Falconets Overcome DR Congo With 2-0 Defeat

The Falconets

 

Nigeria U20 women defeated DR Congo 2-0 in a second round, second leg qualifying match of the 2016 Fifa U20 Women's World Cup played in Abuja on Saturday.


A brace from Chinwedu Ihezuo helped Peter Dedevbo's ladies defeat the east Africans 4-1 and will now face South Africa for a ticket to Papua New Guinea.

The hosts started brightly with Ihezuo coming close in the opening five minutes, though their visitors also showed glimpse of threat from Muadi Kabombo in the 10th minute. 

Ihezuo cleverly outran DR Congo's defence and sneaked the ball past goalkeeper Khonde to shoot the hosts into an early lead in the seventh minute.

In the 35th minute, Mawete Musolo breezed past her marker but was denied by Nigeria's goalkeeper, while Adeboyejo Yetunde missed a sitter. 

Falconets almost paid dearly for another defensive blunder as DR Congo's duo of Kasaj Yav and Kabombo forced hosts' goalkeeper Chiichii to a double save in the 39th minute.

In the second half, the DR Congo forward Lengi Salu, who caused the hosts a lot of troubles was near for an equaliser, but hosts' goalkeeper smartly denied her.

Not quite long, Ihezuo raced past her marker into the visitors and wasted no time burying it in the 55th minute.

Heroics from goalkeeper Khonde Kashala denied the Falconets  from getting more goals.