Brazil and Mexico
finally hit their stride in their second matches at the FIFA U-20 World Cup
Colombia 2011. Recovering from slow starts in their groups, they sauntered to
respective 3-0 victories over Austria
and Korea DPR, in games notable for some classy goals. A Seleçãozinha delighted
the fans in Barranquilla
with two fine team moves orchestrated by Oscar and Philippe Coutinho, the first
ending in a goal for Henrique and the second rounded off by Willian Jose. The
impressive Brazilians now stand on the brink of the Round of 16. Cheap Soccer
Jersey Mexico
revived their hopes of going through by bouncing back from an opening-day
defeat by Argentina
to sweep the North Koreans aside. Their victory was the first by a CONCACAF
side in the competition. Elsewhere, La Albiceleste missed out on the chance to
go through a game early when they were held to a goalless draw by England, National Soccer Jersey who have now gone 12 FIFA U-20 World Cup matches without a win. The
English do have two points to their name, however, and victory over the
Mexicans in their final game will see them through to the last 16.And in the
day’s other game, Egypt continued their excellent start to the tournament by
edging out Panama to add three points to the one they collected against Brazil.
The win was the Egyptians’ tenth at the
FIFA U-20 World Cup, putting them third on the all-time African list behind Nigeria with 15 and Ghana
with 20.The shine was taken off Brazil’s
handsome win over Austria
by three worrying injuries that will have coach Ney Franco fretting. Alex
Sandro was the first man to limp off after only 12 minutes, England Soccer Jerseys to be followed by Henrique, who gave an inspired goalscoring
performance, midway through the second half. Casemiro then completed an
unwanted triple when he left the field in tears following a heavy challenge.The
appearance high in the Medellin sky of planes,
helicopters and even an airship prior to Mexico’s game with Korea DPR
provided a taste of things to come.
The North Korean defenders were soon
looking to the heavens as the Mexican served up a festival of long-range
shooting, firing in 26 shots during the course of the game, two of which found
their way into the back of the net, with another striking the crossbar.Egypt
coach El Sayed Diaa was not a happy man as his side laboured in the first half
of their game with Panama. As well as berating his players loudly from the
touchline and waving his arms around, the Egyptian tactician also took his
frustration out on some bottles of water by the side of the pitch, kicking them
angrily. His half-time team-talk did the trick, Terry
Jersey 6 however, with Ahmed Hegazi scoring the
only goal of the game with 23 minutes remaining. Relieved at satisfying their
demanding coach, they reprised a goal celebration made famous by their seniors
in the national team, kneeling down on the ground to give their thanks. The Medellin crowd were in no mood to get behind Walter
Perazzo’s Argentina, booing
them for long periods of their match against England. There were cheers in Barranquilla, though, when Brazil’s Danilo sportingly kicked
the ball out of play to allow an injured Austrian rival to receive treatment, a
gesture that was loudly applauded by the fans and the opposing players.