Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 - Men

Matches

13/08/2008

Nigeria USA

2:1

2:1 (1:0)

Promise ISAAC (39')
Victor OBINNA (79')

Sacha KLJESTAN (88' PEN)

Match 18

Beijing
Workers' Stadium

Referee: Wolfgang STARK (GER)

Summary

Nigeria break American hearts

Nigeria have advanced to the last eight as Group B leaders after inflicting a 2-1 defeat on 10-man USA that consigns the Americans to an early exit. More »

Line-up

NGA

USA

1 Ambruse VANZEKIN (GK) $.img{src:'/s/200291.png'} NGA1 Ambruse VANZEKIN	18 (GK) Brad GUZAN $.img{src:'/s/276139.png'} USA18 Brad GUZAN
2 Chibuzor OKONKWO $.img{src:'/s/296290.png'} NGA2 Chibuzor OKONKWO	2 Marvell WYNNE $.img{src:'/s/228823.png'} USA2 Marvell WYNNE
5 Dele ADELEYE $.img{src:'/s/230233.png'} NGA5 Dele ADELEYE	3 Michael OROZCO $.img{src:'/s/296248.png'} USA3 Michael OROZCO
6 Monday JAMES $.img{src:'/s/230224.png'} NGA6 Monday JAMES	6 Maurice EDU $.img{src:'/s/278532.png'} USA6 Maurice EDU
7 Chinedu OGBUKE OBASI $.img{src:'/s/200301.png'} NGA7 Chinedu OGBUKE OBASI	7 (-77' ) Stuart HOLDEN $.img{src:'/s/278536.png'} USA7 Stuart HOLDEN
8 Sani KAITA $.img{src:'/s/233751.png'} NGA8 Sani KAITA	8 (-68' ) Danny SZETELA $.img{src:'/s/198775.png'} USA8 Danny SZETELA
9 Victor OBINNA $.img{src:'/s/230228.png'} NGA9 Victor OBINNA	12 (-46'HT ) Jozy ALTIDORE $.img{src:'/s/238072.png'} USA12 Jozy ALTIDORE
10 Promise ISAAC (C) $.img{src:'/s/200299.png'} NGA10 Promise ISAAC (-73' )	14 Robbie ROGERS $.img{src:'/s/229241.png'} USA14 Robbie ROGERS
11 Solomon OKORONKWO $.img{src:'/s/200303.png'} NGA11 Solomon OKORONKWO (-68' )	15 Michael PARKHURST $.img{src:'/s/271214.png'} USA15 Michael PARKHURST
12 Ebenezer AJILORE $.img{src:'/s/278611.png'} NGA12 Ebenezer AJILORE (-85' )	16 Sacha KLJESTAN $.img{src:'/s/228814.png'} USA16 Sacha KLJESTAN
15 Efe AMBROSE $.img{src:'/s/273291.png'} NGA15 Efe AMBROSE	17 (C) Brian McBRIDE $.img{src:'/s/158471.png'} USA17 Brian McBRIDE

Substitute(s)

4 Onyekachi APAM $.img{src:'/s/230223.png'} NGA4 Onyekachi APAM	1 Chris SEITZ $.img{src:'/s/267911.png'} USA1 Chris SEITZ
13 Olubayo ADEFEMI $.img{src:'/s/230230.png'} NGA13 Olubayo ADEFEMI	4 Michael BRADLEY $.img{src:'/s/233531.png'} USA4 Michael BRADLEY
14 Peter ODEMWINGIE $.img{src:'/s/214228.png'} NGA14 Peter ODEMWINGIE (+68')	5 (+68') Dax McCARTY $.img{src:'/s/267898.png'} USA5 Dax McCARTY
16 Victor ANICHEBE $.img{src:'/s/296140.png'} NGA16 Victor ANICHEBE (+73')	9 (+77') Charlie DAVIES $.img{src:'/s/228809.png'} USA9 Charlie DAVIES
17 Emmanuel EKPO $.img{src:'/s/266958.png'} NGA17 Emmanuel EKPO (+85')	10 (+46'HT) Benny FEILHABER $.img{src:'/s/228810.png'} USA10 Benny FEILHABER
18 Ikechukwu EZENWA $.img{src:'/s/273287.png'} NGA18 Ikechukwu EZENWA	11 Freddy ADU $.img{src:'/s/198643.png'} USA11 Freddy ADU
19 Oladapo OLUFEMI $.img{src:'/s/273297.png'} NGA19 Oladapo OLUFEMI	13 Patrick IANNI $.img{src:'/s/228812.png'} USA13 Patrick IANNI

Coaches

Samson SIASIA (NGA)

(POL) Peter NOWAK

Officials

Referee: Wolfgang STARK (GER)Assistant Referee 1: Volker WEZEL (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Jan-Hendrik SALVER (GER)Fourth official: Khalil AL GHAMDI (KSA)

Photos

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Quotes

"It is a fact we won the game, but I feel like we lost. One of our two goals was lucky and there are still areas where we have to improve," Samson Siasia, Nigeria coach.

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Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 - Men

Matches

NigeriaUSA

Summary

Line-up

NGA1

USA18

NGA2

USA2

NGA5

USA3

NGA6

USA6

NGA7

USA7

NGA8

USA8

NGA9

USA12

NGA10

USA14

NGA11

USA15

NGA12

USA16

NGA15

USA17

Substitute(s)

NGA4

USA1

NGA13

USA4

NGA14

USA5

NGA16

USA9

NGA17

USA10

NGA18

USA11

NGA19

USA13

Coaches

Officials

Photos

Quotes

Nigeria USA