FIFA Under-20 World Cup

FT Monday, May 27, 2019
Nigeria U20 LWWLW 0
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United States U20 WDWLL 2
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NGA000
USA112
Stadion Miejski (Bielsko-Biala) · 3,427 att.

Match Report

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Soto brace gives U.S. huge U20 win over Nigeria

Sebastian Soto scored twice as the United States picked up a crucial 2-0 win against Nigeria in its second match at the 2019 Under-20 World Cup.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
8
1
Saves
5
41.3
Possession
58.7
19
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
225
Accurate Passes
374
313
Passes
460
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
22
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
70
21
Accurate Long Balls
41
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
5
13
Effective Tackles
6
22
Tackles
10
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
18
17
Effective Clearances
32
17
Clearances
32

Lineups

USA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Brady ScottG
  2. 13Aboubacar KeitaCD-L
  3. 5Chris RichardsCD-R
  4. 3Chris GlosterLB
  5. 2Sergiño DestRB
  6. 6Christopher DurkinCM
  7. 8Alex MéndezLM
  8. 10Paxton PomykalRM
  9. 9Sebastian SotoF
  10. 11Timothy WeahLF
  11. 17Konrad De La FuenteRF

NGA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Olawale OremadeG
  2. 6Valentine OzornwaforCD-L
  3. 5Olasunkanmi AliuCD-R
  4. 3Ikouwem UdoLB
  5. 2Zulkifilu RabiuRB
  6. 8Tom Dele-BashiruAM
  7. 14Kingsley MichaelLM
  8. 15Muhammad JamilRM
  9. 9Akor AdamsF
  10. 11Henry OffiaAM-L
  11. 19Maxwell EffiomAM-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Konrad De la Fuente (USA U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 18' Goal! USA U20 1, Nigeria U20 0. Sebastian Soto (USA U20) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Mendez with a cross following a corner.
  3. 31' Substitution, Nigeria U20. Aniekeme Okon replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru because of an injury.
  4. 46' Goal! USA U20 2, Nigeria U20 0. Sebastian Soto (USA U20) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christopher Gloster with a through ball.
  5. 54' Substitution, Nigeria U20. Muhamed Tijani replaces Akor Adams.
  6. 60' Substitution, USA U20. Mark McKenzie replaces Chris Richards because of an injury.
  7. 66' VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  8. 70' Substitution, Nigeria U20. Success Makanjuola replaces Kingsley Michael.
  9. 77' Substitution, USA U20. Brandon Servania replaces Alex Mendez.
  10. 87' Substitution, USA U20. Justin Rennicks replaces Timothy Weah.
  11. 90'+1' Aniekeme Okon (Nigeria U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+2' VAR: Red Card. Referee decision on field stands.
  13. 90'+6' Christopher Gloster (USA U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+10' Olasunkanmi Salawudeen (Nigeria U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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