Falconets Exit Women’s W’Cup After Loss To Netherlands
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Poor finishing and hard luck did Nigeria in on Sunday to bow out of the ongoing
FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup after a 2-0 loss to The Netherlands.
The Falconets could not reenact earlier round performances, which
saw them winning all three group phase matches, in this their quarter-final
match in Alajuela, Costa Rica.
Flourish Sabastine, who scored
Nigeria’s winning goal against France in their Group C opening match, could not
make hay in the seventh minute.
READ: Nigeria Loses To Germany in FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Final
But four minutes later, the Dutch
were ahead, when Zera Hulswit rammed a perfect dipping shot beyond Omini Oyono
after pulling away on the counter-attack.
In the 15th minute,
Sabastine again pulled away and let fly, but the ball was tipped away by
impressive goalkeeper Claire Dinkla.
On the half-hour, Nigeria nearly got the leveler that their endeavor deserved when Deborah Abiodun seized the ball as the Dutch defense fell into confusion.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that defeat meant elimination for a team that had won all three group phase matches, scoring five goals and conceding only one.
The Netherlands will now meet Spain on Thursday in the first semi-final fixture, after the European side beat Mexico 1-0 in the first quarter-final match on Saturday.
Brazil who also won 1-0 against Colombia on Saturday in the second quarter-final match await the winners of the fourth quarter-final match fixture between defending champions Japan and France.
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