Argentina cruise past Fiji, await U17 World Cup last 32 in Qatar | OneFootball

After two consecutive wins, Diego Placente’s team faced the Oceanic squad in Rayán. With qualification already secured, the national team managed to earn three more points to claim first place in Group D and avoid tough matchups in the next round. Details below.

The Argentina U-17 National Team continues its campaign in the Qatar World Cup, and this Sunday defeated Fiji 7-0 at the ASPIRE Academy Pitch 3 stadium, in the city of Rayán.

In the 17th minute, after missing a penalty seven minutes earlier, Uriel Ojeda put Diego Placente’s team ahead on the scoreboard. Mateo Martínez increased the lead around the 30th minute, and Martínez himself scored again in the 44th. Tukai Ravonokula left the Oceanic team with ten players on the field after receiving a straight red card in the 40th minute.

In the second half, the Argentine side scored again thanks to Uriel Ojeda, who didn’t want to be outdone by Martínez and netted his second goal of the match in the 57th minute. The San Lorenzo player kept his momentum in the box and in the 87th minute completed his hat-trick and the fifth goal for the ‘albiceleste’, while Santiago Silveira and Simón Escobar scored the sixth and seventh goals in the 88th and 91st minutes respectively.

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