Chile, Croatia Win At U20 WCup

[Folami David]

Chile came from behind to beat Egypt 2-1 in the Under-20 World Cup while Croatia upset Uruguay 1-0 on Sunday.
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Chile started strong in the Group E clash but the African champions struck first. Hassan Ahmed won the ball inside the South Americans' half and slid a through ball to Mahmoud Kahraba who slotted home in the 10th minute. Chile drew level in the 25th when Nicolas Castillo's right-foot shot deflected off Egypt captain Rabia Ramy and looped into the net.
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Egypt had the better chances in the second half but it was Chilean substitute Christian Bravo who made the difference. He controlled a pass from Bryan Rabello's knock-down, moved across the penalty area and fired a right-foot shot into the far corner of the net.
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In Group F, Croatia missed an early penalty but still beat Uruguay, considered one of the favourites to advance.
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After a listless first 20 minutes, Croatia had the first opportunity when Dario Canadija received a ball behind the defense but was clipped by Gaston Silva.
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Marko Livaja's penalty kick hit the inside of the post and then goalkeeper Guillermo De Amores, before being cleared.
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Livaja made up for the miss in the 41st when his pass deflected off Manchester United's Guillermo Varela and into the path of Ante Rebic who scored.
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Uruguay wasted several good chances in the second half, including Diego Rolan's diving header that forced a one-handed save out of Oliver Zelenika and an overhead kick from Giorgian De Arrascaeta that he couldn't keep down.
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Its final chance came when Diego Laxalt cut the ball back to substitute Nicolas Lopez whose close-range shot hit the post.
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In the other Group F match, Uzbekistan downed New Zealand 3-0 through the inspired play of midfielder Abbosbek Makhstaliev who scored one goal and set up another in the Group F match.