The U17 women’s national team has been eliminated from the 2016 U17 Women’s World Cup after a lackluster group stage.
They went 1-0-2 in group, beating Paraguay 6-1 but then falling to Ghana 2-1 and then again to Japan 3-2.
The game against Japan was a crucial must-win in order to advance and at first it seemed like the U17s would find a way through despite being outplayed by Japan since practically the opening whistle.
Ashley Sanchez scored on a big long ball, bursting through two Japanese defenders like the Kool Aid man to pounce on the ball and place it very nicely.