OMM Newsroom
The second day of matches at the FIFA U-15 World Cup in Baku on October 25 featured emphatic victories and dramatic encounters.
Double-digit wins and surprising results
Colombia scored 11 unanswered goals against Samoa. Benin defeated the Cook Islands 10-0. Osias Assigbe scored a hat-trick, while Benoit Dossou-Yovo and Noe Faton each scored twice. Benin netted its final two goals in the 39th and 40th minutes. Colombia and Benin have scored 21 goals between them across two matches without conceding.
Latvia fell behind 0-1 against Gabon before scoring nine consecutive goals to win 9-1. Latvia led 4-1 at halftime and scored its final goal in the 39th minute.
India beat Cameroon 2-1. A Cameroon player scored an own goal in the first minute, and India conceded an own goal shortly before halftime. R. Lalremruatfela put India back in front in the 27th minute. Goalkeeper Cenit Ningthoujam then saved a penalty.
Other matches of the day
Slovakia edged Thailand 3-2. Thailand took the lead twice, but Patrik Hutira scored the decisive goal from a penalty in the 40th minute. Senegal beat Grenada 6-1, Kenya defeated Panama 5-1, and Vietnam beat Brunei 6-0.
The first-ever U-15 World Cup is being played on smaller pitches in an eight-a-side format. Matches consist of two 20-minute halves, for a total of 40 minutes. The tournament, which runs through October 30, features 189 national teams. Matches are being held mainly at the Hovsan Sports Complex, with the decisive games scheduled for Baku Crystal Hall.
