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Match 50 Suwon - SUWON
Rain
06 September
Nigeria
3:1
Germany
3:1 (2:1)
  • Macauley CHRISANTUS (10')
  • Yakubu ALFA (18')
  • Kabiru AKINSOLA (90'+4)
  • Toni KROOS (33')

Referee Joel AGUILAR (SLV)

Summary

Golden Eaglets reach the final

Golden Eaglets reach the final

Goals from Macauley Chrisantus, Yakubu Alfa, and Kabiru Akinsola helped Nigeria seal a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Germany at Suwon Sports Complex on Thursday and earn a place in Sunday's Final against Spain in Seoul FIFA World Cup Stadium. Nigeria coach Yemi Tella rang two changes to the side that defeated Argentina 2-0 on Sunday, with defenders Usman Amodu and Daniel Joshua given their ...

Highlights

Line-up

NGA
GER
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Yemi TELLA (NGA)
(GER) Heiko HERRLICH
Officials
  • Referee: Joel AGUILAR (SLV)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Roberto GIRON (HON)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Daniel WILLIAMSON (PAN)
  • Fourth official: Olegario BENQUERENCA (POR)
  • Misses next match if booked

Photos

  • Nigeria - Germany
  • Nigeria - Germany
  • Nigeria - Germany
  • Nigeria - Germany
  • Nigeria - Germany
  • Nigeria - Germany
  • Nigeria - Germany
  • Nigeria - Germany
  • Nigeria - Germany

Quotes

Yemi Tella (NGA), Nigeria coach
"I'm very happy because we won against Germany, who are a very good side and scored a lot of goals so far. We played very well in the first half and I think the turning point of the game was the tenth minute when we scored the first goal."

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    16Shots14
    6Corner kicks4
    1Yellow cards1
    0Second yellow card and red card0
    0Red Cards0
    42%Possession (%)58%