FIFA Women's World Cup

FT Thursday, July 27, 2023
Nigeria LWWWD 3
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Australia WLWWW 2
1st2ndT
NGA123
AUS112
Suncorp Stadium · 49,156 att. · FS1

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:12 How devastating is shock Nigeria loss for Australia? Watch on ESPN 01:07 Nigeria fans in full party mode after famous win vs. Australia Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

AUS leads series 1-0

Lineups

AUS · 4-4-2

  1. 18Mackenzie ArnoldG
  2. 14Alanna KennedyCD-L
  3. 15Clare HuntCD-R
  4. 7Steph CatleyLB
  5. 21Ellie CarpenterRB
  6. 19Katrina GorryCM-L
  7. 23Kyra Cooney-CrossCM-R
  8. 5Cortnee VineLM
  9. 16Hayley RasoRM
  10. 9Caitlin FoordCF-L
  11. 10Emily van EgmondCF-R

NGA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Chiamaka NnadozieG
  2. 14Blessing DemehinCD-L
  3. 3Osinachi OhaleCD-R
  4. 2Ashleigh PlumptreLB
  5. 22Michelle AlozieRB
  6. 7Toni PayneAM
  7. 18Halimatu AyindeLM
  8. 10Christy UcheibeRM
  9. 6Ifeoma OnumonuF
  10. 12Uchenna KanuAM-L
  11. 15Rasheedat AjibadeAM-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Michelle Alozie (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 45'+3' Caitlin Foord (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+6' Goal! Australia 1, Nigeria 1. Uchenna Kanu (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 63' Substitution, Nigeria. Esther Okoronkwo replaces Ifeoma Onumonu.
  6. 64' Substitution, Nigeria. Asisat Oshoala replaces Uchenna Kanu.
  7. 65' Goal! Australia 1, Nigeria 2. Osinachi Ohale (Nigeria) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  8. 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.
  9. 73' Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  10. 76' Substitution, Nigeria. Onyi Echegini replaces Halimatu Ayinde because of an injury.
  11. 77' Substitution, Nigeria. Glory Ogbonna replaces Ashleigh Plumptre.
  12. 82' Substitution, Australia. Clare Polkinghorne replaces Cortnee Vine.
  13. 85' Substitution, Australia. Alex Chidiac replaces Hayley Raso.
  14. 90' Substitution, Nigeria. Onome Ebi replaces Toni Payne.
  15. 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.

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