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. 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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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