Germany launched its FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup campaign with an emphatic 5-0 trouncing of Costa Rica at QE II Stadium today. Germany were in total control of the match from start to finish as Costa Rica toiled against their European opponents. Lynn Mester got Ralf Peters’ team off to the perfect start on 17 minutes with a well-taken goal that gave Costa Rica goalkeeper Priscila Tapia no chance.
Germany went further ahead thanks to a Dzsenifer Marozsan double on 34 and 43 minutes to render the result all but academic as Costa Rica trailed 3-0 at the break. Turid Knaak and Tabea Kemme heaped more misery on Juan Quesad’s charges with goals on 51 and 66 minutes to complete the rout.
Costa Rica’s day darkened further when defender Gabriela Guillen was sent off by referee Etsuko Fukano of Japan for a second yellow card with just nine minutes remaining.
Germany will take some stopping based on their amazing 29 shots on Costa Rica’s goal with the CONCACAF qualifiers defending stoically in the face of clinical finishing by their opponents.
The win leaves Germany in a comfortable position at the top of the table with DPR Korea to meet Ghana in the final match of Match Day 2. Costa Rica must win its next match to have any chance of qualifying for the quarter finals.
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – New Zealand 2008
Costa Rica (0) 0
Germany (3) 5 (Lynn MESTER 17’, Dzsenifer MAROZSAN 34’, 43’, Turid KNAAK 51’, Tabea KEMME 66’)
QE II Stadium
Christchurch
New Zealand
Wednesday 29 October 2008
Kick-off: 12h00
Attendance: 4,105.
CRC: 1. Priscila TAPIA [gk]; 5. Gabriela GUILLEN, 7. Mariela CAMPOS, 8. Daniela CRUZ, 10. Katherine ALVARADO ©, 11. Raquel RODRIGUEZ C., 12. Raquel RODRIGUEZ V., 13. Jacqueline MATA (9. Carolina MORALES 46+’), 15. Adriana GUZMAN, 16. Krickshia SPENCE, 17. Yocxelin RODRIGUEZ (19. Fabiola SANCHEZ 46+’).
Substitutes Not Used: 2. Lina YARAMILO; 3. Daniela VEGA; 4. Maria BARQUERO; 6. Jasmine GUZMAN; 14. Daniela CAMACHO; 18. Maria ARIAS [rgk]; 20. Hazel QUIROS; 21. Jakeiline PALACIOS [rgk].
Yellow cards: 16. Krickshia SPENCE (CRC) 64’, 5. Gabriela GUILLEN (CRC) 68’.
Red cards: 5. Gabriela GUILLEN 81’ (2YC)
Coach: Juan QUESAD (CRC)
GER: 1. Anna SARHOLZ [gk]; 3. Inka WESLEY, 4. Valeria KLEINER ©, 5. Carolin SIMON, 6. Marie-Louise BAGEHORN, 7. Turid KNAAK (16. Nicole ROSLER 66’) , 8. Lynn MESTER, 9. Tabea KEMME, 10. Dzsenifer MAROZSAN (15. Hasret KAYICKI 74’), 11. Alexandra POPP (14. Ivana RUDELIC 78’) , 20. Leonie MAIER.
Substitutes Not Used: 2. Angelina LUEBCKE; 12. Almuth SCHULT [rgk]; 13. Julia DEBITSKI; 17. Isabelle LINDEN; 18. Svenja HUTH; 19. Claudia GOTTE; 21. Lisa SCHMITZ [rgk]
Yellow cards: None
Red cards: None
Coach: Ralf PETER (GER)
Referee: Etsuko FUKANO (JPN)
Assistant Referee 1: Saori TAKAHASHI (JPN)
Assistant Referee 2: Zhang LING LING (CHN)
4th official: WANG Jia (CHN)
Group B
| PL |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
GD |
||
| 1. |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
+5 |
|
| 2. |
DPR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 3. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 4. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
-5 |
|