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Dominican Republic 2024: Flamingos runs riot in 4-1 victory over New Zealand

Posted : 18 October 2024

Nigeria coasted to a 4-1 victory over a flummoxed New Zealand as the 2024 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals rolled into action in Santiago de los Caballeros.


Shakirat Moshood scored one of the competition’s fastest goals since it was launched 16 years ago when she rounded the defense of the girls from Down Under to score the first goal after only 80 seconds at the CFC Stadium.


The precocious Faridat Abdulwahab rocked the crossbar seven minutes later from 23 yards, and in the 13th minute, Nigeria went two goals up when defender Taiwo Adegoke’s shot from well outside the box was misjudged by the goalkeeper, who palmed the ball over the line before scrambling in vain to push it out.


A check with the Video Assistant Referee confirmed that the ball had indeed crossed the line.


Firing on all cylinders, Nigeria again rattled the opposing goalkeeper in the 17th minute with a sharp shot from Moshood that was punched over the bar.


Four minutes later, Peace Effiong, all over the pitch, heaved the ball too high from six yards. In the 26th minute, Harmony Chidi rounded the goalkeeper, who made a great block on the second attempt.


Captain Taiwo Afolabi stung the goalkeeper’s palms from close range in the 28th minute, and from the resultant corner kick, Abdulwahab easily lifted the ball over the goalie from 16 yards for Nigeria’s third goal.


In the second half, the Flamingos continued their raid on the opposition goal, and eight minutes into the restart, it was 4-0 after Afolabi’s looping header from Adegoke’s cross from the right sailed over the goalkeeper into the net.


On the hour mark, Saxon scored a goal right from the training ground, collecting the ball from a corner kick and doing a smart turn to shoot past goalkeeper Christiana Uzoma, thus pulling one back for the New Zealanders.


Although Chidi, Nigeria’s top scorer from the qualifying series, was again foiled in the 75th minute, the Flamingos finished on the ascendancy and will look forward to another three points against debutants Ecuador on Saturday, which will take them to the tournament’s knockout stage.

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