Japan beat Chile at U20 World Cup, Paraguay draw with South Korea | OneFootball

Japan defeated Chile 2-0 on Tuesday, including a Panenka goal, silencing the local fans at the National Stadium in Santiago while Paraguay managed a draw against South Korea in the second round of the U-20 World Cup.

Chilean goalkeeper Sebastián Mella saved a penalty taken by the Japanese at 19 minutes, but couldn't prevent Rion Ichihara from converting the second penalty with a chip at the start of the second half (55′).

At 82 minutes, Yumeki Yokoyama secured Japan's victory, which leads Group A with six points. Chile is in second place with three points, the same as New Zealand. Egypt is at the bottom of the table, without any points.

“They were better than us, but now we have to face the game on Friday against Egypt and give our best on the field,” lamented Chilean midfielder Mario Sandoval.

Meanwhile, Paraguay held onto a 0-0 draw in the second half despite being down a player after Enso González was sent off at the end of the first half, at the Elías Figueroa Stadium in Valparaíso, about 120 km from Santiago.

Ukraine and Paraguay share the lead in Group B with four points, while Panama and South Korea have one point each.

New Zealand Comeback

New Zealand needed three minutes to defeat Egypt in the second round of Group A of the U-20 World Cup, and they dream of a spot in the round of 16.

With goals from Luke Brooke-Smith and Xuan Loke at 13 and 16 minutes, the New Zealanders turned the game around at the National Stadium in Santiago, securing their first victory after Egyptian Ahmed Khaled opened the scoring at 5 minutes.

“They put a lot of pressure on us, but we just held on, defended, and won,” said defender Jayden Smith to AFP.

In Group B, Panama and Ukraine drew 1-1. Ukrainian Hennadiy Synchuk converted a penalty at 6 minutes, and Panama responded with a goal from Gustavo Eloy at 36 minutes.

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