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Nigeria beat South Korea in U_20 Women World cup

 

Nigeria beat South Korea 1-0 on Sunday in the Group C football match at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica, Complete Sports reports.


Esther Onyenezide’s late strike gave the Falconets victory in their second match of the tournament


The Falconets will face Canada in their final group match on Wednesda


The match which was scheduled for 9 pm was shifted to 10.15 pm due to heavy rai


According to Complete Sports, the Falconets made their first attempt to score a goal in the third minute through Bashirat Amoo, who tried a long-range effort from a free kick but was calmly saved by South Korea keeper Kim Kyeong-He


 Falconets depart for U-20 Women’sIn the 22nd minute, the Koreans went on the attack again with Lee Soo-In hitting a long-range strike but the ball hit woodwork


With four minutes left in the first half, Amoo made a long-range strike which went off target.



Five minutes into the second half, Onyenezide tried a long cross into the area on the back of a pouring attack but South Korea’s keeper rose high to claim the ball.


In the 82nd minute, the goal finally came thanks to a brilliant long-range strike from Onyenezide

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