Croatia Nigeria

2:5

2:5 (1:2)

Ivan LENDRIC (42')
Andrej KRAMARIC (66')

Olarenwaju KAYODE (25')
Terna SUSWAN (30')
Ahmed MUSA (62')
Uche NWOFOR (69' 73')

Match 22 - Group D

Armenia
Centenario

Referee: Dario UBRIACO (URU)

Summary

Nigeria progress as Croatia overpowered

Nigeria won their way into the knockout stage of the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup with a storming 5-2 victory over Croatia. More »

Highlights

Line-up

CRO

NGA

1 Matej DELAC (GK) $.img{src:'/s/313737.png'} CRO1 Matej DELAC	1 (GK) Dami PAUL $.img{src:'/s/315422.png'} NGA1 Dami PAUL
3 Dejan GLAVICA $.img{src:'/s/339980.png'} CRO3 Dejan GLAVICA (-65' )	2 Terna SUSWAN $.img{src:'/s/323493.png'} NGA2 Terna SUSWAN
5 Renato KELIC (C) $.img{src:'/s/336471.png'} CRO5 Renato KELIC	5 Kenneth OMERUO $.img{src:'/s/315424.png'} NGA5 Kenneth OMERUO
6 Tomislav GLUMAC $.img{src:'/s/336469.png'} CRO6 Tomislav GLUMAC	6 (-90'+2 ) Ganiu OGUNGBE $.img{src:'/s/337285.png'} NGA6 Ganiu OGUNGBE
7 Zvonko PAMIC $.img{src:'/s/336478.png'} CRO7 Zvonko PAMIC	7 Ahmed MUSA $.img{src:'/s/344714.png'} NGA7 Ahmed MUSA
8 Arijan ADEMI $.img{src:'/s/336466.png'} CRO8 Arijan ADEMI (-74' )	9 (-90' ) Olarenwaju KAYODE $.img{src:'/s/315433.png'} NGA9 Olarenwaju KAYODE
9 Andrej KRAMARIC $.img{src:'/s/336472.png'} CRO9 Andrej KRAMARIC	10 Abdul AJAGUN $.img{src:'/s/315443.png'} NGA10 Abdul AJAGUN
11 Mario TICINOVIC $.img{src:'/s/336483.png'} CRO11 Mario TICINOVIC	13 Emmanuel ANYANWU $.img{src:'/s/338674.png'} NGA13 Emmanuel ANYANWU
14 Roberto PUNCEC $.img{src:'/s/336480.png'} CRO14 Roberto PUNCEC	15 Philemon DANIEL $.img{src:'/s/338676.png'} NGA15 Philemon DANIEL
18 Ivan LENDRIC $.img{src:'/s/339972.png'} CRO18 Ivan LENDRIC	18 (-67' ) Edafe EGBEDI $.img{src:'/s/315555.png'} NGA18 Edafe EGBEDI
20 Ivan BLAZEVIC $.img{src:'/s/339986.png'} CRO20 Ivan BLAZEVIC (-81' )	20 (C) Ramon AZEEZ $.img{src:'/s/315436.png'} NGA20 Ramon AZEEZ

Substitute(s)

12 Dominik PICAK (GK) $.img{src:'/s/336479.png'} CRO12 Dominik PICAK	16 (GK) Gideon GAMBO $.img{src:'/s/338680.png'} NGA16 Gideon GAMBO
21 Michael PARADZIKOVIC (GK) $.img{src:'/s/339981.png'} CRO21 Michael PARADZIKOVIC	21 (GK) Kazim YEKINI $.img{src:'/s/344700.png'} NGA21 Kazim YEKINI
2 Ivor HORVAT $.img{src:'/s/339971.png'} CRO2 Ivor HORVAT	3 Omoh OJABU $.img{src:'/s/315438.png'} NGA3 Omoh OJABU
4 Franko ANDRIJASEVIC $.img{src:'/s/336467.png'} CRO4 Franko ANDRIJASEVIC (+74')	4 (+90') Sani TAHIR $.img{src:'/s/344705.png'} NGA4 Sani TAHIR
10 Filip OZOBIC $.img{src:'/s/336477.png'} CRO10 Filip OZOBIC (+81')	8 Maduabuchi EJIKE $.img{src:'/s/344706.png'} NGA8 Maduabuchi EJIKE
13 Marko LESKOVIC $.img{src:'/s/339979.png'} CRO13 Marko LESKOVIC	12 (+67') Uche NWOFOR $.img{src:'/s/338673.png'} NGA12 Uche NWOFOR
15 Antonio JAKOLIS $.img{src:'/s/339984.png'} CRO15 Antonio JAKOLIS	14 Sani EMMANUEL $.img{src:'/s/315430.png'} NGA14 Sani EMMANUEL
16 Frano MLINAR $.img{src:'/s/336475.png'} CRO16 Frano MLINAR (+65')	17 Felix UDOH $.img{src:'/s/344701.png'} NGA17 Felix UDOH
17 Anton MAGLICA $.img{src:'/s/336473.png'} CRO17 Anton MAGLICA	19 (+90'+2) Chimezie MBAH $.img{src:'/s/344713.png'} NGA19 Chimezie MBAH
19 Marin ZULIM $.img{src:'/s/339977.png'} CRO19 Marin ZULIM	11 Terry ENVOH $.img{src:'/s/315558.png'} NGA11 Terry ENVOH

Coaches

Ivan GRNJA (CRO)

(NGA) John OBUH

Officials

Referee: Dario UBRIACO (URU)Assistant Referee 1: William CASAVIEJA (URU)Assistant Referee 2: Carlos PASTORINO (URU)Fourth official: Marlon ESCALANTE (VEN)

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Statistics

CRO

NGA

3	Shots	20
3	Corner kicks	10
3	Yellow cards	0
0	Second yellow card and red card	0
0	Red Cards	0
47%	Possession (%)	53%

We should carry on scoring goals as long as opportunity is there to score, we should score as we did in the first two matches. We came a long way to build the team and the players have been together for a long time.
Nigeria coach John Obuh

Standings

Team	MP	GF	GA	Pts
NGA	3	12	2	9
KSA	3	8	2	6
GUA	3	1	11	3
CRO	3	2	8	0

Goal rush takes trio through
Thursday 4 August 2011
Croatia, Nigeria needing different things
Tuesday 2 August 2011

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CRO1

NGA1

CRO3

NGA2

CRO5

NGA5

CRO6

NGA6

CRO7

NGA7

CRO8

NGA9

CRO9

NGA10

CRO11

NGA13

CRO14

NGA15

CRO18

NGA18

CRO20

NGA20

Substitute(s)

CRO12

NGA16

CRO21

NGA21

CRO2

NGA3

CRO4

NGA4

CRO10

NGA8

CRO13

NGA12

CRO15

NGA14

CRO16

NGA17

CRO17

NGA19

CRO19

NGA11

Coaches

Officials

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