Alfeld did well to the scoreline at 2-0 in the 68th minute
when she tipped on to the crossbar an Uchenna Kanu shot that would
otherwise would have screamed into the roof of the net. There was not
much the Kiwi keeper could do, though, six minutes from time when
Sunday, six yards out, blasted home from a corner kick to extend
Nigeria’s lead to 3-0.
Rolston at least ensured New Zealand would not crash out of the
quarter-final without the consolation of goal, beating her defender to
the near post and redirecting Jasmine Pereira’s cross past Chiichii to
make it 3-1 after 89 minutes. In the waning seconds, however, Nigeria
restored their three-goal lead when Sunday scored her second goal in six
minutes. The pacey No20 dribbled down the left, beat her defender and
calmly finished past Anfeld.
Having won three games in a row, Nigeria will enter the semi-finals
- and a showdown with Korea DPR - full of confidence. New Zealand,
meanwhile, can head home knowing they have gone further at U-20
Women’s World Cup than any Kiwi side before them.
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