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25 September
0:1 (0:1)
  • Yonathan DEL VALLE (45')

Referee Roberto ROSETTI (ITA)

Summary

Venezuela sink ten-man Nigeria

Venezuela sink ten-man Nigeria

Nigeria's hoodoo against South American opposition continued when they were defeated 1-0 by Venezuela at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo. Yonathan Del Valle's goal on the stroke of half-time proved to be enough to defeat the Africans, who had been reduced to ten men five minutes earlier. The game's first chance came in the opening 30 seconds, when Lukman Haruna's well-struck free-...

Highlights

Line-up

NGA
VEN
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Samson SIASIA (NGA)
(VEN) Cesar FARIAS
Officials
  • Referee: Roberto ROSETTI (ITA)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Paolo CALCAGNO (ITA)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Stefano AYROLDI (ITA)
  • Fourth official: Ivan BEBEK (CRO)
  • Not eligible to play

Photos

  • Omatsone Aluko of Nigeria runs
  • Omatsone Aluko of Nigeria
  • Louis Pena of Venezuela beats Oluwasina Abe of Nigeria
  • Lukman Haruna of Nigeria is sent off
  • Henri Pernia of Venezuela beats Oluwasina Abe of Nigeria
  • Jose Rondon of Venezuela holds off a challenge from Daniel Adejo of Nigeria
  • Carlos Salazar of Venezuela celebrates victory over Nigeria.
  • Omatsone Aluko of Nigeria runs at the Venezuela defence
  • Omatsone Aluko of Nigeria in action

Quotes

"It was just as hard as we thought it was going to be. To get a good result I knew we had to be disciplined and we were. We've taken a huge stride towards the next round but we can't rest on our laurels or lose sight of our objective." Cesar Farias, Venezuela coach

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STATISTICS
NigeriaStatisticsVenezuela
20Shots14
7Corner kicks3
4Yellow cards0
0Second yellow card and red card0
1Red Cards0
61%Possession (%)39%