FIFA U20 World Cup Canada 2007

Matches

07/07/2007

Japan Nigeria

0:0

Match 31

Victoria
Royal Athletic Park

Referee: German ARREDONDO (MEX)

Summary

Nigeria miss their chance

The Flying Eagles could not convert their opportunities to overcome table-topping Japan on Saturday and had to settle for a 0-0 draw and second place in Group F. More »

Highlights

Line-up

JPN

NGA

18 Yohei TAKEDA (GK) $.img{src:'/s/268585.png'} JPN18 Yohei TAKEDA	21 (GK) Ikechukwu EZENWA $.img{src:'/s/273287.png'} NGA21 Ikechukwu EZENWA
2 Atsuto UCHIDA $.img{src:'/s/268474.png'} JPN2 Atsuto UCHIDA	2 Suraj SODIQ $.img{src:'/s/267645.png'} NGA2 Suraj SODIQ
4 Yohei FUKUMOTO (C) $.img{src:'/s/268476.png'} JPN4 Yohei FUKUMOTO	3 Uwa ECHIEJILE $.img{src:'/s/267647.png'} NGA3 Uwa ECHIEJILE
6 Masato MORISHIGE $.img{src:'/s/268594.png'} JPN6 Masato MORISHIGE	4 Oladapo OLUFEMI $.img{src:'/s/273297.png'} NGA4 Oladapo OLUFEMI
7 Tsukasa UMESAKI $.img{src:'/s/268479.png'} JPN7 Tsukasa UMESAKI (-70' )	5 Adeniyi AYODEJI $.img{src:'/s/267673.png'} NGA5 Adeniyi AYODEJI
11 Mike HAVENAAR $.img{src:'/s/268583.png'} JPN11 Mike HAVENAAR	8 (C) Ezekiel BALA $.img{src:'/s/200298.png'} NGA8 Ezekiel BALA
13 Masaki YANAGAWA $.img{src:'/s/268580.png'} JPN13 Masaki YANAGAWA	10 (-68' ) Solomon OWELLO $.img{src:'/s/267657.png'} NGA10 Solomon OWELLO
16 Seiya FUJITA $.img{src:'/s/271247.png'} JPN16 Seiya FUJITA	11 (-54' ) Akeem AGBETU $.img{src:'/s/273295.png'} NGA11 Akeem AGBETU
17 Kosuke OTA $.img{src:'/s/268599.png'} JPN17 Kosuke OTA	15 (-89' ) Brown IDEYE $.img{src:'/s/273285.png'} NGA15 Brown IDEYE
19 Ryuichi HIRASHIGE $.img{src:'/s/268597.png'} JPN19 Ryuichi HIRASHIGE (-64' )	16 Robert EGBETA $.img{src:'/s/273289.png'} NGA16 Robert EGBETA
20 Shinji KAGAWA $.img{src:'/s/268596.png'} JPN20 Shinji KAGAWA (-78' )	20 Moses ADAMS $.img{src:'/s/273281.png'} NGA20 Moses ADAMS

Substitute(s)

1 Akihiro HAYASHI (GK) $.img{src:'/s/268473.png'} JPN1 Akihiro HAYASHI	1 (GK) Olufemi THOMAS $.img{src:'/s/267643.png'} NGA1 Olufemi THOMAS
21 Kazushige KIRIHATA (GK) $.img{src:'/s/268579.png'} JPN21 Kazushige KIRIHATA	12 (GK) Moses OCHEJE $.img{src:'/s/267661.png'} NGA12 Moses OCHEJE
3 Michihiro YASUDA $.img{src:'/s/268478.png'} JPN3 Michihiro YASUDA (+70')	7 (+89') Bello KOFARMATA $.img{src:'/s/273277.png'} NGA7 Bello KOFARMATA
5 Tomoaki MAKINO $.img{src:'/s/268477.png'} JPN5 Tomoaki MAKINO	9 (+54') Nduka OZOKWO $.img{src:'/s/267655.png'} NGA9 Nduka OZOKWO
8 Atomu TANAKA $.img{src:'/s/268480.png'} JPN8 Atomu TANAKA	13 Blessing OKARDI $.img{src:'/s/267663.png'} NGA13 Blessing OKARDI
9 Kazuhisa KAWAHARA $.img{src:'/s/268578.png'} JPN9 Kazuhisa KAWAHARA	14 (+68') Chukwuma AKABUEZE $.img{src:'/s/273293.png'} NGA14 Chukwuma AKABUEZE
10 Yosuke KASHIWAGI $.img{src:'/s/268582.png'} JPN10 Yosuke KASHIWAGI (+78')	17 Akeem LATIFU $.img{src:'/s/273311.png'} NGA17 Akeem LATIFU
12 Yasuhito MORISHIMA $.img{src:'/s/268481.png'} JPN12 Yasuhito MORISHIMA	18 Nazifi INUWA $.img{src:'/s/273303.png'} NGA18 Nazifi INUWA
14 Kota AOKI $.img{src:'/s/268584.png'} JPN14 Kota AOKI (+64')	19 Kingsley SALAMI $.img{src:'/s/273283.png'} NGA19 Kingsley SALAMI
15 Jun AOYAMA $.img{src:'/s/268592.png'} JPN15 Jun AOYAMA	6 Efe AMBROSE $.img{src:'/s/273291.png'} NGA6 Efe AMBROSE

Coaches

Yasushi YOSHIDA (JPN)

(NGA) Ladan BOSSO

Officials

Referee: German ARREDONDO (MEX)Assistant Referee 1: Hector DELGADILLO (MEX)Assistant Referee 2: Francisco PEREZ (MEX)Fourth official: Silviu PETRESCU (CAN)

Statistics

JPN

NGA

13	Shots	25
8	Corner kicks	9
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Second yellow card and red card	0
0	Red Cards	0
47%	Possession (%)	53%

Ladan Bosso: We were never prepared to lose the match, and I thought we should win, but it might be a blessing in disguise. The issue of finishing is just a soccer issue, but the most important thing in the game is that you create chances. The chances were there, it was just our finishing."

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FIFA U20 World Cup Canada 2007

Matches

JapanNigeria

Summary

Line-up

JPN18

NGA21

JPN2

NGA2

JPN4

NGA3

JPN6

NGA4

JPN7

NGA5

JPN11

NGA8

JPN13

NGA10

JPN16

NGA11

JPN17

NGA15

JPN19

NGA16

JPN20

NGA20

Substitute(s)

JPN1

NGA1

JPN21

NGA12

JPN3

NGA7

JPN5

NGA9

JPN8

NGA13

JPN9

NGA14

JPN10

NGA17

JPN12

NGA18

JPN14

NGA19

JPN15

NGA6

Coaches

Officials

Statistics

Photos

Quotes

Japan Nigeria