This Tuesday, the selection of Israel faced Uzbekistan for the Round of 16 of the Under-20 World Cup and won by 1 to 0. Anan Khalaili scored the only goal of the match in the 52nd minute of the second half after a lukewarm game with few chances for the Israeli team.
With that, the Israeli team advances in the competition, reaches the quarterfinals and will face the winner of Brazil and Tunisia, who face each other this Wednesday, at 2:30 pm (Brasília time).
Israel’s quarterfinal clash will take place next Saturday at 2:30 pm in San Juan, Argentina.
The game
The first few minutes of the game were very lukewarm, with few chances created by either side. During the first 45 minutes, Uzbekistan was the team that most proposed the game and occupied the opposing field. With that, the Uzbek team finished more, but didn’t take much danger. The score at half-time, therefore, was still 0-0.
The final stage continued to be favorable for the Uzbek team, who reached the final third of the field more easily, but suffered to finish and had their chances cut by the opposing defense. Even so, Israel evolved offensively in the second half and, in the end, reached the winning goal in the 52nd minute of the final stage after a rebound and submission by Anan Khalaili from inside the small area
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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