Spain 2 - Ghana 1 (after
extra time)
Spain: De Gea; Nacho
(Alex 83'), Rochela, Sergio Rodríguez, Morgado; Iago Falqué
(Illara 79'), Camacho, Fran Mérida, Isma (Lukas 70'); Dani Aquino, Bojan
Krkic. 4-4-2. Ghana: Joseph Addo; Paul Addo, Opare, Enoch Adu,
Nortey (Alhassan 100'); Boampong, Yartey, Donkor (Quansah 46'), Opoku; Osei,
Adams (Bossman 106'). 4-4-2.
Goals: 1-0. 67. Aquino;
1-1. 80. Adams; 2-1. 116. Bojan.
Spain are in to the under 17
World Cup final after beating Ghana 2-1 in extra time. Juan Santiesteban's side
struggled early on against a physically strong opponent, with Adams shooting in
to the side netting and De Gea tipping an Osei header over the bar. Spain could
have scored themselves though when Adu cleared a couple of efforts off the line
with the keeper beaten. S
pain took the lead midway
through the second half when Dani Aquino controlled Iago's cross to beat Joseph
Addo, but soon afterwards Adams ran on to a through ball to level the scores.
With only four minutes to go
to the end of extra time Bojan got on the end of Fran Mérida's wide free
kick to turn a shot through a crowded goalmouth and in to the net, but the
Barcelona striker's joy turned to tears when he was shown a second yellow card
in the last minute, meaning he will miss the final. Spain's rivals will be
either Germany or Nigeria. |