FIFA Women's World Cup

FT Monday, June 8, 2015
Nigeria LLLLW 3
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Sweden WWDDL 3
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SWE213
Winnipeg Stadium

Match Report

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Nigeria uses speed to fight back twice, hold Sweden to draw

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Team Stats

4
Fouls
14
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
2
53
Possession
47
14
SHOTS
7
6
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
242
Accurate Passes
258
375
Passes
384
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
4
12
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.3
66
Long Balls
55
16
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.2
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
2
22
Effective Tackles
9
23
Tackles
11
1.0
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
14
Effective Clearances
25
14
Clearances
25

Head to Head

SWE leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

SWE · 4-4-2

  1. 1Hedvig LindahlG
  2. 4Emma BerglundCD-L
  3. 5Nilla FischerCD-R
  4. 16Lina NilssonLB
  5. 23Elin RubenssonRB
  6. 7Lisa DahlkvistCM-L
  7. 17Caroline SegerCM-R
  8. 15Therese SjögranLM
  9. 9Kosovare AsllaniRM
  10. 10Sofia JakobssonCF-L
  11. 8Lotta SchelinCF-R

NGA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Precious DedeG
  2. 5Onome EbiCD-L
  3. 6Josephine ChukwunonyeCD-R
  4. 23Ngozi EbereLB
  5. 3Osinachi OhaleRB
  6. 12Halimatu AyindeCM-L
  7. 14Evelyn NwabuokuCM-R
  8. 13Ngozi OkobiLM
  9. 8Asisat OshoalaRM
  10. 9Desire OparanozieCF-L
  11. 17Francisca OrdegaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Own Goal by Desire Oparanozie, Nigeria. Sweden 1, Nigeria 0.
  2. 31' Goal! Sweden 2, Nigeria 0. Nilla Fischer (Sweden) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lisa Dahlkvist following a corner.
  3. 45' Substitution, Sweden. Olivia Schough replaces Kosovare Asllani.
  4. 50' Goal! Sweden 2, Nigeria 1. Ngozi Okobi (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Desire Oparanozie with a cross.
  5. 53' Goal! Sweden 2, Nigeria 2. Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ngozi Okobi with a through ball.
  6. 57' Substitution, Sweden. Linda Sembrant replaces Lisa Dahlkvist.
  7. 60' Goal! Sweden 3, Nigeria 2. Linda Sembrant (Sweden) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lina Nilsson.
  8. 73' Substitution, Sweden. Amanda Ilestedt replaces Emma Berglund.
  9. 87' Goal! Sweden 3, Nigeria 3. Francisca Ordega (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ngozi Okobi with a through ball.

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