Nigeria Vs China: Nigeria U20 Qualified to Quarter-finals in Women World Cup As they Played 1 – 1 Against China

A possess objective in stoppage time by China PR earned Nigeria a profoundly sensational 1-1 attract Dinan-Lehon, with the Nigerian group guaranteeing a spot in the quarter-finals from Group D at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup France 2018.

Requiring a triumph to jump the Nigerians to the sprinters up spot in the gathering, China were the more unsafe side in the primary half at the Stade du Clos Gastel. Mengyu Shen had the principal shot of the match on 25 minutes when she hit the Nigeria crossbar. A couple of minutes after the fact, skipper Linlin Wang headed over the objective from short proximity.

China’s breakthrough came four minutes before half-time, as the diminutive Linyan Zhang turned her Nigerian marker in the box and stroked the ball past a diving Chiamaka Nnadozie to give the Asians the lead at the break.

The Super Falconets pushed hard in search of an equaliser in the second half, but found the China backline and goalkeeper Huan Xu in resilient form until the end of the contest.

With seconds left to play, substitute Aishat Bello’s cross from the right saw captain Rashdeedat Ajibade challenge for the ball with China right-back Jiaxing Dou. Bello’s cross struck the Chinese defender before nestling in the back of the net and sparking emotional celebrations from the West Africans at the full-time whistle.