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Superb Flamingos seal quarterfinal spot after brilliant win over Chile
The Flamingos began the event on the improper foot, however they’ve picked themselves up and proven nice high quality
Nigeria’s Beneath-17 Feminine staff Flamingos have sealed a spot within the quarterfinals of the India 2022 Beneath-17 Ladies’s World Cup after they beat Chile of their ultimate group B sport.
The Flamingos misplaced 2-1 to Germany of their opening sport of the World Cup. Nevertheless, they redeemed themselves of their second sport, beating New Zealand 4-0.
In the meantime, their opponents Chile suffered a 6-0 drubbing by the hands of Germany of their second group sport. Nigeria wanted only a draw towards Chile on the Kalinga Stadium to seal a spot within the subsequent spherical.
The Flamingos wasted no time in exhibiting their authority, as Blessing Emmanuel opened the scoring within the 4th minute to make it 1-0 for Nigeria.
Nigeria didn’t relaxation on their oars after scoring. They continued to pile up the stress, however they failed to attain earlier than the break.
Opeyem Ajakaye had a terrific sport, and she or he may have scored within the second half, however her shot solely managed to clip the bar.
Nonetheless, Bisola Mosaku doubled the Flamingos’ lead within the 82nd minute. Sadly, the Chileans had been handed a lifeline 4 minutes later after Edafe dealt with the ball within the field.
Tali gained the battle of wills and transformed from the spot to make it 2-1. The Chileans pushed laborious for extra objectives within the dying embers, however Coach Bankole Olowookere’s ladies held on robust to see out the 2-1 outcome.
Nigeria’s Flamingos will tackle considered one of Brazil, USA, or Morocco within the subsequent spherical.
