Falconets defeat S’Korea in U-20 Women’s World Cup
Nigeria’s falconets continued their cruise at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica beating South Korea 1-0 on Sunday in a Group C football match.
THECONSCIENCEng monitored the match as Esther Onyenezide’s late strike gave the Falconets victory in their second match of the tournament.
The Falconets last group game will be against Canada on Wednesday.
The match which was scheduled for 9 pm was shifted to 10.15 pm due to heavy rain, a situation which has now become a norm in the ongoing U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica.
The Falconets were first punchers as their initial 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-Hee.
The Koreans responded in a 22nd minute attack 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.
The Falconets finally soared in the 82nd minute, when their goal finally came thanks to a brilliant long-range strike from Onyenezide which flew past the Korean keeper into the back of the net.
