Senegal has defeated Nigeria’s Flying Eagles 2-1 in their round of 16 clash at the ongoing FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Poland.
The encounter saw Senegal take the kick-off and in the tenth minute, Tijani came close to netting the opener after winning a header in the penalty box, but his effort was only good for the roof of the net.
After half an hour of football, injured-Maxwell Effiom was replaced by Sor, with scores still 0-0. However, on the thirty sixth minute, Amadou Sagna netted the game’s opening goal to hand Senegal the lead, with the scoreboard reading Senegal 1-0 .
On the dot of forty five minutes, Flying Eagles chance to level scores through Ikouwem’s free-kick was blocked, but against the run of play, Senegal doubled their lead through Ibrahima Niane to go into the break with a two-goal lead.
In the second-half, the Flying Eagles improved on their first-half performance, Nigeria reduced the deficit through Aniekeme Okon, who deflected Makanjuola’s free-kick to make the scores Senegal 2 Nigeria 1. The result sees Senegal progress to the quarterfinal of the Under-20 World Cup while Nigeria head back home.
