England bind U20 World Cup title
England’s players applaud with a prize during a awards rite after winning a U-20 World Cup final football compare between England and Venezuela in Suwon on Jun 11, 2017.
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SUWON, SOUTH KOREA: Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored and Freddie Woodman saved a chastisement as England kick Venezuela 1-0 to win their initial Under-20 World Cup pretension and finish a nation’s 51-year wait for a tellurian prize on Sunday.
Everton striker Calvert-Lewin became a third England actor to measure in a World Cup final after Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters in 1966 — a final time England won any universe title.
The Young Lions had to withstand a inhuman second-half assault with goalkeeper Woodman saving a chastisement from Venezuela’s Adalberto Penaranda 16 mins from a end.
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England had a improved of a early exchanges with Liverpool-bound Dominic Solanke forcing a save from Wuilker Farinez and saying a long-range bid go far-reaching in a opening entertain of an hour.
Venezuela, who have never competent for a comparison World Cup, were creation their initial final coming and took time to settle until Ronaldo Lucena’s overwhelming free-kick strike a post in a 24th minute.
There seemed no risk as he prepared to take a free-kick from a corner of a centre round though his extreme swerving expostulate took Woodman by warn as it crushed into a post from entirely 40 metres out.
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Calvert-Lewin had already come tighten with a header when he scored what valid to be a leader in a 35th minute.
The striker rose to kick Nahuel Ferraresi to high round on a corner of a box and saw his right-foot shot parried by Farinez.
He afterwards done no mistake with his left feet from a miscarry and slotted home during a nearby post.
Venezuela took control after half-time as England shielded low and attempted to strike on a counter.
The little though sharp-witted surrogate Yeferson Soteldo energised his side and immediately sent in Sergio Cordova to force a excellent save from Woodman one-on-one.
England still had an aggressive hazard and Josh Onomah roughly gave them a two-goal pillow when he ran unopposed to fire from distance, usually to see his shot cannon behind off a crossbar.
Venezuela’s augmenting vigour finally paid off when Penaranda was brought down by Jake Clarke-Salter and a arbitrate Bjorn Kuipers forked to a spot, with his preference reliable by video review.
Penaranda got adult to take a spot-kick usually to see his diseased bid down a center saved as Woodman flung a palm behind him as he dived to his right, and England hold out for their long-awaited World Cup win.
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