Nigeria U20 vs Dominican Republic U20, 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA Under-20 World Cup
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About
Nigeria U20 are hosting Dominican Republic U20
at Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza), Mendoza, Argentina, starting on
. The match is a part of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Dominican Republic U20. Conceded by Solomon Agbalaka.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Daniel Daga (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Daga (Nigeria U20).
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Yordy Álvarez (Dominican Republic U20).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Daniel Daga (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Muhammad.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Muhammad (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samson Lawal.
- 14': Offside, Nigeria U20. Abel Ogwuche tries a through ball, but Salim Lawal is caught offside.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Salim Lawal (Nigeria U20).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Penalty Dominican Republic U20. Guillermo de Peña draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 19': Penalty conceded by Benjamin Fredrick (Nigeria U20) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 20': Delay in match (Nigeria U20). VAR checking.
- 20': VAR Decision: Penalty Dominican Republic U20.
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Goal! Nigeria U20 0, Dominican Republic U20 1. Edison Azcona (Dominican Republic U20) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 24': Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Alex Ciriaco.
- 25': Attempt missed. Daniel Daga (Nigeria U20) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Samson Lawal with a cross following a corner.
- 25': Foul by Ángel Montes de Oca (Dominican Republic U20).
- 25': Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Solomon Agbalaka (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 27': Daniel Bameyi (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Anyelo Gómez (Dominican Republic U20).
- 28': Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Edison Azcona.
- 28': Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Guillermo de Peña.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samson Lawal.
- 29': Offside, Nigeria U20. Jude Sunday tries a through ball, but Daniel Bameyi is caught offside.
- 31': Own Goal by Guillermo de Peña, Dominican Republic U20. Nigeria U20 1, Dominican Republic U20 1.
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Xavier Valdez (Dominican Republic U20).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Attempt saved. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Samson Lawal.
- 37': Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Xavier Valdez.
- 38': Attempt saved. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samson Lawal.
- 40': Hand ball by Salim Lawal (Nigeria U20).
- 41': VAR Decision: No card change Kleffer Martes (Dominican Republic U20).
- 44': Benjamin Fredrick (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by Derek Cuevas (Dominican Republic U20).
- 45'+2': Foul by Yordy Álvarez (Dominican Republic U20).
- 45'+2': Tochukwu Nadi (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Ibrahim Muhammad (Nigeria U20).
- 45'+3': Guillermo de Peña (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 45'+5': Daniel Daga (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Derek Cuevas (Dominican Republic U20).
- 45'+10': Daniel Daga (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+10': Foul by Edison Azcona (Dominican Republic U20).
- 45'+11': First Half ends, Nigeria U20 1, Dominican Republic U20 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nigeria U20 1, Dominican Republic U20 1.
- 45': Substitution, Dominican Republic U20. Thomas Jungbauer replaces Yunior Peralta.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Anyelo Gómez (Dominican Republic U20) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Derek Cuevas.
- 46': Corner, Dominican Republic U20. Conceded by Ibrahim Muhammad.
- 47': Foul by Edison Azcona (Dominican Republic U20).
- 47': Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Daniel Daga (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Edison Azcona (Dominican Republic U20).
- 51': Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Thomas Jungbauer.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Muhammad (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Bameyi.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Salim Lawal (Nigeria U20).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Substitution, Nigeria U20. Umeh Emmanuel replaces Salim Lawal because of an injury.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Samson Lawal (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Muhammad.
- 56': Anyelo Gómez (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Benjamin Fredrick (Nigeria U20).
- 58': Attempt blocked. Tochukwu Nadi (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Bameyi.
- 58': Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Yordy Álvarez.
- 59': Attempt saved. Solomon Agbalaka (Nigeria U20) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samson Lawal with a cross.
- 60': Attempt saved. Ángel Montes de Oca (Dominican Republic U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Guillermo de Peña.
- 61': Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Thomas Jungbauer.
- 63': Foul by Guillermo de Peña (Dominican Republic U20).
- 63': Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Guillermo de Peña (Dominican Republic U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Foul by Tochukwu Nadi (Nigeria U20).
- 65': Ángel Montes de Oca (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Offside, Nigeria U20. Umeh Emmanuel tries a through ball, but Samson Lawal is caught offside.
- 70': Goal! Nigeria U20 2, Dominican Republic U20 1. Samson Lawal (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 71': Substitution, Nigeria U20. Victor Eletu replaces Samson Lawal.
- 72': Substitution, Nigeria U20. Rilwanu Sarki replaces Ibrahim Muhammad.
- 74': Foul by Edison Azcona (Dominican Republic U20).
- 74': Rilwanu Sarki (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Umeh Emmanuel (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 74': Attempt saved. Daniel Daga (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 76': Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Thomas Jungbauer.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Daga.
- 77': Attempt saved. Solomon Agbalaka (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 78': Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Xavier Valdez.
- 79': Attempt missed. Tochukwu Nadi (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 80': Substitution, Dominican Republic U20. Oliver Schmidhauser replaces Anyelo Gómez.
- 80': Substitution, Dominican Republic U20. Alejandro Martín replaces Alex Ciriaco.
- 81': Foul by Tochukwu Nadi (Nigeria U20).
- 81': Yordy Álvarez (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Attempt saved. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tochukwu Nadi.
- 85': Attempt saved. Umeh Emmanuel (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abel Ogwuche.
- 85': Attempt saved. Tochukwu Nadi (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Daga.
- 87': Attempt saved. Edison Azcona (Dominican Republic U20) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Montes de Oca.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Oliver Schmidhauser (Dominican Republic U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Derek Cuevas.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Tochukwu Nadi (Nigeria U20).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Attempt saved. Rilwanu Sarki (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Umeh Emmanuel with a headed pass.
- 90'+1': Alejandro Martín (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Daniel Bameyi (Nigeria U20).
- 90'+1': Foul by Ángel Montes de Oca (Dominican Republic U20).
- 90'+1': Rilwanu Sarki (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Ángel Montes de Oca (Dominican Republic U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tochukwu Nadi.
- 90'+3': Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Thomas Jungbauer.
- 90'+4': Hand ball by Alejandro Martín (Dominican Republic U20).
- 90'+4': Substitution, Nigeria U20. Kehinde Ibrahim replaces Jude Sunday.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Nigeria U20. Ibrahim Abdullahi replaces Tochukwu Nadi.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nigeria U20 2, Dominican Republic U20 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nigeria U20 2, Dominican Republic U20 1.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nigeria U20 2, Dominican Republic U20 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nigeria U20 2, Dominican Republic U20 1.
Statistics
 DOM |
NGA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 10 | Saves | 2 |
| 41.8 | Possession | 58.2 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 229 | Accurate Passes | 370 |
| 341 | Passes | 474 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 4 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 14 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 20 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 11 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA Under-20 World Cup
Venue: Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)
Location: Mendoza, Argentina
Attendance: 21,647
Venue: Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)
Location: Mendoza, Argentina
Attendance: 21,647
FIFA U-20 World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil U20 | 3 | +7 | 6 |
| 2 | Italy U20 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Nigeria U20 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 4 | Dominican Republic U20 | 3 | -10 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Nigeria U20 (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Chijioke Aniagboso (GK) |
| 5 | Abel Ogwuche |
| 12 | Benjamin Fredrick |
| 3 | Solomon Agbalaka |
| 6 | Daniel Bameyi |
| 18 | Samson Lawal |
| 4 | Daniel Daga |
| 8 | Tochukwu Nnadi |
| 9 | Salim Lawal |
| 15 | Jude Sunday |
| 11 | Ibrahim Muhammad |
Dominican Republic U20 (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Xavier Valdez (GK) |
| 3 | Alex Ciriaco |
| 5 | Kleffer Martes |
| 19 | Guillermo De Peña |
| 6 | Israel Boatwright |
| 14 | Yordy Álvarez |
| 10 | Edison Azcona |
| 8 | Ángel Montes de Oca  |
| 9 | Anyelo Gómez |
| 21 | Derek Cuevas |
| 15 | Yunior Manuel Peralta |
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