U/17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009: SPAIN DEFEATS URUGUAY IN Q/FINAL AFTER A PENALTY SHOOT-OUT

It was a grand & titanic struggle between the Spanish national team
& the Uruguayan national side in today’s Q/Final of the U-17 World
Championships being held in Nigeria.

The final result was a victory to SPAIN 4-2 in the penalty shoot-out
after the game finished in a 3-3 draw in the official period that
went into extra-time after URUGUAY dramatically scored to equalize
in the 84th min.It was end to end action with both sides playing the
majority of the time with 10 men each. Spain missed a penalty &
that complicated the game for them as it gave “wings” to the
Uruguayans who came back from 3-1 to finally equalize.

After the extra-time, where either team could have won, as both
had clear chances, they went into the dreaded penalty shoot-out
were Spain held out controlling their nerves to take the game.

Spain now moves onto the S/Finals scheduled for next Thursday.

Details & goalscorers:

Spain 3: Edgar; Dalmau, Sergi Gómez, Muniesa, Aurtenetxe;
Muniain (Edu Ramos, min.61 (Kamal, min.90)), Koke, Sergi Roberto
(Amat, min.46), Sarabia, Isco & Borja.

Uruguay 3: Ichazo; Sarraute, Silvera, Polenta, Pereyra; Rodríguez
(Laureiro, min.82), Prieto, Gallegos, Luna (Mezquida, min.69),
Brugman (Avilés, min.34) & Barreto.

Goals. 0-1, min.10. Luna. 1-1, min.17. Isco, de penalti. 2-1, min.49.
Borja. 3-1, min.50. Borja. 3-2, min.71. Mezquida. 3-3,
min.84. Gallegos.

Penalty: Spain 4 – Uruguay 2.
Sergi Gómez (Sp): 1-0. Gallegos (Uru): 1-1. Borja (Sp): 2-1. Barreto
(Uru): 2-2. Aurtenetxe (Sp): 3-2. Laureiro (Uru): miss. Sarabia (Sp):
miss. Mezquida (Uru): miss. Isco (Sp): 4-2. Tweet

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