For the fourth time of asking on Asian soil,
the Golden Eaglets yesterday sealed their
place in FIFA U-17 World Cup history when
they trashed Mexico 3-0 in the final of UAE
2013, to bring their title haul at this level of
youth football to four.
They emerged the top scoring team of the
tournament with 26 goals, a record that
speaks volume of the attacking instincts of
this great team, tipped to rule the world in
the future.
In an explosive and interesting match
decided at the beautiful Mohamed Bin
Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the Eaglets,
who had scored 23 goals in six previous
matches before last night’s encounter,
came into the match on a cautious note,allowing the Mexicans to dictate the
initiative but later started to dictate the
pace with their fluid attacking football that
has entrapped fans here.
Powered in the midfield by five-goal hero
Kelechi Iheanacho, who distinguished
himself as a classy player at this
tournament, with his inch-perfect crosses,
the Eaglets’ first real chance of troubling
Mexican goalkeeper Raul Gudino came in
the 4th minute when Musa Yayaha,
another five-goal star, failed to connect
properly with his head. The pass was
provided by Iheanacho, whose control of
the ball has made people to start
comparing him to the likes of Sunday Oliseh
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