FIFA U-20 WWC QUARTER-FINAL: New Zealand to have a Test of Nigeria's might

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <header class="post-header cf" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 21px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="featured" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/falconet-praying.jpg" itemprop="image" rel="prettyPhoto" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="New Zealand tests Nigeria’s might"><span style="color: black;"><img alt="falconet praying" class="attachment-main-slider wp-post-image no-display appear" height="336" src="http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/falconet-praying-702x336.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; opacity: 0.8; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;" title="New Zealand tests Nigeria’s might" width="702" /></span></a></div> <h1 class="post-title" itemprop="name" style="border: 0px; float: left; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 35px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 18px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">New Zealand tests Nigeria’s might</span></span></h1> </header><div class="post-container cf" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="post-content-right" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="post-content description" itemprop="articleBody" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px -1.857em; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">FIFA U-20 WWC QUARTER-FINAL</span></b></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Nigeria is favored to book a ticket to her third straight semi-final berth at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup at the expense of New Zealand when both nations clash this morning in Moncton City, in the quarter-final of the on-going tournament in Canada.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Nigeria’s Falconets go into today’s game with an intimidating record of five previous quarterfinal appearances at the tournament as against their opponents, New Zealand, who will be playing in the knock-out stage of the event for the first time, having exited in the group phase in four successive previous appearances.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Falconets were runners-up in 2010 and semi-finalists two years ago and the Peter Dedevbo-tutored side has shown plenty of signs that it can go all the way to clinch the trophy this time round. The Nigerian girls who finished tops in Group C with seven points are so far unbeaten at the on-going tournament along with France and Germany.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Falconets have been, Particularly impressive with their pace and physical power, while their mental strength has shone with the manner they came back from be­hind against both Mexico and England.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Although the Junior Football Ferns of New Zealand relish their first time qualifi­cation for the knock-out stage at the tourna­ment, they, nonetheless, are determined to push their luck further.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“We want to go even further,” explained midfielder Megan Lee, who lit up her team’s encounter with Costa Rica.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The New Zealand girls will, however, need to steel themselves for a stern examina­tion when they face the rampaging Falconets this morning. Not only must they maintain the attacking qualities that helped them down the Costa Ricans 3-0 and Paraguay 2-0, they will need to tighten up the rear­guard that shipped four unanswered goals against France – especially with the Loveth Aylia and Asisat</span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

FIFA U-20 WWC QUARTER-FINAL: New Zealand to have a Test of Nigeria's might

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Nigeria comeback seals passage, meet New Zealand in quarter final

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="-webkit-transition: background-color, border-top-color; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color, border-top-color; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/nigeria-comeback-seals-passage-meet-new-zealand-in-quarter-final/" style="-webkit-transition: background-color, border-top-color; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color, border-top-color; vertical-align: baseline;">Nigeria comeback seals passage, meet New Zealand in quarter final</a></span><br /> <br /> <div class="cn_content" style="border: 0px; height: 404px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 20px 10px 30px 5px; position: absolute; top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 250px; z-index: 2;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: background-color, border-top-color; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; color: black; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color, border-top-color; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;"><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/nigeria-comeback-seals-passage-meet-new-zealand-in-quarter-final/" style="-webkit-transition: background-color, border-top-color; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color, border-top-color; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="Nigeria comeback seals passage, meet New Zealand in quarter final"><img alt="Players of Nigeria pose for a team photo prior to the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 group C match between Korea Republic and Nigeria at Moncton Stadium on August 9, 2014 in Moncton, Canada. (Photo FIFA)" class="attachment-slider wp-post-image" height="194" src="http://dvsl3w2q45hb8.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Falconets5-260x194.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: margin 0.2s linear, box-shadow; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.247059) 1px 1px 1px; margin: 0px 20px 10px 0px; padding: 0px; transition: margin 0.2s linear, box-shadow; width: 250px;" width="260" /></a></span><a class="readMore" href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/nigeria-comeback-seals-passage-meet-new-zealand-in-quarter-final/" style="-webkit-transition: background-color, border-top-color; border: 0px; display: inline !important; font-style: inherit; margin: 6px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color, border-top-color; vertical-align: baseline; width: 250px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">→</span></span></a></div> <div class="cn_content" style="border: 0px; height: 404px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 20px 10px 30px 5px; position: absolute; top: 550px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 250px; z-index: 2;"> </div> <div class="socialButton" id="facebookLike"> <div class="plus_button"> <div id="___plusone_0" style="left: -10000px; position: absolute; width: 450px;"> <iframe data-gapiattached="true" frameborder="0" hspace="0" id="I0_1408002424323" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="I0_1408002424323" scrolling="no" src="https://apis.google.com/u/0/se/0/_/+1/fastbutton?usegapi=1&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com%2F2014%2F08%2Fnigeria-comeback-seals-passage-meet-new-zealand-in-quarter-final%2F&gsrc=3p&ic=1&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fscs%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fk%3Doz.gapi.en.uja32oLrJbs.O%2Fm%3D__features__%2Fam%3DAQ%2Frt%3Dj%2Fd%3D1%2Ft%3Dzcms%2Frs%3DAItRSTOTZZ5xNGqJT9P8PfKLwnpK2MaEeg#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Concircled%2Cdrefresh%2Cerefresh%2Conload&id=I0_1408002424323&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com&pfname=&rpctoken=42489200" style="border-style: none; margin: 0px; position: absolute; top: -10000px; width: 450px;" tabindex="0" vspace="0" width="100%"></iframe><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Nigeria edged England with a 2-1 comeback win to top Group C, leaving the Europeans to head for home. Nigeria have a strong tradition of success at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup and displayed their fortitude by coming from a goal down to secure this decisive win.</span></div> </div> </div> <div id="entryContainer"> <div class="entry entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">England opened in perfect fashion scoring in just the fifth minute as Hannah Blundell played a clever through ball for Nikita Parris, who took one touch and then clipped a shot past the advancing Nigeria goalkeeper Ibijoke Sangonuga from the edge of the box.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The African champions drew level in an even contest four minutes before the interval after Loveth Ayila beat her marker with a skilful drag-back and shot powerfully from 25 yards. Goalkeeper Lizzie Durack got a hand to it but was unable to prevent the ball hitting the back of the net.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The second half was a tale of two penalties, with England’s Bethany Mead firstly missing after Parris was adjudged to have been fouled by Sangonuga. Within minutes at the other end, Asisat Oshoala was brought down after dribbling into the penalty area and stepped up to coolly side-foot the resultant spot-kick into the bottom-right corner.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">England were saved from going further behind only by the width of the crossbar as Nigeria finished strongly in a match that ended amid joyous scenes on the Africans’ bench.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Nigeria, who will feature in their fifth consecutive quarter-final, now tackle Group D runners-up New Zealand.</span><br /> <div class="OUTBRAIN" data-browser="safari" data-dynload="" data-ob-mark="true" data-os="ipad" data-src="http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/nigeria-comeback-seals-passage-meet-new-zealand-in-quarter-final/" id="outbrain_widget_0" obdone="true"> <div class="ob_brnBox_cont NA"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="ob_empty"><wbr></wbr></span><span class="ob_org_header"></span></span></div> </div> </div> </div> <br /></div>

Nigeria comeback seals passage, meet New Zealand in quarter final

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