(PLO) – African representative Mali continues its adventure in the semi-finals of the U-17 World Cup taking place in Indonesia.
The fourth quarter-final of the U-17 World Cup just ended, Mali continued its adventure and enrolled in the four best young teams in the world after winning against Morocco.
In this final quarter-final, the encounter of two African representatives, U-17 Morocco only needs “one more note” to be like the senior Morocco team at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Most of Morocco’s U-17 young players are being trained in France, while Mali is…homegrown.
A good match for youth football, African youth football has gradually made respectable progress. In recent years, African football has made clear progress at all levels.
Mali and Morocco gave a satisfying match, exciting and full of dedication, the young teams played with a lot of attacking power.
Among the four quarter-final matches, only the two European representatives, Spain and Germany, were the most boring, especially U-17 Germany showed a… mesmerizing style of football.
Meanwhile, the remaining matches such as Argentina – Brazil, France – Uzbekistan… are all fierce attacking matches.
It can be said that the Mali – Morocco match is like a football match of athletes. Immediately after the opening whistle, the two teams proactively increased the pace of the match to a dizzying pace. Mali and Morocco both tried to take the game to their side and find a way into the opponent’s net to create an advantage.
Morocco seems to show sharp and highly disciplined fighting skills, while Mali is strong, strong, and has many sharp individuals who can create mutations, and Mali’s physique is also more impressive than others. with Morocco.
Mali attacks seductively thanks to individuals with very skilled techniques, spontaneity and a bit of wildness.
And thanks to Morocco’s higher discipline, their defense protects well against Mali’s tactical siege and even Malian individuals who can cause mutations.
Just like the third quarter-final between France and Uzbekistan, there was no goal until after 80 minutes. Specifically, in the 81st minute, Mali captain Ibrahim Diarra scored, but throughout the previous 80 minutes of the match were impressive attacks created by the two teams.
Mali’s goal was the personal technical excellence of captain striker Ibrahim Diarra, through skillful technical handling and strength to overcome the dry blocking of Morocco’s defenders.
Ibrahim Diarra’s goal helped Mali beat Morocco 1-0 to continue its adventure into the U-17 World Cup semi-finals.
+ Semi-final schedule on November 28:
Argentina – Germany (15:30).
France – Mali (19 hours)
THANH PHUONG
