Colombia late victory has become the style of the South Americans, who are setting their eyes on the finals. They want to sail through with sparkling form having struggled through the group .
When their quarter-finals’ game ended in a deadlock Colombia like the Koreans and in Bauchi again, went into the shootouts with confidence. The Turks have been in great form in the FIFA U-17 World Cup until the last match. They scored the first goal through Muhammet Demir, before Jorge Luis Ramos, a late substitute scored the equaliser in the last minute of normal time.
The Colombian kids kept their nerves down to take the penalties beyond the reach of the young Turks. It is therefore, a credit to the Coach, who has always assured all that his boys do not need to worry until the last whistle is sounded by the referee. They were the delight of Calabar fans with their samba play, but were generally goals shy which almost destroyed their pride. It is therefore worthy to note that they are the only team from Group C still in contention for the title.
The enterprising forward, Jorge Luis Ramos who scored the face-saving goal told africansportsdigest.com that he knows that there is no hiding for the gold fish again: “We’re in the semi-final, which is very dicey at this stage you keep playing and hope for victory. Remaining matches will be tough but our greatest weapon is not panicking no matter the situation. We want to win the championship”.
His fantastic goal has been described as an artistic and acrobatic goal, which shows the penance for style and colour by the Colombian team in their game.