Nigeria crash out of U-20 W’Cup, lose 0-1 to Korea

Nigeria crash out of U-20 W’Cup, lose 0-1 to Korea

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles were on Sunday night eliminated from the ongoing FIFA men’s U-20 World Cup after losing 1-0 to South Korea in the quarterfinals clash.

The match was played at Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.

The Flying Eagles enjoyed complete control of the ball in the first half-an-hour of the game, but sparse chances were created.

The game went into extra time with the scoreline goalless at the end of the 90-minute regulation time.

And within five minutes of play, South Korea scored from a corner kick as Choi Seok-hyun escaped the attention of Kehinde Ibrahim to head the ball past a stranded Kingsley Aniagboso.

Second half substitute Umeh Emmanuel was close to grabbing an equaliser in the second half of extra half when he controlled the ball and hit a shot just at the edge of the box that saw the ball fly past the crossbar.

Umeh Emmanuel’s shot in the 120th minute could only come off the side netting before the final whistle went.