UEFAWCL: Chiamaka Nnadozie saves penalty to offer Paris FC first Champions League win this season

Chiamaka Nnadozie gained the African Goalkeeper of the 12 months Award for the feminine class on the simply concluded CAF Awards ceremony held in Marrakesh, Morocco.

Tremendous Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie saved a penalty to offer her aspect their first three factors of the season within the UEFA Champions League, Soccernet.ng studies.

The 23-year-old gained the African Goalkeeper of the 12 months award and confirmed everybody final night time why she deserved the award if ever there have been any doubts after such an excellent show.

Paris F.C. have been winless of their final two group outings and knew {that a} loss at house to Actual Madrid could possibly be detrimental to their qualification ambitions, and began the sport on the entrance foot.

4 minutes into the sport, Julie Dufour broke the impasse for the house aspect. The French winger outmuscled Ivana Andres after the ball fell kindly into her path and struck the ball into the highest nook of the objective to offer the Parisians the lead.

Actual Madrid are on a poor run of type, successful only one from their previous 5 video games, and salt was added to their damage when the house aspect doubled the lead simply two minutes after the opener.

Nnadozie performed the ball out calmly while being beneath stress from two Madrid attackers, liberating the area for Julie Soyer to run into. The crew moved the ball ahead rapidly, with Mathilde Bourdieu discovering an ideal move to French legend, Gaëtane Thiney who wasted no time in doubling the lead.

Actual Madrid had an opportunity from the penalty spot within the twenty fifth minute when Julie Soyer dealt with the ball in her field. Olga Carmona stepped as much as take the ensuing set-piece for Los Blancos, however Chiamaka Nnadozie obtained down effectively and was equal to it, retaining the scoreline at 2-0.

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African goalkeeper of the yr saves Actual Madrid defender Olga Carmona’s penalty within the Uefa Ladies’s Champions League. pic.twitter.com/XJ5sfIaHbq

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Actual Madrid pulled one again within the second half. Hayley Raso’s ball into the field was met by Caroline Møller Hansen however wasn’t sufficient as Paris held on for his or her first win within the group this season.