The most blaugrana Spanish U-17 team beats a rocky Japan in the round of 16 of the World Cup
Goals from Quim Junyent and Marc Guiu allow La Rojita to advance to the round, where they will face Germany or the United States
The Spanish team is already in the quarterfinals of the U-17 World Cup. La Rojita has beaten Japan in the round of 16 by 2-1 and is now the second team to advance to the round, following in the footsteps of Brazil. Quim Junyent scored a very early goal, but Japan took control of the match and achieved the equalizer before the break with a goal Nawata. José Lana’s men turned the match around in a good second half and materialized the good feelings with a goal from Marc Guiu in the final stretch of the match.
José Lana once again opted for his strong core in the starting eleven, after giving minutes to the less common players in the match against Uzbekistan. Seven of the eight Barça players called up for the tournament started from the start: Héctor Fort, Pau Cubarsí, Cuenca -who has taken over a position in the central axis-, the captain Pau Prim, Quim Junyent, Juan Hernández and Marc Guiu. In addition to Marc Bernal, who added minutes again in the second half.
La Rojita found the goal prize very very quickly. So much so that in the 8th minute of the match they were already ahead on the scoreboard. The same thing ‘made in La Masia’. Driving by Juan Hernández and assisting Marc Guiu, who let the ball pass for Quim Junyent to control inside the area and, after a cut, beat Goto with a low cross shot.. The ’18’ of the Spanish team thus achieved his second goal in this tournament and became the team’s top scorer.
Japanese reaction
Despite conceding an early goal, Japan did not wrinkle. Quite the opposite. He grew in the face of adversity and ended up taking control of the game and dominating the ‘tempos’. The chances continued in Raúl Jiménez’s goal and Goto’s gloves did not receive any more balls. Sato and Yoshinaga tried on the wings and Nawata gave a first warning. The second time he did not forgive.
With five minutes to go, Nawata himself tied the score with a beautifully crafted goal. Deserved award for the Japanese team, which was pushing and doing well to find the goal. The ’14’ of Japan defined perfectly from the front with a shot on the half turn and very well placed. In the same action, Dani Muñoz was injured due to a blow to the wrist and was replaced by Óscar Mesa.
Again, Marc Guiu
At the restart, José Lana shook the tree, giving Oyono entry, to the detriment of Yañez to try to unbalance on the wing. The young Villarreal footballer was a pain in the neck for the Japanese defense, as was Paulo Iago. José Lana found the key and managed to regain control of the ball.
Héctor Fort was very active and Iago had the winning goal in his boots, but he ran into the woodwork. The one who did not fail was Marc Guiu, who smelled blood and came out to bite. Half a goal came from Quim Junyent, who gave him a brilliant assist, leaving the Barça striker alone against Goto.. Definition of ten for the Blaugrana and direct to the quarterfinals.
Spain will meet its rival in the quarterfinals of the U-17 World Cup this Tuesday, which will emerge as the winner in the duel between Blaugrana Noah Darvich’s Germany and the United Stateswho will play at the Jalak Harupat Stadium starting at 9:30 am.