posted September 4, 2024
In the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Group D match, the Nigerian female football team, the Falconets, suffered a 3-1 defeat against Germany at the Estadio Metropolitano de Techo in Bogotá, Colombia, on Wednesday night.
The game started with a promising opportunity for Nigeria, who could have scored in the second minute after intercepting a German attack. However, Chiamaka Okwuchukwu missed the chance to convert, opting not to pass to her teammates who were in better positions.
Shortly afterward, Germany had a close attempt in the 10th minute. In the 17th minute, Schitler scored for Germany with a header from a precise cross, catching Nigerian goalkeeper Shukura Bakare out of position.
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Throughout the match, both teams had scoring opportunities. Nigeria nearly equalized in added time of the first half when Rofiat Imuran made a run down the left, but her weak shot was saved by German goalkeeper Rebecca Adamczyk. Germany secured their win with two more goals in the final half-hour, cementing their position as three-time champions and leaving Nigeria to reflect on missed opportunities.
Five minutes into the second half, Nigeria were level when Jalla Veit and Adamczyk blundered at the rear to allow Okwuchukwu to race towards an open goal and notch her first strike of the tournament.
Germany restored their lead in the 61st minute, with Zoebell poking the ball past Bakare from a teasing cross, in-between two Falconets’ defenders.
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Okwuchukwu thought she had secured the leveller two minutes later, when she lashed the ball past Adamczyk after cutting in from the right, only to be ruled off-side.
The Germans would make it 3-1 in added time, through Ernst’s flying header off a cross from the right that left Bakare rooted to the spot. In the event, the Germans secured their slot in the Round of 16, having earlier defeated Venezuela 5-2 on Matchday 1.
Next for the Falconets is a clash with Venezuela in Cali on Saturday evening.