FIFA World Cup

FT Friday, June 22, 2018
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Nigeria LDLLL 2
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Volgograd Arena

Match Report

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Ahmed Musa's two goals boost Nigeria to set up Argentina showdown

Ahmed Musa scored two superb goals as Nigeria jump-started their World Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over Iceland in Group D on Saturday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
3
44
Possession
56
10
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
219
Accurate Passes
400
305
Passes
497
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.1
60
Long Balls
69
25
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
6
6
Effective Tackles
9
11
Tackles
19
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
9
26
Effective Clearances
25
26
Clearances
25

Lineups

NGA · 3-5-2

  1. 23Francis UzohoG
  2. 5William Troost-EkongCD
  3. 22Kenneth OmeruoCD-L
  4. 6Leon BalogunCD-R
  5. 8Peter EteboCM-L
  6. 4Wilfred NdidiCM-R
  7. 10John Obi MikelAM
  8. 2Brian IdowuLM
  9. 11Victor MosesRM
  10. 14Kelechi IheanachoCF-L
  11. 7Ahmed MusaCF-R

ISL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Hannes HalldórssonG
  2. 6Ragnar SigurdssonCD-L
  3. 14Kári ÁrnasonCD-R
  4. 18Hördur MagnússonLB
  5. 2Birkir SaevarssonRB
  6. 10Gylfi SigurdssonCM-L
  7. 17Aron GunnarssonCM-R
  8. 8Birkir BjarnasonLM
  9. 19Rúrik GíslasonRM
  10. 11Alfred FinnbogasonCF-L
  11. 22Jón BödvarssonCF-R

Timeline

  1. 44' Brian Idowu (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Nigeria. Tyronne Ebuehi replaces Brian Idowu.
  3. 49' Goal! Nigeria 1, Iceland 0. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Moses with a cross following a fast break.
  4. 65' Substitution, Iceland. Sverrir Ingason replaces Ragnar Sigurdsson because of an injury.
  5. 71' Substitution, Iceland. Björn Sigurdarson replaces Jón Bödvarsson.
  6. 75' Goal! Nigeria 2, Iceland 0. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kenneth Omeruo.
  7. 81' VAR Decision: Penalty Iceland.
  8. 83' Penalty missed. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) right footed shot is too high.
  9. 85' Substitution, Nigeria. Odion Ighalo replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  10. 87' Substitution, Iceland. Ari Freyr Skúlason replaces Aron Gunnarsson.
  11. 90' Substitution, Nigeria. Alex Iwobi replaces Peter Etebo.

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