Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets face Australia in the round of 16 of the ongoing FIFA U-17 world cup in Chile.
The Eaglets are the defending champions having won the tournament in 2013 with Kelechi Iheanacho, Taiwo Awoniyi and Mohammed Yahaya the leading lights.
This time however, Victor Oshiemen, Kelechi Nwakali, Chukwueze are the leading lights.
While Nigeria have not lost a second round match in the championship’s history, Australia were beaten 4-0 by Uzbekistan in their last Round of 16 appearance at Mexico 2011.
Coach Emmanuel Amuneke has already said he expects a tough battle when the Eaglets face Australia. The match will be played at 12am midnight (Nigerian time).
LINE UPS:
Nigeria: Udoh (Gk), Lazarus, Enogela, Zakari, Michael, Bamgboye, Chukwueze, Osimhen, Nwakali (C), Ikwu, Anumudu
Australia: Dragicevic (Gk), Rowles, Bandiera, Caletti (C), Brimmer, Hope, Derrick, Laws, Joice, Vakirtzis, Panetta
FT: Nigeria 6 – 0 Australia. Four second half goals from Osimhen (who got a hatrick), Essien, Chukwueze makes a memorable night for the Eaglets in a match in which they dominated from start to finish.
Oshimhen got the first goal before Nwakali scored from the spot in the first half. A late surge of goals in the second half say Osimhen score twice before Essien and Chukwueze completed the rout.
90+ Some tired legs out there and who can you blame
89′ Australia concede a free-kick following a late challenge on a player from Nigeria.
87′ GOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLL!!!!! Chukwueze adds another. Nigeria 6 – 0 Australia. Thee Aussies are now crumbling
85′ GOOOOOAAAAALLLL Essien makes it Eaglets 5 – 0 Australia. Nigeria are good to go for the quarter-finals
81′ SHOT SAVED!!!! Dragecevic makes a huge save to deny Okonkwo
78′ GOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLL Osimhen makes it 4 – 0 against Australia. That is his seventh goal of the tournament and his hat-trick tonight
77′ NIGERIA SUB: Orji Okonkwo comes on for Funsho Bamgboye
76′ Nigeria concede a free-kick following a challenge on a player from Australia by Anumudu
75′ SUB: Prinsen (in) comes off the bench to replace Caletti
75′ GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLL!!!! Victor Osimhen makes it Nigeria 3 – 0 Australia.The red hot striker now has six goals in this competition. He cuts in from the left and his curler is deflected off Derrick and into the net
70′ SUB: Coach Amuneke takes off Enogela for Essien
67′ PENALTY? Armenakas is pushed to the ground by Lazarus but referee expected him to have stayed on his feet
66′ CHANCE!!! Derrick is fed Hope but he is not quick enough to get to the ball
65′ WHAT AN INTRODUCTION!!! Armenakas almost creates a goal for Australia with a stinging cross from the left with his first touch but the Eaglets handle it well
64′ SUB: Armenakas comes off the bench to replace Panetta
60′ Australia are doing all they can to crawl back into ths game and it seems coach Amuneke has set his team up to defend compactly and attack on the counter
51′ Agor comes off the bench to replace Kingsley Micheal
49′ Osimhen is adjudged to be in an offside position after he finds himself in good space
47′ Australia starts the second half aggressively
46′ Left-back Anumudu breaks down with a muscle injury but he later makes it unto the pitch
46′ Second half kicks off…
HT: Golden Eaglets 2 – 0 Australia. Osimhen scored his fifth goal of the tournament before Nwakali added a second from the pot after Bamgboye is taken down in the box.
Lazarus has been very impressive for Nigeria while Australia’s Dragicevic has pulled off at least four world class saves for the Australians
45+ Lazarus surges from right back and schools two Australians but his wonderful cutback cross cannot Osimhen or Bamgboyye, Australia survive
45+ two minutes of added time given
44′ Australia try an attacking move from the right but it is well dealt with by the defense
42′ Bamgboye is don in the center holding his belly after a challenge by Vakirtzis. He recovers however
41′ Australia’s freekick is well worked but Laws cannot find anyone in the box.
41′ Enogela earns himself a yellow card for a reckless challenge on Hope some 27 yards from goal
40′ Deveruex already looks like he would give Lazarus a tough time on the right hand side of the Nigerian defence
39′ Devereux (in) comes off the bench to replace Brimmer (out) (Australia)
36′ SHOT!!!! Chuhwueze tries one from the right but the ball is just too high
34′ Rose is found in all kins to space on right to surge forward but Micheal does well to stop the attack
33′ Nigeria has the youngest squad at the tournament…
32′ Australia have had more of the ball in the last 5 mins but the Eaglets defense has looked strong
30′ UDOH does well to come out of his box to clear a stray ball
28′ Panetta tries a shot from distance but its way way off target
25′ GOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!! Nwakali makes it two from the spot. That is the captain’s second goal of the tournament
25′ PENALTY!!!! BAmgboye is felled in the box by Vakirtzis
24′ SHOT!!! Udoh does well to push away Brimmer’s shot, Joice cannot convert the follow up. Nigeria survive
22′ GOOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!! Victor Osimhen scores his fifth goal of the competition.
20′ Lazarus does well to hold off his marker and cross into the box but he cannot find a target
18′ OFFSIDE!!! Laws is just marginally offside after finding himself in space
16′ YELLOW CARD!!! Bamgboye earns another card in this competition after his red card against Chile. He recklessly tackled Derrick
14′ YELLOW CARD!!! Micheal is cautioned for Nigeria following a reckless challenge on Barnetta who has been the Aussies best player n this match
13′ HEADER!!! Competition top scorer Victor Osimhen rises well to head a cross from the left but the youngster cannot hit the net from just three yards out despite beating his marker
12′ Nigeria earn a corner and Nwakali takes but the Aussies easily deal with it. Nigeria have now grow into this match and are bossing possession
9′ Barnetta finds himself in space and takes a wonderful shot but Udoh is up to the task in goal
6′ SHOT!!! Bamgboye dribbles from the left and takes a wonderful shot that hits the post, the keeper just touches it but the referee blows a goal-kick. Even Bamgboye did not know the goalie had a hand to that
3′ Australia have started this game well and have most of the possession
1′ Nigeria immediately surrender possession
1′ The Eaglets kick off
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