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Bola.com, Jakarta The U-20 Women’s World Cup 2022 now enters day three or game three. One of the matches shown on Thursday (08/18/22) morning Indonesian time, pitted Nigeria against Canada. The match held at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Costa Rica, the Nigerian national team won 3-1 against Canada.
The match had only lasted two minutes, Canada had managed to excel first. The Nigerian keeper made an error in front of goal which Canadian Kaila Lillyanna Novak took advantage of. 1-0 Canada lead.
In the 24th minute, Nigeria were awarded a penalty after a Canadian player, Mia Pante, handball in the penalty box area. Esther Chinemerem Onyenezide, who would be the executor of the sentence, managed to do her job. Position to be 1-1.
In the 32nd minute, the referee awarded Nigeria a penalty again. Esther, who again became the executor, scored a goal for Nigeria. Nigeria leads 2-1.
The match ended with an extra Nigerian goal courtesy of Chioma Olise’s kick in the 90th+1 minute. The final score was 3-1 for Nigeria’s victory.
This result places Nigeria at the top of the Group C standings for the 2022 U-20 Women’s World Cup with 3 wins. Meanwhile, Canada are bottom of Group C.
You can watch full footage from the match in the video above.
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