Eyoma Comes Off Bench As Liverpool Star Fires Hat-Trick To Send England Into Final
Published: October 25, 2017England are through to the final of the 2017 Fifa U17 World Cup following their 3-1 win over South American powerhouse Brazil at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata on Wednesday afternoon.
For the third game running, Tottenham Hotspur defender Timothy Eyoma started on the bench and entered into the fray in the 70th minute for his third appearance in the competition.
Rhian Brewster netted his fifth goal of the tournament and gave the Young Lions the lead in the tenth minute, Wesley equalized for the Brazilians on 21 minutes, before the Liverpool wonderkid restored their one-goal advantage six minutes before the interval.
It became 3-1 when Brewster smashed in at the back post for his seventh goal in the competition, he also bagged a hat-trick in the quarterfinal against the United States.
If the Reds young star scores another hat-trick in Saturday's showpiece, he will join Wolfsburg striker Victor Osimhen in the history books as the highest scorers at a single tournament, with ten goals.
Mali and Spain meet in the other semifinal at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Igho Kingsley
Photo Credit : thefa.com
For the third game running, Tottenham Hotspur defender Timothy Eyoma started on the bench and entered into the fray in the 70th minute for his third appearance in the competition.
Rhian Brewster netted his fifth goal of the tournament and gave the Young Lions the lead in the tenth minute, Wesley equalized for the Brazilians on 21 minutes, before the Liverpool wonderkid restored their one-goal advantage six minutes before the interval.
It became 3-1 when Brewster smashed in at the back post for his seventh goal in the competition, he also bagged a hat-trick in the quarterfinal against the United States.
If the Reds young star scores another hat-trick in Saturday's showpiece, he will join Wolfsburg striker Victor Osimhen in the history books as the highest scorers at a single tournament, with ten goals.
Mali and Spain meet in the other semifinal at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Igho Kingsley
Photo Credit : thefa.com
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