeria’s U17 women, Flamingos
Colombia on Saturday booked a semi-final place in opposition to Nigeria’s Flamingos on the ongoing FIFA Below-17 Girls’s World Cup in India.
Colombia breezed previous Tanzania 3-0 within the quarter-finals on the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao.
The outcome means the South People will now face the Flamingos within the first semi-final fixture on the similar stadium on Wednesday.
Nigeria reached the FIFA Below-17 Girls’s World Cup semi-finals for the primary time on Friday when the Flamingos beat the U.S. within the quarter-finals.
The Flamingos stored their nerves to defeat the U.S. 4-3 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 attract a pulsating quarter-final match in Navi Mumbai.
Colombia on their half, have already had their greatest run within the match, making it previous the group stage.
With the win in opposition to Tanzania, their dream redemption within the match – following 4 successive group stage exits, together with that of 2018 – continues.
They began their quarter-finals match urgent very excessive and bought the breakthrough inside the first three minutes.
Colombia’s counter-attack was completed with a purpose by captain Linda Caicedo, who beat Zulfa Makau with ease.
Despite Tanzania enjoying a 4-1-4-1 form, it couldn’t cease the opposition from inflicting additional blows when the second purpose got here 13 minutes later.
Cristina Motta’s cross from the left was headed into the purpose by Yesica Munoz.
The match bought worse for the Serengeti women when Zainabu Ally’s foul on Juana Ortegon noticed her being despatched off, following a VAR verify by referee Ivana Martincic.
Colombia piled on distress on Tanzania with a penalty kick within the thirty second minute.
Although Bakari Shime (Tanzania’s head coach) modified the goalkeeper – bringing on Husna Mtunda for Makau – Gabriela Rodriguez scored with ease to proceed constructing on the lead.
Within the second half, Tanzania seemed defensively stronger regardless of having a participant much less.
Within the eightieth minute, Colombia got here near scoring their fourth when Orianna Quintero beat Mtunda, however Tanzania’s captain Noela Luhala made a key clearance within the remaining second.
Luhala noticed her aid turning into agony minutes later, when her foul on Ana Guzman was penalised with the second pink card of the match.
The incident diminished a hapless Tanzania to only 9 gamers.
(NAN)
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