Nigeria 0-1 South Korea: Asian Tigers’ sucker punch dashes Flying Eagles’ U20 World Cup desires

Nigeria have crashed out of the 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup after the Flying Eagles misplaced 1-0 to South Korea within the quarterfinal match performed on Sunday on the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades.

The 2 groups performed out a goalless attract regulation time, however the Korea Republic got here up with the winner within the first half of additional time to ship the Flying Eagles out of the event. 

The primary half was a dour affair as either side have been being too cautious to not concede the primary purpose.

Whereas the 2 groups did their finest to match one another in each division on the pitch, Nigeria have been barely the higher facet.

The Flying Eagles loved extra possession and have been the extra adventurous, profitable 5 nook kicks to South Korea’s one.

For all their trade, nonetheless, the Africans solely examined their opponent’s goalkeeper as soon as.

The second half was not any completely different because the South Koreans remained organised on the again whereas Nigeria stayed resolute.

The possibilities have been few and much from being clear-cut, because the match ended with neither of the goalkeepers actually examined.

Nevertheless, 5 minutes into additional time, South Korea had their breakthrough. The Asian Tigers gained a nook kick from which Choi Seok-Hyun profited to move them in entrance.

The Flying Eagles have been stung to motion after falling behind, they usually threw every part they’d on the Koreans however discovered their opponents’ defence a wall too exhausting to interrupt down.

Emmanuel Umeh had two probabilities late on to seize a much-deserved equaliser for Nigeria however he couldn’t discover the again of the online because the Flying Eagles as soon as once more exited the U20 World Cup on the quarterfinal stage.

Nigeria final reached the semifinals of the event in 2005 when a John Mikel Obi-inspired facet was crushed 1-0 within the remaining by Argentina.