FIFA Women's World Cup

Australia vs Nigeria, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group Stage

· FIFA Women's World Cup
Australia
  • 45'+1': Emily van Egmond
  • 90'+10': Alanna Kennedy
FT
2 - 3
Nigeria
  • 45'+6': Uchenna Kanu
  • 65': Osinachi Ohale
  • 72': Asisat Oshoala

Nigeria stun co-hosts Australia to prevail in five-goal thriller

Nigeria produced the first major shock of the Women's World Cup as they stunned Australia 3-2 on Thursday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Oluwatosin Demehin.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Caitlin Foord (Australia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Katrina Gorry with a cross.
  • 12': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Ashleigh Plumptre.
  • 13': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Rasheedat Ajibade.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Steph Catley (Australia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Katrina Gorry.
  • 13': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Chiamaka Nnadozie.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Emily van Egmond (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 15': Foul by Cortnee Vine (Australia).
  • 15': Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Alanna Kennedy.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Caitlin Foord (Australia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cortnee Vine.
  • 21': Cortnee Vine (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Michelle Alozie (Nigeria).
  • 21': Michelle Alozie (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Cortnee Vine (Australia).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Offside, Australia. Kyra Cooney-Cross tries a through ball, but Caitlin Foord is caught offside.
  • 28': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Rasheedat Ajibade.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Alanna Kennedy (Australia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emily van Egmond.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Ellie Carpenter (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 30': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Ashleigh Plumptre.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Hayley Raso (Australia) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 32': Offside, Nigeria. Oluwatosin Demehin tries a through ball, but Uchenna Kanu is caught offside.
  • 35': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Uchenna Kanu.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Steph Catley (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 36': Foul by Katrina Gorry (Australia).
  • 36': Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Halimatu Ayinde.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Caitlin Foord (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Caitlin Foord (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Emily van Egmond (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 39': Ashleigh Plumptre (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Foul by Hayley Raso (Australia).
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Christy Ucheibe (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Foul by Christy Ucheibe (Nigeria).
  • 45': Hayley Raso (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Australia 1, Nigeria 0. Emily van Egmond (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Caitlin Foord.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Caitlin Foord (Australia).
  • 45'+3': Halimatu Ayinde (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Caitlin Foord (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Payne.
  • 45'+6': Goal! Australia 1, Nigeria 1. Uchenna Kanu (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Australia 1, Nigeria 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Australia 1, Nigeria 1.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Katrina Gorry (Australia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Michelle Alozie (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Emily van Egmond (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 51': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Halimatu Ayinde.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christy Ucheibe.
  • 55': Foul by Hayley Raso (Australia).
  • 55': Halimatu Ayinde (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Uchenna Kanu.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Toni Payne (Nigeria).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Cortnee Vine (Australia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter with a cross.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Caitlin Foord (Australia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter with a cross.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Katrina Gorry (Australia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cortnee Vine.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emily van Egmond.
  • 63': Substitution, Nigeria. Esther Okoronkwo replaces Ifeoma Onumonu.
  • 64': Substitution, Nigeria. Asisat Oshoala replaces Uchenna Kanu.
  • 64': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Clare Hunt.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michelle Alozie with a headed pass.
  • 65': Goal! Australia 1, Nigeria 2. Osinachi Ohale (Nigeria) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Osinachi Ohale (Nigeria).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Cortnee Vine (Australia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter with a cross.
  • 69': Foul by Halimatu Ayinde (Nigeria).
  • 69': Hayley Raso (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Halimatu Ayinde (Nigeria).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Goal! Australia 1, Nigeria 3. Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
  • 73': Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 76': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Michelle Alozie.
  • 76': Substitution, Nigeria. Onyi Echegini replaces Halimatu Ayinde because of an injury.
  • 77': Substitution, Nigeria. Glory Ogbonna replaces Ashleigh Plumptre.
  • 78': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Onyi Echegini.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Alanna Kennedy (Australia) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Steph Catley with a cross following a corner.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Caitlin Foord (Australia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 81': Ellie Carpenter (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria).
  • 81': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Glory Ogbonna.
  • 82': Substitution, Australia. Clare Polkinghorne replaces Cortnee Vine.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Emily van Egmond (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 85': Foul by Onyi Echegini (Nigeria).
  • 85': Katrina Gorry (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Substitution, Australia. Alex Chidiac replaces Hayley Raso.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Alex Chidiac (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyra Cooney-Cross.
  • 88': Ellie Carpenter (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Esther Okoronkwo (Nigeria).
  • 90': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Christy Ucheibe.
  • 90': Substitution, Nigeria. Onome Ebi replaces Toni Payne.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Emily van Egmond (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Chidiac.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christy Ucheibe with a headed pass.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Alex Chidiac (Australia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alanna Kennedy with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Michelle Alozie.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Caitlin Foord (Australia) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Chidiac with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Christy Ucheibe (Nigeria).
  • 90'+6': Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+9': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Christy Ucheibe.
  • 90'+10': Goal! Australia 2, Nigeria 3. Alanna Kennedy (Australia) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kyra Cooney-Cross with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+11': Clare Hunt (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+11': Foul by Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria).
  • 90'+11': Attempt saved. Ellie Carpenter (Australia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Emily van Egmond with a headed pass.
  • 90'+12': Attempt saved. Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 90'+13': Second Half ends, Australia 2, Nigeria 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Australia 2, Nigeria 3.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 15
6 Saves 3
35.8 Possession 64.2
11 SHOTS 28
6 ON GOAL 8
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
171 Accurate Passes 367
270 Passes 467
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 8
9 Crosses 35
0.0 Cross % 0.2
59 Long Balls 46
17 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 7
8 Effective Tackles 12
17 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 10
45 Effective Clearances 18
45 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup

Venue: Suncorp Stadium
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Attendance: 49,156

FIFA Women's World Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Australia 3 +4 6
2 Nigeria 3 +1 5
3 Canada 3 -3 4
4 Republic of Ireland 3 -2 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

AUS Australia (4-4-2)

No. Name
18 Mackenzie Arnold (GK)
14 Alanna Kennedy
15 Clare Hunt
7 Steph Catley
21 Ellie Carpenter
19 Katrina Gorry
23 Kyra Cooney-Cross
5 Cortnee Vine
16 Hayley Raso
9 Caitlin Foord
10 Emily van Egmond
Australia Substitutes:
Clare Wheeler, Charlotte Grant, Courtney Nevin, Kyah Simon, Tameka Yallop, Teagan Micah, Lydia Williams, Alex Chidiac, Clare Polkinghorne, Mary Fowler, Aivi Luik, Sam Kerr.

NGA Nigeria (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Chiamaka Nnadozie (GK)
14 Blessing Demehin
3 Osinachi Ohale
2 Ashleigh Plumptre
22 Michelle Alozie Yellow Card
7 Toni Payne
18 Halimatu Ayinde
10 Christy Ucheibe
6 Ifeoma Onumonu
12 Uchenna Kanu
15 Rasheedat Ajibade
Nigeria Substitutes:
Jennifer Echegini, Zainab Balogun, Esther Okoronkwo, Rofiat Imuran, Gift Monday, Asisat Oshoala, Onome Ebi, Glory Ogbonna, Francisca Ordega, Tochukwu Oluehi, Desire Oparanozie.

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