Senegal advance to the quarter-final of the U20 FIFA World Cup in Poland after a 2-1 over Flying Eagles of Nigeria on Monday night at Lodz Stadium.
The encounter saw Senegal take the kick-off and in the 10th minute, Tijani came close to netting the opener after winning a header in the penalty box, but his effort was only good for the roof of the net.
After half hour of football, injured-Maxwell Effiom was replaced by Sor, with scores still 0-0.
Four minutes later, Sor came close to open scores, but his effort as saved by the Senegalese.
However, on the 36th minute, Amadou Sagna netted the game’s opening goal to hand Senegal the lead, with the scoreboard reading Senegal 1-0.
On the dot of 45 minutes, Flying Eagles chance to level scores through Ikouwem’s free-kick was blocked, but against the run of play Senegal doubled their lead through Ibrahima Niane to go into the break with a two-goal lead.
In the second half, the Flying Eagles improved on their first-half performance after the restart, and on the 50th-minute mark, Nigeria reduced the deficit through Aniekeme Okon, who deflected Makanjuola’s free-kick to see alter the scores to Senegal 2-1 Nigeria.
Despite other scoring chances for the Flying Eagles late in the encounter, Senegal’s junior Teranga Lions held on, to claim the contest with a 2-1 win at the blast of the thefinal whistle.
The result sees Senegal progress to the quarterfinal of the U20 World Cup while Nigeria head back home.
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