Nigeria's Super Falcons has crashed out of the ongoing FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada as Abby Wambach scored the only goal for the United States women’s soccer
to send the African champion back home.
Nigeria needed an outright win to stay on in the competition but it
was the Americans that started the brighter of the two sides at a packed
BC Place Stadium, Vancouver.
They even had a goal disallowed for offside in the 10th minute with
replays showing that Julie Johnston’s effort should not have been
chalked off.
Nigeria responded with an Asisat Ohoala effort which was easily
saved by the American goalkeeper, Hope Solo, two minutes later.
The Americans were however controlling the game and creating the better goal scoring opportunities.
Cari Lloyd, Wambach and Megan Rapinoe all came close to opening the
scoring before the 20-minute mark but found the Nigerian goalkeeper in
unyielding form.
The best chance of the opening half hour however fell to Nigeria
after Courtney Dike threaded a precise ball towards the path of Oshoala
whose shot was heroically blocked for a corner by Johnston.
The Americans then retook the initiative almost immediately and only a world class save by Dede denied Rapinoe a sure goal.
They were not to be denied for much longer though as Wambach steered
home Rapinoe’s excellent corner on the stroke of halftime to strike a
deep psychological blow on the Super Falcons.
The Americans began the second half as they did the first-on the
front foot- but were only denied an early second by a shocking lack of
decisiveness in the final third.
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Nigeria finished bottom of the group with a solitary point after their three preliminary matches.
USA Sends Falcons Out FIFA Women's World Cup.
Written By sportsweight.blogspot.com on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 | 11:38 PM
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