Baye Ba’s boys survived an early scare from Les Diablotins in La Serena to reach their first Fifa U17 World Cup final
Mali defeated Belgium 3-1 to reach their final of the 2015 Fifa U17 World Cup in Chile.
Goals from Boubacar Traore, Sidiki Maiga and Sekou Koita fired the reigning African U17 Champions to the final billed for Vina Del Mar.
Having played a 0-0 draw during the group stages, the Europeans came into the game to upset the Africans who were tipped as favorites to win the game.
16 minutes into the game, Rigo who found space in the backline of the Malians to bury a pass from Jorn Vancamp.
Six minutes later, Baye Ba’s team leveled up through Traore who converted Aly Malle’s tailored made cross with the outside of his left foot.
In the second half, Mali dominated proceedings as they race into the lead through
Maiga in the 55th minute after nodding home after a long clearance into Belgian defence was not well taken care off.
Koita, youngest player on either side showed composure to rubberstamp the win for his team in the closing stages of the game. He received the ball in the Belgian penalty area on the right-hand side and slammed a finish across Teunckens into the far corner.
They will face either Nigeria or Mexico in the final of the competition billed for Vina Del Mar on Sunday.
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