FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017, Niger vs Brazil, Football Match Result: Brazil beat Niger

Brazil and Niger are through to the round of 16! There was not much to say for the contest but the Brazilians were superior in every department. Carlos Amadeu’s boys are Group D winners with nine points out of nine. Niger have not been entirely convincing but the Africans will be pleased to progress to the knockouts in their first attempt.

Full time! Niger 0-2 Brazil

Five minutes of added time underway. Helio Junio tries one from the right of the box but his shot trickles wide of the far post. Wesley has another attempt at goal which is punched high and behind by keeper Khaled. Niger win a corner in the final seconds of the match and it’s a deep one. The header from the Nigerien player is rather tame and goes behind harmlessly, which in a nutshell, tells you everything about the match. The referee blows for full time and that’s that.

85` Niger 0-2 Brazil

Into the last five minutes of the match and it has become very boring now. VERY, VERY boring. But hey, only five more minutes to go!

80` Niger 0-2 Brazil

With Spain leading North Korea 2-0, the last 10 minutes of this match seem unpromising. Neither side has an incentive to change the situation and it looks like the proceedings here will peter out without much action.

72` Niger 0-2 Brazil

Brazil continue to pepper Niger’s defence with long balls. It has been a useful strategy for Amadeu’s boys as passes have penetrated the backline. Lincoln had a great chance earlier in this half when he was found free on the edge of the Niger box but he could not finish it. Future opponents of the African side must be taking note.

63` Niger 0-2 Brazil

Careless from Brazil there and Niger nearly pull a goal back. The ball is given away straight to Boubacar  who attempts a one-two with Yacine but Yacine’s pass is blocked and he lets one fly but his shot is saved by a diving Brazao.

58` Niger 0-2 Brazil

A brilliant long ball from Vitao finds Lincoln. The Brazilian No 9 takes it down brilliantly on his chest before trying to loop it over the onrushing goalkeeper. There’s too much on that shot and the ball goes over the bar. Absolutely brilliant play from Brazil here.

51` Niger 0-2 Brazil

Niger with their second change as Ibrahim Boubacar comes on for Kairou Amoustapha. The intensity has dropped off Brazil in the opening minutes of the second half.

Second half kicks off!

Niger get us underway in the second half but Brazil gain possession and Helio Junio tries his luck from a volley from outside the box. It sails far and wide from the goal. Niger make their first change as skipper Karim Tinni makes way for Salim Abdourahmane. Wonder why they waited for 118 seconds after the second half began and not make the change at half-time itself.

Halftime! Niger 0-2 Brazil

An impressive half by Brazil. Even though it is not a must-win game for Amadeu’s boys, they have shown utmost commitment and desire to post their third straight win. A slight worry for Brazil, though, as Vitinho was taken off before the interval. He had already been treated for knocks earlier. As for Niger, they can be comfortable in the knowledge that their place in the round of 16 is by no means under threat right now. Although the Africans have offered little in the name of chances, they have kept the scoreline respectable.

45` Niger 0-2 Brazil

Niger have responded impressively to going two goals down. Although no clear-cut chances have been created, there’s a sharper edge to the African side’s movement and passing. Brazil are able to keep Niger at bay thanks to their unrelenting concentration. But at least, the one-way traffic has abated.

36` Niger 0-2 Brazil

That will definitely go down as the miss of the tournament. Yacine’s deflected cross bounces away from the Brazilian centre-back and Kairou ghosts behind him and he needs only to get a touch on the ball but he mistimes his kick and Brazao quickly scampers to grab the ball. What a let off for Brazil.

Brazil’s dominance has its say once again. An obvious hint of fortune there as Brenner’s freekick took a deflection off the Nigerien wall. But such has been the one-sided nature of the proceedings that it is difficult to begrudge Brazil the goal. Coach Carlos Amadeu’s boys are on their way to finishing as Group D winners.

32` GOAL! Brenner doubles Brazil’s lead! Niger 0-2 Brazil

Brenner takes the free kick and it takes a wicked deflection of Yacine in the wall which wrong-foots keeper Khaled and the balls sneaks into the back of the net.

31` Niger 0-1 Brazil

That’s a nasty clash of heads. Djibrilla Ibrahim looks to head the ball but misses and crashes into the back of Vitinho’s head. The Nigerien gets up quickly and is booked for the challenge but Vitinho stays down for a couple of minutes as he recovers from the blow.

28` Niger 0-1 Brazil

The referee pauses the game for a water break. It has been damage limitation for Niger since going a goal down early in the match. One wonders how long their defiance stands against this quality Brazil attack.

25` Niger 0-1 Brazil

Brazil have had 8 shots compared to a single shot by Niger. Vitinho almost doubles Brazil’s lead but his toe-poke from a quick throw goes wide off the goal.

22` Niger 0-1 Brazil

Niger have somewhat stemmed the chaos which reigned in the early exchanges. Brazil were threatening to run over the World Cup debutants but the match has slowed down to a pace at which the Nigeriens can feel more comfortable. Niger know that they can qualify even with a defeat, so there is little riding on this contest.

16` Brazil 0-1 Niger

Brazil aren’t taking their foot off the gas despite taking that early lead. The Samba boys bast nearly 80% of the possession here. It’s gonna be a long long night for Niger here.

10` Niger 0-1 Brazil

Lincoln goes down injured and it looks like there is an issue with the back of his thigh. He is Brazil’s most important player in this tournament along with Paulinho and we will wait to see if the Brazil coach takes him off early. He walks off the pitch after some treatment and he’s back on.

This is a familiar ground for many of the Brazil players here as they played the BRICS Cup final last year in Fatorda. And their comfort shows as a quick breakaway allows Paulinho to put a ball across the face of the goal which is expertly put away by Lincoln. The duo has been responsible for all of the goals scored by Brazil in this tournament and there could be more tonight.

8` Niger 0-1 Brazil

A strong start by Brazil tonight. They are dominating the flanks and whipping in some devilish crosses. Niger on the back foot early on. 

Meanwhile, Mohammed Moukhliss has given Spain the lead against Korea DPR in their match in Kochi.

Kick off! And GOAL! Niger 0-1 Brazil

And we are off in Goa. What a start from Brazil! Lincoln gets on the end of a cross from the right and it is a simple tap-in for the forward. Brazil lead inside four minutes.

A bit of a surprise to see the absence of Salim Abdourahmane as he’s the only Nigerien player to score in this tournament. But ‘The Emperor’, as coach Tiemogo Soumaila is popularly known, is aiming to shake things up after the drubbing his boys received at the hands of Spain. Ibrahim Boubacar was responsible for scoring the goal which put Niger through to this tournament but he has to make to do with a place on the bench as well.

First match for both sides in Goa. Brazil is already certain of a place in the round of 16 while Niger will enter the knockouts if Spain gets a draw over North Korea, irrespective of the result here. Despite their strong position, the Brazilians have made only one change to the side with Alan making way for Vitinho who makes his debut today. For Niger, there are two inclusions in the form of Nasser Mahaman and Kairou Amoustapha at the expense of Salim Abdourahmane and Ibrahim Boubacar

The lineups are out!

Niger: Khaled Lawali (GK), Yacine Wa Massamba, Nasser Mahaman, Farouk Idrissa, Habibou Sofiane, Kairou Amoustapha, Karim Tinni (C), Djibrilla Ibrahim, Kader Aboubacar, Rachid Soumana, Ibrahim Namata

Brazil: Gabriel Brazao (GK), Wesley, Vitao (C), Lucas Halter, Victor Bobsin, Weverson, Paulinho, Marcos Antonio, Lincoln, Vitinho, Brenner

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Group D clash between Niger and Brazil.