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| Mali's penalty shootout win over Germany means that they will face the U.S. or Serbia in the Under-20 World Cup semis. |
Mali
produced one of the shocks of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup coming from behind to
beat tournament favourites Germany 4-3 on penalties and advance to the
semifinals.
Both
sides scored its first three penalties, before Mali's Adama Traore had his
penalty saved and Julian Brandt, who had scored Germany's regulation goal,
blasted his shot over.
Mali
then made it 4-3 and with Niklas Stark needing to score to keep Germany in the
shootout, he hooked his shot wide to send Mali, who were beaten semifinalists
in 1999, through to meet either the United States or Serbia on Wednesday.
Germany's
opening goal in the 38th minute was superb. A Hany Mukhtar free kick deflected
skyward off the defensive wall. The Germans brought the ball down coolly and
Brandt hit a volley from outside of the penalty area, through traffic, into the
corner of the Mali goal.
Defender
Souleymane Coulibaly equalised for Mali in the 58th minute after diving to meet
an inswinging corner and his glancing shot beat German goalkeeper Marvin
Schwaebe and slid into the side netting of the goal.
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