Spain thrash Paraguay in women s U-20 World Cup
Tuesday - August 7, 2018 12:26 pm ,
Category : SPORTS
Concarneau (France) Aug 7 (IANS) Spain made their debut in the women s U-20 World Cup with an impressive 4-1 victory over Paraguay.
Patri Guijarro who plays professionally for Barcelona had a hat trick for La Roja in the Group C match at Stade Guy-Piriou here on Monday reports EFE news agency.
She put Spain ahead 1-0 in the 40th minute and Claudia Pina doubled the advantage early in the second half.
Jessica Martinez clawed one back for Paraguay in the 62nd minute but Guijarro made it 3-1 for Spain two minutes later and completed the triple in stoppage time.
Japan got a goal from Hayashi in the 76th minute to defeat the United States 1-0 in the other Group C match.
In Group D Germany and Nigeria - the 2010 and 2014 finalists - faced off at Stade Marville in Saint-Malo.
The first half ended scoreless but the tempo increased after the break and Germany took the lead in the 69th on a goal by Stefanie Sanders who exploited a rebound after the initial header off a corner hit the cross-bar.
Nigeria had a chance to equalize three minutes later with a free kick from the edge of the box but Peace Efih s effort bounced off the post.
The other Group D game pitted China against Haiti.
China jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Zhao Yujie and Shen Mengyu. While Haitian captain Nerilia Mondesir made it a contest when she converted a penalty in the 78th minute the Caribbean side failed to get a second goal.
--IANS ajb/
Patri Guijarro who plays professionally for Barcelona had a hat trick for La Roja in the Group C match at Stade Guy-Piriou here on Monday reports EFE news agency.
She put Spain ahead 1-0 in the 40th minute and Claudia Pina doubled the advantage early in the second half.
Jessica Martinez clawed one back for Paraguay in the 62nd minute but Guijarro made it 3-1 for Spain two minutes later and completed the triple in stoppage time.
Japan got a goal from Hayashi in the 76th minute to defeat the United States 1-0 in the other Group C match.
In Group D Germany and Nigeria - the 2010 and 2014 finalists - faced off at Stade Marville in Saint-Malo.
The first half ended scoreless but the tempo increased after the break and Germany took the lead in the 69th on a goal by Stefanie Sanders who exploited a rebound after the initial header off a corner hit the cross-bar.
Nigeria had a chance to equalize three minutes later with a free kick from the edge of the box but Peace Efih s effort bounced off the post.
The other Group D game pitted China against Haiti.
China jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Zhao Yujie and Shen Mengyu. While Haitian captain Nerilia Mondesir made it a contest when she converted a penalty in the 78th minute the Caribbean side failed to get a second goal.
--IANS ajb/
