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Big Penalty Call! England and Nigeria Thrill Brisbane Crowd

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Big Penalty Call! England and Nigeria Thrill Brisbane Crowd

Ashleigh Plumptre

Nigeria and England performed an exciting half of their spherical of 16 match on the FIFA Ladies’s World Cup on the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.

The primary-half ended goalless, however there was a contentious second when heart referee, Melissa Borjas needed to overturn a penalty name towards Nigeria, after second opinion from VAR.

 

Melissa Borjas
Referee Melissa Borjas gestures after the Video Assistant Referee to cancel the penalty kick given to England Photograph by Justin SetterfieldGetty Pictures

Each groups created alternatives, and the Tremendous Falcons had extra aim makes an attempt (8), three greater than the European facet.

Randy Waldrum made one change to the primary XI that performed the final match towards Republic of Eire, opted for a entrance three of Ifeoma Onumonu, Rasheedat Ajibade and Uchenna Kanu – leaving out Asisat Oshoala.

Beginning XI

Nnadozie, Ohale, Demehin, Plumptre, Alozie, Ayinde, Ucheibe, Payne, Onumonu, Kanu, Ajibade.

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