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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 28 Mar 2007 : 18:33:48
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Third Defeat for U-20 in Korea
By Modou Nyang
The darling Young Scorpions had succumbed to their third consecutive defeat yesterday, at the Suwon International Football Tournament in South Korea. They lost 2-0 to Poland in the third and final game of the round robbing fixtures.
After loosing to host South Korea 4-0 and Chile 2-1 0n Friday and Sunday respectively, the African Youth Bronze Medalists, again failed to fire all cylinders on Tuesday against the European side. The Scorpions went into the game with the ambition of defeating Poland and finish third but were surprised by a good spirited Polish side.
The Young Scorpions, who had conceded goals in this tournament in the first ten minutes, again went a goal down in the 9th minute when David Jarka nodded in from a Krzysztol Krol cross in. The Young Scorpions again responded with an all out attack to avenge the situation but the final touches were always lacking.
The Polish side responded with a defensive tactic in the second period and relied on the counterattack from the break. The tactic yielded, and in the 89th minute goalkeeper Christopher Allen was judged to have fouled Jakub Szalek inside the penalty area. The spot kick was scored by the young Real Madrid star, Krzysztol Krol.
In the other game, Chile defeated South Korea by a goal to nil the only goal of the game was scored by Nicolas Esteban Medina Rios in the 68th minute.
Chile were crowned champions and were awarded a trophy and gold medals with a cash prize of US$60,000. South Korea finished second and collected the silver medals and an amount of US$40,000. Poland collected bronze and an amount of US$30,000 and the Gambia collected US$10,000. The Young Scorpions will leave Korea today and arrive in Banjul on Thursday morning.
Courtesy: Namory Trawally, President Gambia Sport Journalists Association
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 36/2007, 28-29 March, 2007
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