International Friendly

FT Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Nigeria WLWLL 0
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Costa Rica WWDWW 2
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Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

Match Report

Costa Rica head to World Cup after home victory over Nigeria

World Cup-bound Costa Rica bid farewell to home fans with a 2-0 victory over Nigeria in a friendly international on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
100
0
SHOTS
2
0
ON GOAL
2
0.0
On Target %
1.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
2
0
Passes
2
0.0
Pass Completion %
1.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Lineups

CRC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Esteban AlvaradoG
  2. 6Óscar DuarteCD-L
  3. 2Daniel ChacónCD-R
  4. 8Bryan OviedoLB
  5. 16Carlos MartinezRB
  6. 10Bryan RuizAM
  7. 24Roan WilsonLM
  8. 21Douglas LópezRM
  9. 12Joel CampbellF
  10. 26Álvaro ZamoraAM-L
  11. 25Anthony HernándezAM-R

NGA · 4-4-2

  1. 16Kayode BankoleG
  2. 4Ejeh IsaiahCD-L
  3. 17Daniel BameyiCD-R
  4. 2Evans OgbondaLB
  5. 3Dominion OhakaRB
  6. 11Daniel WotliaCM-L
  7. 12Afeez NosiruCM-R
  8. 15Chidiebere NwobodoLM
  9. 6Paul SamsonRM
  10. 9Edidiong EnobongCF-L
  11. 8Qudus AkanniCF-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Costa Rica 1, Nigeria 0. Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Campbell.
  2. 45' Substitution, Costa Rica. Kendall Waston replaces Óscar Duarte.
  3. 57' Daniel Bameyi (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 59' Substitution, Costa Rica. Keysher Fuller replaces Anthony Hernández.
  5. 59' Substitution, Nigeria. Samuel Kalu replaces Chidiebere Nwobodo.
  6. 59' Substitution, Nigeria. Jerry Alex replaces Edidiong Enobong.
  7. 59' Substitution, Nigeria. Suleiman Garba replaces Qudus Akanni.
  8. 59' Substitution, Nigeria. Sunday Faleye replaces Paul Samson.
  9. 67' Substitution, Costa Rica. Brandon Aguilera replaces Bryan Ruiz.
  10. 67' Substitution, Costa Rica. Celso Borges replaces Roan Wilson.
  11. 70' Ejeh Isaiah (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 73' Goal! Costa Rica 2, Nigeria 0. Kendall Waston (Costa Rica) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Campbell.
  13. 77' Substitution, Nigeria. Nathaniel Nwosu replaces Kayode Bankole.
  14. 77' Substitution, Costa Rica. Johan Venegas replaces Álvaro Zamora.
  15. 77' Substitution, Costa Rica. Youstin Salas replaces Douglas López.
  16. 86' Substitution, Nigeria. Mustapha Jibrin replaces Daniel Wotlia.
  17. 89' Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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