Nigeria U20 vs Dominican Republic U20, 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup, Group Stage

· FIFA Under-20 World Cup
Nigeria U20
  • 31': Guillermo De Peña (OG)
  • 70': Samson Lawal
FT
2 - 1
Dominican Republic U20
  • 23': Edison Azcona (P)

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

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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

FIFA U-20 World Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Argentina U20 3 +6 9
2 Italy U20 3 0 4
3 Australia U20 3 -2 3
4 Cuba U20 3 -4 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

NGA 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
Nigeria U20 Substitutes:
John Utoblo, Israel Domingo, Umeh Emmanuel, Augustine Njoku, Ibrahim Abdullahi, Nathaniel Nwosu, Rilwanu Sarki, Kahinde Ibrahim, Victor Eletu, Joshua John.

DOM 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 Yellow Card
9 Anyelo Gómez
21 Derek Cuevas
15 Yunior Manuel Peralta
Dominican Republic U20 Substitutes:
Miguel Vásquez, Alfeni Tamárez, Thomas Jungbauer, Oliver Schmidhauser, Steven Morillo, Alejandro Martín, Jason Joseph, Omry Bello, Enrique Bösl, Bryan More.

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