The Israeli team qualified in the semi-finals of the U-20 World Cup for the first time after beating Brazil 3-2 with a great goal from Dor Turgeman in extra time.
The number 9 sealed victory for the Whites and Blues, who overcame an unfavorable result on two occasions and lost two penalties.
In the first part, the champion of the South American championship was dominated by a rival who took him by surprise.
Israel hid very well in the background when Brazil attacked, pressing when their rival played from the bottom and taking advantage of every set piece they had in their favor to warn goalkeeper Kaique.
In minute 25, Anan Khalaili’s cross, which El Yam Kancepolsky barely averted, came close to converting into the first goal.
Brazil reacted immediately with a fine action by attacker Sávio who cleared goalkeeper Tomer Zarfati with an impressive reaction after a shot by Marquinhos.
These were the most dangerous moves of a game that saved the best for last.
Ramon Menezes took no chances and before the start of the last 45 minutes, eliminated Guilherme Biro, who this time left the lead to play as a winger in the left sector and saw the yellow card.
Again Israel dominated the first few minutes, but it was Brazil that struck quickly. Matheus Martins put down striker Marcos Leonardo, who left goalkeeper Zarfati without a chance with an impressive shot in the corner.
After 56 minutes, the South Americans were leading 0-1 with the fifth goal of the tournament from the attacker who came from the youth academy of Santos, where Pelé, Neymar, Robinho and Rodrygo came from.
It didn’t take Israel long to even the game. An impressive header from Khalaili after a clever cross from Kancepolsky sealed the equalizer after 60 minutes.
The game ended in a 1-1 draw and the World Cup went into its first extra time.
Barely 30 seconds after kick-off, Andrey Santos put down Matheus Nascimento and put Brazil ahead again with a shot against the post to make it 1-2.
Israel went on the offensive and repeated history. In the 93rd minute, Hamza Shibli plowed in from a low cross from Ilay Feingold that no one could clear and leveled the game again.
And when some thought about the penalty shootout, Dor Turgeman showed that he disagreed with that idea and Israel sealed the victory with a beautiful goal. The number 9 took the ball into the area, spread two markers and scored on 107.
Israel had everything to decide the game, but missed two incredible options. At minute 114, the referee awarded a penalty by the hand of Jean Pedroso and Kaique stopped the shot from Ilai Madmoun’s twelve steps.
When the maximum penalty was stopped, the goalkeeper committed a foul against the attacker who went to look for the rebound and Juan Gabriel Calderón penalized another penalty. This time Ahmad Ibrahim took control and his shot went wide.
However, Brazil could not do anything and the last European’s vice-champions made history by joining the tournament’s top four in the first U-20 World Cup in its history.
Source: El heraldo
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