A past due target by way of Wield Sabastine earned Nigeria’s Falconets victory towards the Korea Republic on the FIFA U20 Girls’s International Cup in Colombia early hours of Monday.
In a sport the place goal-scoring alternatives have been some distance attaining, it was once the Nigerian ladies that made essentially the most of theirs deep into stoppage pace on the Estadio Metropolitano de Techo, Bogota.
Ahead, Mary Fortunate Mkpa may have ended the morning with a brace had she had enough quantity precision.
Regardless of the early pledge by way of the Falconets, it was once the Asians that got here alike to drawing the primary blood at the 15 minutes, however Shukurat Oladipo were given one bedrock to a teasing go from the precise.
Nigeria’s goalkeeper, Shukurat Bakare, virtually proficient a target within the twenty eighth little when she overlooked a pull-out, however the South Korean ahead may just handiest sky it.
On the alternative finish, Mkpa had a prospect of her personal however slammed the ball a negligible too prime later a lavish move from Rofiat Imuran.
Nigeria have been once more fortunate simply prior to halftime when Korea’s Myeyung rocked the crossbar from a 22-yard free-kick.
On the pause, Sabastine and Amina Bello noticed their photographs prohibited within the opposition field, and change Chiamaka Okwuchukwu additionally got here alike from a excellent run at the proper however may just now not assemble a meal of it.
Then again, when it gave the look of the sport was once heading to a stalemate, Sabastine sliced the ball from the precise wing to smack the upright into the again of the online for the winner.
Nearest up for Chris Danjuma’s aspect is a accident on Wednesday night time towards three-time champions, Germany who beat Venezuela within the alternative Crew D fixture.
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